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The cast of Rechov Sumsum/Shar'a Simsim: Kareem and Haneen from Palestine on the left, and Moishe Oofnik and Dafi from Israel on the right.
Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim is the Israeli/Palestinian co-production of Sesame Street. Premiering in April 1, 1998, the series was inspired by the 1993 Onslo Peace Accords, and featured Moishe Oofnik and a re-designed Kippi Ben Kippod from the early Rechov Sumsum, joined by new Israeli Muppet Dafi and two new Palestinian Muppets, Kareem and Haneen.
The characters lived on seperate streets, but in a controversial move, occasionally met by crossing over on friendly visits. Seventy episodes were produced, before a new co-production with Palestine began in 2002. Now called Sesame Stories, and based on reflections that promoting friendship between Muppet characters and humans from the warring nations was too much to ask, the current series keeps the characters confined to individual seperate co-productions, with different Muppets for each nation state (Palestine, Israel, and Jordan). Kareem and Haneen were kept by Palestine, but the Israeli Muppets have been replaced by Noah and Brosh.