(Boston Globe) Ken Ellingwood- Since the 1980s, Israeli officials have wanted to develop a national park around Nahal Tsalmon in rural Galilee, but were unable to do so because Arab families live inside the proposed boundaries. With the help of U.S.-trained mediators, the sides reached an unusual agreement last month that should allow the 900-acre park to be built and the half-dozen homes to remain inside. Perhaps for the first time, a public dispute over land in Israel has been solved through mediation.
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