CAMP UP – Middle East – Acco, Israel
July 10-18, 2011
Ultimate Peace brings Palestinians, Israeli Jews, and Arab Israelis together to play the sport of Ultimate Frisbee, and much more. In the summer of 2011 our residential camp hosted 175 youth and 45 community leaders from all three communities. The 12 multi-cultural boys and girls teams that were formed practiced, ate, and competed side-by-side every day. The experience was nothing short of magical, as boundaries blurred and youth and adults bonded on and off the field – hope was alive.
- ”Together from breakfast ’til dinner. Much love, smiling, playing, enjoying – a very big family. Sisters and brothers from other countries and different culture. A family brighter than the sun, calm inside the storm”. Yasmeen, a camper from Tamra, Israel reflecting on Camp UP 2010, via Facebook
- “You (coaches and kids) make me feel like a special person, and I wanna say that the peace is the most important thing, and it most invade the whole world, just like our camp …. right ?” Areen, on Facebook
- “What I’m about to say may be a good point for you because I’m an Arab girl who started to get in the Ultimate community through the UP camp. To be honest, before the camp I was like most of the Arab kids – shy and not confident and strange when it comes to facing Jews, I thought they don’t like us and I never really tried to talk and get along with them. I was living in a country that is divided into two different worlds – Arabs and Jews.However, starting the first camp was a turning point! My two divided worlds became one connected and more like one family. UP has changed me 100% and I’m really thankfull for every moment I spent there.
What I felt different about this camp is that they give you all the confidence that you need in yourself to achieve anything with all the cheering and the high-fives, laughes and smiles. When you’re in Ultimate Peace, you’re a family member!Since then, my whole life changed, I LOVED the coaches and ADORED the game. Ultimate has become my goal in life – and I’m not talking only about the game itself, when I say Ultimate I mean the whole ultimate community.”Love,
Hanan
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