USC, UCLA professors work on Israeli-Palestinian archaeological pact
May 30, 2008 Los Angeles Times
With a team of three Palestinian and three Israeli archaeologists, professors from rivals USC and UCLA have brokered an agreement for the sharing of the region’s culturally invaluable artifacts, should peace emerge. In what reporter Ashraf Khalil calls an “increasingly rare example of a successful Israeli-Palestinian effort toward a common goal,” the group overcame the traditional dynamic of the conflict – Israelis in power and control, Palestinians demanding more rights. Though their hypothetical approach is contingent on an end of conflict in the region, this type of academic collaboration may be one avenue to such peace. Read more about how Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists are agreeing to share some of the region’s most emotionally charged artifacts.
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