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Peace Team lost its first three games in a spectacular way. Great
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the Peace Team was placed into the Group 6 with Canada and the United States. After losing both games 3.6(24) to 0.0(0) to Canada and 12.7(79) to 0.0(0) to United States, Peace Team II advanced to
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with strong resonance for
Australian multicultural activity and diversity initiatives. The idea to utilise a sport that had no history in the region, which would allow a neutral ground upon which Israelis and Palestinians would be able to build together, acting as partners, was conceived by a Sydney
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However, the luck finally changed in final rounds when Peace Team met with other developing nations. Peres Team for Peace was able to secure their first win against China Red Demons 5.7(37) to 4.4(28). In the final match of the tournament Peace Team I got to experience a crushing victory against
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Due to a charged political situation in the region the usage of
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took place in
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businesswoman, Tanya Oziel, in early 2007. Together with her long-time business partner, Johnny Weiss, they opened the
Australian Chapter of (Shimon) Peres Center for Peace, and began to work on the idea.
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Peace Team I was captained by Uri and Kamal Abu Altom. In the competition the team faced national teams of the Great
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In 2011 Tanya Oziel decided to repeat the Peace Team project success to prove that the Peace Team 2008 wasn't a one-off with a hope to build an ongoing program.
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The AFL Peace Team project became the foundation of
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Finland Icebreakers beating them 14.5(89) to 2.2(14) finishing the International Cup on a high note.
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Peace Team II was co-captained by Avi Benvenisty and Kamal Abu Altom.
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