In pictures: Jewish-Arab circus

Fourteen-year-old Manar Asadi is from the village of Dir El Assad. She said she never met any Jewish children before she joined the circus.

"At first I thought they were bad, but when I met them at the circus I found they were good and beautiful people," she said.

"I think the circus is a good idea because it is doing something special and it's good for our future.

"I hope I'm a good enough pupil so when I'm older I can become a proper circus performer."