About 4,000 Jewish and Arab women, both Muslims and Christians, set out on a March of Hope from the northern part of Israel to Jerusalem, singing and praying according to their own traditions and cultures but all united in their yearning to build a peaceful society together. By the time the marchers reached their goal on the evening of 19 November, their number had increased to 15,000. This small but big miracle was almost totally ignored by the mass media in spite of the huge number of participants.
The 200 km. (125-mile) protest march was inspired by Isareli singer Yael Deckelbaum, whose song Prayer of the Mothers was widely diffused on You Tube. The song, which is the result of an alliance made between the singer-songwriter and a group of courageous Israeli and Palestinian women, shows how music is helping to change the world.