The growing alienation of American, Israeli, and Palestinian youth from each other, from their dysfunctional political cultures, and the prospect of a brighter future, is of paramount concern to Heart of a Nation.

Our mission includes the engagement of a vanguard of young change-makers from each of these societies to work with veteran change-makers and contemporary activists to bring about meaningful improvements in the political culture of each society.

We’ve identified young people in all three societies who seek mentoring and comprehensive training in how to best contribute to their respective civil societies.

They see real value in working alongside others and sharing best practices both internationally and inter-generationally.

They recognize that veterans have an enormous amount of accumulated experience; that contemporary activists have valuable perspectives on how their current efforts are making inroads or falling short of their objectives; while emerging change-makers bring their generation’s idealism and unique attributes such as challenging reductive binaries.

Our current activities include running workshops and semester-long courses with young people in all three societies. 

We are also developing organizational partnerships with institutions that can help us recruit students, provide faculty, and serve as professional horizons for our graduates.

One of our most important partnerships is with Peaceworks Network Foundation and OneVoice Movement. Together, we aim to shift the American campus narrative from a negative battleground to a platform for constructive dialogue.

By introducing visiting Israeli and Palestinian peace-builders, we offer an alternative to the destructive binary currently dominating Middle East activism on campus, fostering an environment where peace promotion and understanding take precedence over divisive rhetoric.

Simultaneously, we recognize the pivotal role that future leaders play in shaping Middle East diplomacy. To nurture generational leadership, we engage with students interested in International Relations, Conflict Resolution, and American Politics, offering them a vision of peace and coexistence.

By identifying and supporting promising students studying on select American campuses, we aim to counteract the negative influences they encounter and cultivate a new generation of peace advocates.

We believe that this is the best approach to keep hope alive, safeguard these societies’ most promising young leaders from cynicism and the extremism, and strengthening interdependent civil societies that can contribute best practices to each other’s advancement.