Musalaha
Academy
Principles
for
reconciliation
The Musalaha Academy is an educational platform designed to equip individuals and groups towards reconciliation and conflict transformation, in the pursuit of lasting peace and justice. With a focus on research and field testing in Palestine, Israel, and elsewhere, Musalaha provides practical, indigenous lessons and exercises for reconciliation, tailored to diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds.
Musalaha,
(مصالحة) or “Reconciliation” In Arabic
Musalaha is a faith-based non-profit organization based in Jerusalem and founded in 1990. Musalaha’s mission is to teach, train, and facilitate reconciliation mainly between Israelis and Palestinians, and international groups, based on its grassroots “Curriculum of Reconciliation”.
Musalaha,
which means “Reconciliation”
in Arabic
Musalaha is a faith-based organization that teaches, trains and facilitates reconciliation mainly between Israelis and Palestinians from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, and also international groups, based on biblical principles of reconciliation.
Principles for reconciliation
All humans encounter conflict in their lives. While a source of pain and suffering, conflicts can be a catalyst for structural change and redefine relationships, for the sake of peace and justice for all. Musalaha’s Reconciliation reflects a well-founded philosophy consisting of practical rules and ideas guiding people to take responsibility for their own actions, bringing change to the collective in collaboration with the “other.”
Salim J. Munayer
Senior Consultant Musalaha
“We forged the Musalaha Curriculum in one of the hardest places in the world, amid systemic injustice, oppression, violence, trauma, and grief. Our hard-won roadmap embodies our Six Stage Model, equipping communities globally to navigate competing political ideologies, narratives, and existential identities. It guides them toward profound academic, practical, and theological transformation for the sake of authentic and genuine reconciliation with the other.”
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Forgiveness as Responsibility
Forgiveness as Responsibility September Newsletter 2025 In Judaism, the month of Elul and Yom Kippur are devoted to personal and collective reflection. It is a season for turning inward, asking forgiveness from God and from one another, and seeking reconciliation and...
From Shared Pain to Shared Purpose
From Shared Pain to Shared Purpose August Newsletter 2025 When I, Aseel, first joined Musalaha a little over a year ago, I quickly noticed that our intra-reconciliation programs between Palestinian only consisted of people from Muslim and Christian backgrounds. As someone who...
Waiting for Aid, Dying of Hunger
Waiting for Aid, Dying of Hunger July Newsletter 2025 The unholiness of the Holy Land is evident in the gruesomeness of war, oppression, and destruction. However, it never occurred to me that, in my lifetime, I would witness a famine...
What the Bombs Revealed
What the Bombs Revealed June Newsletter 2025 As the political and humanitarian crisis in Gaza remains unresolved, we are witnessing a troubling escalation of violence across the region. On June 13, Israel launched a surprise air campaign on Iran, striking...
The Cost of our Freedom
The Cost of our Freedom May Newsletter 2025 Spring is in the air, and here in Israel, springtime is always connected to Pesach—Passover—at least for the Jewish majority, of which I’m a part. In fact, “The Spring Holiday” is one of...
Munther Issac
Academic Dean
Bethlehem Bible College
“The Academy excels in the field of reconciliation. Having experienced the course firsthand, I can attest to its profoundly transformative impact.”
Eitan*
Israeli PARTICIPANT
(*name changed)
“Musalaha gave me tools to see the other not as an enemy, but as a neighbour. It changed how I see people and how I see God.”
Dina*
PALESTINIAN PARTICIPANT
(*name changed)
Eventually, my faith led me to Musalaha. My faith requires me to forgive, even though at times it feels impossible. For me, ultimate reconciliation is both nations living together in one land without any side having more privileges and religious interference.