Leading women from politics, security, film, law, academia, business and civil society attended the first workshop for our new women and reconciliation project on 25th February. In the first meeting they engaged with Brig. Gen (Ret) Israela Oron and East Jerusalemite activist Nivine Sanduka who presented the obstacles faced by women in both societies from the grassroots to the decision-making levels. The project aims engage hundreds over Palestinian and Israeli women, providing them with the knowledge, skills and connections with their counterparts on the other side, to launch joint initiatives and assume positions of influence in the public and political realms.