When war between Israel and Iran seemed imminent, Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry shared a poster on Facebook of himself and his daughter with a bold message: “Iranians … we [heart] you.” Other Israelis quickly created their own posters with the same message — and Iranians responded in kind. The simple act of communication inspired surprising Facebook communities like “Israel loves Iran,” “Iran loves Israel” and even “Palestine loves Israel.”
Ron Edry: “This is the courageous thing to do: to try to reach the other side before it’s too late.”
This is a wonderful example of how someone followed his heart and became the instrument for real change in the world. The peace frequency that has blossomed or you could even say, mushroomed, around this man and his family is for me proof that a new paradigm is starting to show itself since 2012.
Why you should listen to him:
Ronny Edry, Graphic Designer of Israel accidentally created an online movement for peace in the Middle East when he posted a Facebook image that declared “Iranians, we will never bomb your country.”
Ronny Edry is a graphic designer, teacher, father and frequent Facebook updater. While he often posted images on the site without much fanfare, in March of 2012 one of his images garnered international attention. The image showed himself and his daughter, along with the words “Iranians, we will never bomb your country. We heart you.” This accidentally created an online movement for peace in the Middle East and became a catalyst for dialogue between the people of two nations on the brink of war.
Edry grew up in Paris, France, and has lived in Israel since 1989. He teaches Visual Communication at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design and is the author of several graphic novels. He is also the owner and founder of “Pushpin,” a prep school for art and design.
“It is not possible to dial an Iranian number from an Israeli telephone. It will simply not go through. That lack of communication stems from the government level, where there is no dialogue between the two countries aside from public speeches meant to carry weighty threats of war to each camp. That is why it was so difficult for Ronny Edry, an Israeli graphic designer based in Tel Aviv, to get his message across to the people of Iran.” (CNN)
Here is the TEDx Talk (14:58) in Jaffa by Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry posted by TED on 12/21/2012: Israel and Iran: A love story? Link to TEDx Site
Related articles
- TED: Israel and Iran: A love story? – Ronny Edry (2012) (ted.com)
- Blogging for Peace (bloggers4peace.wordpress.com)
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I just read WordsFallFromMyEyes blog featuring her repost of yours and have subsequently read your own. I watched this TED talk and continue to be moved and hope that one day I will manage something as serendipitous yes, but none the less of truly positive, inspirational contribution.
I’d re blog and write and I should have done before for it is in sharing the greatest of our world that our world can become as great as, well, as it can 🙂 Thank you for continuing this message and inspiring others.
Here is the link to another great inspirational project:
I wish you, all the very best
Great! The “Year One Turning the World Inside Out” project is great! It’s amazing to see everything that is happening all over the world! Thank you for sending that link ~ ♥ tomas
Great post! Shared on Twitter and Facebook!
Wonderful! Thank you! ♥
If only !
Yes, what a vision when we start to act freely and no longer accept the opinions others try to indoctrinate us with! Thanks for your response ♥ Tomas