We are women and men, Jews and Arabs, living in Ottawa , Canada , who come together, on a monthly basis to share food, engage in dialogue and develop initiatives that, we hope, will contribute to the possibility of peace in the Middle East .

We aspire, as a group, to model a context in which people can disagree but still engage in a respectful way in order to create a community of understanding. We hope that our very existence sends a positive message. 

P4P members might not agree on how to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but we do agree on certain overriding principles: We believe that out of the willingness to engage in dialogue, solutions can arise. We advocate peace, through peaceful means, for all. We reject the cancellation, elimination, dismissal, disrespect, devaluation, or dehumanization of either party. We see the value of both parties to the conflict being winners and understand the negative consequences of the concept of victory of one party over the other.