The dream began in Halifax, Nova Scotia when three men met. One man was a Palestinian, the other was an Israeli, and the third was an American named Whit Jones. Through conversation they dreamed together the possibility of breaking the cycle perpetuated from decades of chaos and tragedy between Israelis and Palestinians. Where people are left being “victims of victims” they envisioned forming a resource in the Middle East with no political agenda that exists to help all victims on their path of recovery and reconciliation.

As their stories wove together, they began to see The Middle East Project (MEP) would be co-created by Palestinian and Israeli individuals and non-profit organizations together with others from different professions, cultures and nations. Whit committed to taking this forward as a non-profit project under the Center of Emerging Futures Foundation.