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A group of Israelis and Palestinians have launched an expedition to Antarctica, in a bid to show their two communities can work together for the betterment of mankind. A group of four Arabs and four Jews have joined forces for a project called Breaking the Ice. Their objective is to climb an unnamed and unexplored mountain near a plateau in Antarctica. But the participants also have another goal, to build strong bonds in situations where they will be forced to depend on each other to survive. The makeup of the team is a demonstration of how some Israelis and Palestinians...

A unique polar expedition made up of Palestinians and Israelis has left Chile for Antarctica in a bid to show the two peoples can work together. The group believe the project - called Breaking the Ice - will force people separated by political and religious differences to co-operate. The four Arabs and four Jews left Chile in motor yachts on a four-day journey to the frozen continent. The group plans to climb an unexplored mountain in a team-building exercise. Its members come from widely differing backgrounds: two of the Israelis are former members of an elite commando unit and one...