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Jun 11, 2018, 3:48 PM

Give refugee children a fighting chance – for a better future

Here's how Afghan children in Greece got a lesson in tolerance and perseverance from an Australian Israeli

Jul 16, 2017, 12:16 AM

Ride like an ANZAC! Share the spirit of the Australian Maccabees

The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba is such an important historical milestone in Australia’s psyche that the Australian Prime Minister will visit Israel for the first time to attend the commemoration with Prime Minister Netanyahu at his...

Dec 27, 2016, 2:11 PM

At Hanukkah, a tale of light and near-death

Danny Hakim with the Heroes Circle newest member. (Courtesy)

What do you tell a 9-year-old with two broken legs and a fractured pelvis? You teach him that he's a hero

Oct 16, 2016, 1:27 AM

A New Year of Light and Hope in the Middle East

What happens when you get an Orthodox Rabbi from Detroit and a Jordanian Muslim Karate master in a room…on the first night after Rosh Hashanah? You get Light and Hope. At this time of year, the Jewish new year when we...

May 25, 2016, 3:37 PM

Jews and Arabs fighting the good fight

His unique martial arts program brings conflicted groups together to build trust, learn values and foster peace

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About Me

Danny Hakim is Founder and Chairman of Budo for Peace and Chairman of Kids Kicking Cancer Israel. Danny - a 2 times world silver medalist holds a 7th-degree black belt in Karate from Master Kanazawa and was inducted into the Maccabi Hall of Fame. Budo for Peace, an educational NGO uses martial arts as a platform for empowering children and promoting peace.