D. Perry

The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Movement

Combatants for Peace

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This book provides the results of research conducted with members of the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement Combatants for Peace. This organization was formed in 2005 through the unlikely partnering of Palestinians who had formerly participated in violent resistance and Israelis who had served as soldiers in the IDF but now refuse to serve in the occupied territories. These individuals have committed themselves to work together through nonviolent action for a peaceful two-state solution. Their stories offer an inspiring message of peace and hope. The book provides recommendations for transformative peace building based on the research results"--

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This study shows the promise of Israeli-Palestinian peace from the perspective of former combatants who transform themselves, each other, and those around them through moral conviction and action that reclaims the dignity of both peoples.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-12084-6
• 2011
• Seitenzahl: 259
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9780230120846
• ISBN-10: 0230120849
• Artikelnr.: 33609741

Autorenporträt

DONNA PERRY Associate Director of The Thomas S. Durant Fellowship for Refugee Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: BACKGROUND Learning from the Peacemakers: A Research Inquiry PART II: PALESTINIAN CONTEXT: THEMES I-III Palestinian Awareness and Understanding of the Conflict Joining the Conflict: Palestinian Struggle against the Occupation Removing Oneself to the Peace PART III: ISRAELI CONTEXT THEMES I-III Israeli Awareness and Understanding of Conflict Joining the Conflict: Defending One's Country Removing Oneself to the Peace PART IV: THEMES IV-VII: A NEW CONTEXT OF WORKING TOGETHER The Path of Nonviolence through Combatants for Peace Challenges and Conviction Knowing Personhood of the Other Outcomes of Nonviolent Action Personal Growth PART V: DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Evaluation of Research Process Combatants of Peace: Actualizing Peace Theory, Education and Research Discussion: A Transformative Paradigm for Peace

Rezensionen

"A lasting two-state peace between Israel and Palestine will not come from more top-down 'peace processes.' Desperately needed are efforts by both peoples together to transform a deeply entrenched culture of conflict into a popular culture of peace. Only such grassroots efforts can overcome the traumatization of both societies and oblige their leaders to make peace. This is the message in Donna Perry's fine book, documented by the words of Israeli and Palestinian participants. The transcendent moral courage, humanity and integrity of these former enemies offer hope that reconciliation and peace are possible." - Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., former U.S. consul general, Jerusalem and president, Foundation for Middle East Peace