sport breaks down religious barriers

One of the best things about sport is how it breaks down walls: racial, ethnic, social class and religious.

Here’s one example:

… Parkour is big in Jerusalem. Perhaps it’s no wonder that a sport dedicated to overcoming physical barriers should take off in a city where division is an enduring source of conflict.

Photographer Matanya Tausig has been capturing the stunning jumps and stunts pulled by groups of young men, across the roofs, walls and streets of the city. …

details on The Independent – High times in Jerusalem: How free-running is uniting Arab and Israeli teenagers