Photograph: Jim Wileman/The Guardian“Picking a country to host this is one of the enormous challenges,” said Qasim Aslam, the global youth programme lead. “I could just not know about it and go and have fun in another summer camp and it would be way easier. Photograph: Jim Wileman/The GuardianHala, a 16-year-old Palestinian from Jerusalem, said it was the first time she had met Israelis “outside of checkpoints, raids and IDF uniforms”. Photograph: Jim Wileman/The GuardianEven for those coming from outside the main conflict zones, the experience has been enlightening. The cost to attend the summer camp is $9,000 (£6,700), although many of those attending receive scholarships to cover the vast majority of this fee.