Much of the world's conflict-resolution is done behind closed doors between various nations, but what if architects were thrown into the mix? Israeli firm Saya has set out to design a practical, architectural solution to world conflicts, from the Middle East to Cyprus and the US Mexican border.

A major problem in the Palestinian Authority is wastewater treatment. In fact, so little sewage water gets treated that most of it just sits in reservoirs, seeping into the ground and polluting fresh water. An Israeli company is now putting politics aside to treat water for a Palestinian village.

If there's a field where objective considerations outweigh political ones – it's medicine. Now, a multinational, multi-faith project aims to bring better medicine to Palestinian kids.

A safari in Israel and a Palestinian Zoo in the West Bank are cooperating to get a hippopotamus out of his depression and loneliness, by fixing him up with a female companion.