Neve Shalom – Wāħat as-Salām

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Neve Shalom, also known as Wāħat as-Salām is a cooperative village jointly founded by Israeli Jews and Israeli Palestinian Arabs in an attempt to show that the two peoples can live side by side peacefully, as well as to conduct educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples. The village is located on one of the two Latrun hilltops overlooking the Ayalon Valley, and lies midway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Falling under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, in 2011 it had a population of 236. As of 2006, it has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize four times. (via Freebase)