Voicing complexity, dialogue and hope
Articles, speeches, opinion pieces and media coverage
Envision Hope's field work is accompanied by opinion writing, keynote speeches, and academic articles published in Israel and abroad. We believe that alongside intensive community work, it is crucial to voice a clear public message—offering an alternative to polarized discourse, acknowledging conflict complexity, and presenting practical models for trust-building and shared living.
Professional and Academic Articles
Position papers and articles analyzing the methodology and theory behind our work:
- Interconnected Resilience and Shared Leadership: Reimagining Community Recovery and Reconciliation in Times of Crisis · Dror Rubin and Ghadir Hani
- Mediation Language as a Tool for Handling Complexity · Dror Rubin, Global Prospects Journal
Speeches and Public Events
Remarks delivered by the initiative's founders and leaders at academic conferences, demonstrations, and international platforms:
- Speech at a civic rally (Haifa): on the power of community to prevent escalation and safeguard shared living.
- Goldberg Prize for Peace acceptance speeches · Ghadir Hani and Dror Rubin, 2024
- My speech to the French Parliament · Ghadir Hani, The Times of Israel, 2024
- Speech at Wilton Park · Dror Rubin, Wilton Park (UK Foreign Office), 2026
- Lectures and panels in academia: presenting the model for building municipal consensus and women's leadership.
Opinion Columns and Commentary
Op-eds by Ghadir Hani and Dror Rubin, published in leading media outlets in Israel and abroad (including Haaretz, ynet, The Times of Israel, and others). The columns address the following topics:
Arab voters have spoken. Will Israel listen?
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/arab-voters-have-spoken-will-israel-listen/
- Women's leadership in times of crisis and emergency.
- Managing challenges and neighborly relations in mixed cities.
- Moving from a discourse of "right and wrong" to building community consensus.
- The importance of language and interfaith dialogue as a bridge to social resilience.
- To end war with Hamas we need to negotiate for permanent peace · The Times of Israel
Media Coverage
- 'If We Lose Hope, We Lose Everything': Telling the Life Stories of Jewish and Arab Women Waging Peace in the Midst of War · Haaretz, on the book "Women Write Hope", 2025
More of our work
- 01 Consulting and guidance for organizations and mixed-city authorities Strategic guidance, facilitation and the launch of dialogue initiatives for local authorities, civil society organizations, educational institutions and communities, to build trust and community resilience.
- 02 Women's leadership in mixed cities and the south Dialogue circles, community resilience, deep listening and the practical implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in mixed cities and the south.
- 03 In-depth study tours in the field Experiential tours in Lod, Acre and the Galilee that open up the mosaic of shared life, the complexity of the ground and the community challenges within it.
- 04 Educational programs and interfaith dialogue "Bridge Between Faiths" leadership programs and seminars at pre-army academies and youth movements.
- 05 "Women Write Hope" book events Readings, panels and dialogue events in Jewish and Arab communities, built around 21 stories of women's leadership.
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