abstract:The Olive Branch is a magazine written and edited by youth from Seeds of Peace from around the world. It chronicles issues relating to and events concerning youth in conflict areas such as Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan, among many others.
Following the end of World War II, President Truman issued an Executive Order to standardize the Presidential Seal, and the Coat of Arms was modified so that the eagle faces to its right, the direction of honor, and also toward theolivebranch, a symbol of peace, rather than toward the arrows which represent war.
President Bush and congressional lawmakers have vowed to come up with a bipartisan plan to help jumpstart the economy, and in press conferences throughout the week, they have extended an olivebranch in the name of providing a fast-acting, short-term fix.