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What’s All the Buzz About Bees for Peace?

JL;DR SUMMARY In the western Galilee near the Lebanese border, the "Galilee Bee Queens," a group of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze women, engage in beekeeping to foster peace and cooperation among their communities while combatting declining bee populations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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EntrepreneurshipBeekeepingCommunityPeaceWomenGalileeSustainabilityInterfaithRural Development

Places mentioned

Mateh Asher, Northern District, Israel
"The close to 50 bee queens who make up this group of womenJews, Muslims, Christians and Druze, some secular and some observantlive in towns, villages and collective settlements in the Mateh Asher regional council, an administrative area representing much of the western Galilee."
Sheikh Danun, Northern District, Israel
"Hiam Afifi, a Muslim woman from the village of Sheikh Danun, is a mentor for women in the group. When I first heard about it, I was immediately drawn to the idea of this project, said Afifi, who maintains four hives, two at her home and two at a nearby kibbutz."
Southern District, Israel
"In addition to the Galilee chapter, seven other bee communities touch the lives of over 350 women throughout the country, from the Lebanese border to the Negev in the South."

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