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Icebreakers
...the few Palestinians and Israelis who want - or need - to cross the line for work, family visits or medical care, face exhaustive security checks by the Israeli troops who man the roadblock. The half-hour journey may stretch into hours or even days and, for some, it proves impossible.

In January, a small group of Israelis and Palestinians will set off on a much longer journey in an attempt to show their countrymen and the world that determination, cooperation and courage can overcome the yawning gulf of enmity and distrust that separates them. To prove their point they will travel all the way to Antarctica on a unique mission of peace that they call Breaking the Ice.
�Michael Greenspan/Guardian UK 10.23.03