A group of students in France has founded the Hummus Initiative in hopes that the popular dish can help bring peace in Israel and Palestine.
A group of students in France has founded a group called the Hummus Initiative in hopes that the popular dish can help bring peace in Israel and Palestine.
A couple of weeks ago they began asking people to take pictures of themselves next to a bowl of the puréed chickpea favorite and post it on social media with the hashtag ‘Hummuselfie’
In their manifesto they write, “Through our selfies, we seek to counterweight the countless hate messages currently invading the social space. We want to create a space of understanding where a peaceful dialogue can take place..."
A collective of British Jews has begun a similar campaign bearing the name and the tag ChickPeace, and promotes a similar objective.
Using one means or the other, and sometimes both, a lot of people have joined in on the effort.
Many have included messages sharing their hopes that the conflict that has claimed nearly 2 thousand lives comes to a quick end.
Given the thousands of likes and tweets the two groups have inspired, it looks like the goal to fill the Internet with peaceful communication is well underway.
