Jewish-Arab Dialogue in Hospitals
Health Diplomacy in Action.
Strengthening Healthcare
Building Cooperation
Advancing Human Dignity
The Challenge
Israeli hospitals are among the rare shared civic spaces where Jewish and Arab professionals work side by side, often under significant pressure. Beyond being centers of care, they serve as living examples of a shared society. Across Israel, Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Druze collaborate closely every day, working shoulder to shoulder in their commitment to patient care.
It is through this strong alliance between medical teams that they are able to navigate challenging circumstances while maintaining the highest standards of care.
During periods of heightened social and political tension, healthcare teams face:
Moral distress
Communication breakdowns
Bias and mistrust
Emotional and psychological strain
The Program
Rozana’s Jewish–Arab Dialogue & Cohesion in Hospitals Program creates protected, facilitated spaces for mixed teams of healthcare professionals to engage in meaningful dialogue.
Through intensive workshops and ongoing support, participants:
Build trust across identities
Develop communication and conflict management skills
Address bias and ethical dilemmas in real time
Strengthen resilience under pressure
How It Works
Doctors, nurses, and staff participate in programs on:
Medical ethics in crisis
Identity and cultural awareness
Communication under stress
Conflict transformation
Leadership & Cohesion Building
Participants become internal cohesion leaders, equipped to:
Sustain dialogue within departments
Strengthen teamwork and trust
Support colleagues during crises
Ongoing Support & Institutional Change
Alumni facilitation and accompaniment
Integration into hospital systems
Monitoring & evaluation
Long-term culture change
The Jewish–Arab Dialogue & Cohesion in Hospitals Program is designed to create lasting, system-wide change across healthcare settings.
Across participating institutions, the program contributes to:
By embedding dialogue and mutual understanding into daily clinical practice, the program helps transform hospitals into more resilient, inclusive, and high-functioning systems, especially during times of crisis.
Strengthen healthcare. Build bridges where they matter most.
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