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Israel at Heart
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Our projects

People are Israel’s greatest asset.

Israel at Heart creates programs and projects that bring the people of Israel to the world, and bring people from around the world closer to Israel. Different projects. One purpose: changing perceptions through human connection.

Israel at Heart delegates meeting community members face to face.
Advocacy through presence

Global Delegations

Students, professionals, lawyers, and young Israeli leaders travel to campuses and communities across the USA, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, and beyond. They share their lived experience face to face.

Example programs
Campus speaking tours, community dialogues, professional delegations, lawyer missions.
Impact
Thousands of direct conversations on hundreds of campuses.
A crowd gathered for an Israeli music performance abroad.
Advocacy through culture

Music Diplomacy

Israeli artists use music as a bridge between cultures, performing and connecting with audiences who may never have met an Israeli before.

Example programs
Tours featuring Idan Raichel, Ivri Lider, Beit HaBubot, Shotei HaNevua, and Hatikva 6.
Impact
Cultural connection that reaches audiences politics never could.
An Israel at Heart basketball delegation in play on court.
Advocacy through sport

Sports Diplomacy

Basketball delegations, friendship games, and campus conversations use the universal language of sport to open dialogue and build relationships.

Example programs
Basketball delegations and friendship games on U.S. campuses.
Impact
Common ground built one game at a time.
Graduates of the Israel at Heart scholarship program gathered together.
Advocacy through leadership

Leadership Development

Programs that develop the next generation of authentic Israeli voices, investing in leaders who will carry the story forward. This includes our scholarship and leadership work with young Ethiopian-Israelis and with African students who have made Israel their home.

Example programs
The Israel at Heart Fellows, the Ethiopian-Israeli leadership program, and the African Students Initiative.
Impact
A pipeline of confident, credible Israeli ambassadors.
The set of the Israel at Heart television series, The Ambassador.
Advocacy through storytelling

Media & Storytelling

Television, documentaries, books, and film that carry the human story of Israel to audiences at home and around the world.

Example programs
The Ambassador TV show, documentaries, books, and film projects.
Impact
The story told at scale, on screen and on the page.
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