Did You Know? Lose Weight, Gain Peace
Posted on: June 5, 2008

“Slim Peace” weight loss groups bring Israeli and Palestinian women together to shed pounds – and misconceptions about each other. Yael Luttwak, an Israeli filmmaker, set up the first Jerusalem-based diet group for a 2007 documentary, She won funding from the UK-based Charities Advisory Trust for subsequent 10-week courses, and the fourth has just started. You can read more in the Reuters article, “Lose weight, make peace at Middle East diet group.”

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