After weeks of around-the-clock updates of the escalating violence and despair in the Middle East, we're making a point to highlight glimpses of peace amid war.
Instead of focusing only on news about rising death tolls, artillery assaults and other dismal stories that underscore divides, we are sharing how people from opposing sides are coming together.
Follow our blog "Live Updates of Peace Amid Conflict" below, which lists ways to help and covers inspiring initiatives such as a camp that unites Israelis and Palestinians.
In addition to our ongoing blog, on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. EST, The Huffington Post took a a break from the despairing news cycle to observe a "Moment of Peace."
"Together, we will remember the humanity of those whom we have been calling enemies, invoke the power of compassion that the great traditions of the world teach us, and have a conversation about how we can have dialogue that is truthful while still remaining open to hearing another view," Executive Religion Editor Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush wrote in his HuffPost blog.
And after the Moment of Peace, we'll continue sharing live updates of peaceful actions and gestures that bolster our belief that this conflict -- and others -- will soon end.