On the evening of April 7, I was sitting in the schoolyard of the Hand in Hand — Bridge over the Wadi primary school, which is on the outskirts of the Arab village of Kafr Qara in the northern region of Wadi Ara. I was watching the boys and girls who huddled together at the foot of the stage and cheered Israeli singer Ehud Banai, Arab musician George Sam’an and their bands. My eyes then wandered around, to the parents, the teachers and the dignitaries — men and women, both Jewish and Arab, who attended the event marking the 10th anniversary of this bilingual school. When they held hands and started singing and dancing to the rhythm of Hebrew, Arabic and bilingual songs, I joined in.
Someone pointed to a young woman who was surrounded by kids asking for her signature. I was told she was Nof Atamna Ismaeel, the winner of the TV cooking reality show "Master Chef." Her children are pupils at the Bridge over the Wadi school.
