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Since the end of the Cold War several political agreements have been signed in attempts to resolve longstanding conflicts in such volatile regions as Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine, South Africa, and Rwanda. This is the first comprehensive volume that examines reconciliation, justice, and coexistence in the post-settlement context from the levels of both theory and practice. Mohammed Abu-Nimer has brought together scholars and practitioners who discuss questions such as: Do truth commissions work? What are the necessary conditions for reconciliation? Can political agreements bring reconcil

Die Beschreibung und Diskussion jüdisch-arabischer Encounter-Programme in Israel (sechs Fallstudien) ist eingebettet in eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Konfliktlösungstheorien und -modellen, die im Kontext ethnischer Konflikte angewandt werden. (DÜI-Hns)

This essay discusses Ben‐Meir's proposal for a confederation and examines both the disadvantages and advantages that such arrangements can offer Israeli and Palestinians and the region in general. Briefly, the confederation proposal suggests gradual agreed‐upon political, economic, military, and sociocultural arrangements that will produce a new set of relationships among governments and people in these three societies. I argue that the realpolitik approach that permeates this proposal is certainly useful as an initial step toward a reduced level of violence and de‐escalate conflicts. However, it falls short of building trustful relationships and moving people in the direction of healing and reconciliation. There is no doubt that the idea of a confederation as an arrangement to transform the Israeli–Palestinian conflict carries the seeds for a holistic and transformative solution to deeply divided communities and a deep‐rooted conflict. However, there are several limitations to Ben‐Meir's proposal that require significant additional deliberation and should lead to further modification if its core ideas are to be accepted and endorsed by both Israelis and Palestinians.

Religious leaders have an important role to play in initiating, implementing, and monitoring peace processes and activities in the Israeli‐Palestinian context of conflict and peace. In the past two decades, there have been significant developments in the field of religious peacemaking in Israel and Palestine. Religious peace‐builders have been exploring different processes and models to bring change into this protracted conflict reality. This article examines the existing approaches and challenges of intervention that face interreligious dialogue and nonviolent actions in Israel‐Palestine and offers some future recommendations.

Recently, conflict resolution practitioners and scholars have begun exploring the application and compatibility of theory and practice to different religious and cultural contexts and conflicts. This article is aimed at, first, bridging conflict resolution and intercultural training concepts through the presentation of a training model in interreligious peacebuilding; second, examining the dynamics and participants' responses in an interreligious context to the intercultural sensitivity model, which is used in an intercultural communication training setting. The data and analysis are based on a series of workshops and interviews conducted between 1996 and 1999 with participants from diverse religious backgrounds. The narrative and stories illustrate the dynamics of the proposed training model and its impact on the participants. The analysis indicates that, with the exception of responses to the last two stages, participants in interreligious settings have similar types of responses to the Intercultural Sensitivity Model. Adaptation and integration responses not only did not exist, but were rejected by all participants on the grounds that moral, ethical, and spiritual religious dimensions would often prevent individuals from adopting integration or adaptation responses. Finally, the article proposes several questions and hypotheses to advance the research in this field.

Examines priorities of peace educators, role, and obstacles faced in the aftermath of the Oslo settlement; considers separate sets of needs of each community and the importance of timing in implementing peace education programs; based on interviews, 1995-98.