"It's important for both sides to realise each other's suffering – like the Palestinians have the curfew and all that goes on under the Occupation, and that with the Israelis, there's the fear of going into town and of suicide bombs. If they realise each side's rights, then progress can be made, and then hopefully peace can be made."

"Equality is essential. Without it, there's no way to get along. When people are treated differently, they're bound to hate each other."

"Without Freedom, there's no peace. And to have peace, you have to believe in freedom."

"Dignity is important because on too many occasions their dignity has been taken away from them. Dignity is important because it gives you self-respect and makes you feel good about yourself. If you don't have that, there's not much else."

"It is important to spread awareness because we know more about them and they know more about us. The students in Belfast don't have it easy either. We've written postcards, done the video, done posters, talked about the project and discussed it in class. Everyone's learned more and everyone's more aware of what's going on now. It's been good for the class."

"Every young person has the right to express themselves…because we don't see any young people on the News or hear their sides of the story. We only hear about the armies and that sort of thing. We don't hear from people in their homes or schools and how they feel."

“It's important not to be biased and to show that both sides count.”

"We want to show that we all know about them…because they all live in a violent world and we want to show that we care about them."

"Every young person has the right to a name and nationality. It's important to have your own land and your own identity."

"Every child has the right to care and protection…every child should be able to feel safe."

"Every child has the right to an education…we need to learn things and go to school and mix with other young people."

"Every child has the right to practise her or his own language, religion and culture… you need to know where your roots come from, who your ancestors were and how they lived."

"Everyone deserves their own rights. It's not fair to say one half has no rights and the other half should have rights."

"We want to say we are thinking of them. We wrote it! They are going to see this poster and know that this is what they want for their country . We'd like them to put the posters up in their classrooms…and to let them know how we feel, because we are here working with both sides."

"As a result of the project we have got a better comprehension of the pain and the suffering that these young people go through. We have also seen the purer side of them, and what they want – their hopes and dreams and why we're all the same underneath it all. It's given us a better understanding of the people overall. We've been able to get past the pain and the war as a result of the project and to get the real side of these young people."

"The right to a nationality is important because it gives you an identity and it gives you something to be proud of."

"The right to an education is essential to all young people, so we can learn about the world outside. We learn about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in school. I think they'll appreciate it – they now know that we know about it."

"The right to care and protection should be obvious. If you don't have that right, you can't live a normal life. It's not fair if young people in Israel or Palestine can't have that right. Young people here can."

" Yes, because we get a greater idea of the situation. We're not just reading newspapers and trusting them because they could be biased."

"They relate to you when you hear their story from them – you understand it more."

"You're better able to understand them because they're the same age as you – we would have some similar interests."

"It's important to work with both sides so that they know we know what's going on, because you need both sides to see the truth of what's happening."

Kim says she has no Protestant friends.

Louise says "We do have Protestant friends, but it is dangerous to go to other areas."

Who has Protestant friends?

(Some girls say they do)

Isn't it healthy to have Protestant friends ??!!!

"Yes, because then you can see their views and if us two can make peace, then why not try and make peace everywhere?! "

"We realise that their situations are similar to ours and that they are just young people as well. We have similar interests from looking at the video presentations. We like football and basketball also! We all want rights: every child should have the right to care and protection; every child should have the right to life; every child should have the right to an education.

We want to let them know that we think this project is important because we want to show them that we understand what they are going through and that they are not on their own. That no matter what they are going through or how tough things seem for them, they must never give up hope."

"We know what they are going through…it's sad, conflict is a matter of revenge and provocation. We know that there aren't any easy solutions but if we have a chance to speak to each other it is the first step. There is good and bad on both sides."

"These are not just pretty pictures and fancy words. They are spoken right from our hearts."