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If you imagine an Israeli settler in your mind, what do you see? Did you picture American progressives? 60s peace activists? Affluent suburban couples from Westchester County? Maybe there's more to the settlement movement than you think. Our conversation with Sara Yael Hirschhorn was as fascinating as it was eye opening. Listen to the podcast and check out her new book, "City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement."

Can games build empathy? And can empathy solve one of the most persistent conflicts of the last 70 years? Zaki Djemal, founder of Jerusalem Double, discusses how he uses a board game to bring together Jews and Arabs in one of the world's most disputed cities.

Violence around the world has forced millions of people to leave their homes. In Syria alone, more than five million people fled the country in six years - an estimated half of whom are children. Shadi Martini, who managed a hospital in Aleppo, escaped his country's brutal civil war in 2012 after he along with his colleagues were found covertly helping injured civilians.