Episodes of the popular Sesame Street television series for children are being produced in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories with the support of the European Commission within its EU Partnership for Peace Program.
The Sesame Street project has a total budget of €7.14 million, of which the EU is providing €2.5 million. The project started in October 2001 and all chapters are already produced. Broadcasting has started in Israel and will start in the West Bank and Gaza and Jordan this month 2003.
Sesame Stories is broadcasted in Israel's HOP! TV. Jordan’s JRTV and the Palestinian Ma'an Network will begin broadcasting the series in the coming weeks.
Building on the well-established Sesame Street model, the Sesame Stories series aims to promote long-term respect and understanding in the Middle East among Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian children.
Some 78 stories as well as outreach programs for children from ages four to seven have been co-produced by Palestinians, Israelis, and Jordanians in consultation with the Sesame Workshop. — (menareport.com)
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