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EU backs Sesame Street plan to aid peace
Characters from Sesame Street are being used to promote peace in the Middle East.Episodes of the long-running television series are being produced in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories with the help of a £1.75 million grant from the European Commission.
A total of 78 stories are being co-produced by Palestinians, Israelis and Jordanians, focusing on peace-promoting characteristics which will get the message across to youngsters.
"Working with children today will help build peace tomorrow," said Michael Leigh, the Commission's deputy director-general for the Middle East.
"The Sesame stories project is an inspiring initiative which should help build understanding and mutual respect, and the Commission's support testifies to our long-term commitment to peaceful co-existence and tolerance in the Middle East."
The EU's £1.75 million contribution is part of a total £5 million kitty being used to develop the children's stories by the Sesame Workshop.
The workshop's president Gary E Knell, said: "We are striving to counter the negative images the children see on television every day and to offer hope for a better world.
"Sesame stories conveys realistic and positive messages and provides a valuable tool to children in developing new prospectives about themselves and those around them," he said.
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