SCOTT ATRAN AND JEREMY GINGES: ISRAEL, PALESTINE, AND THE POWER OF APOLOGY
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is deeply rooted in history and politics, and will not be resolved without profound changes in attitudes and policies. As Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges show, however, a lot can be accomplished with a simple apology. The article examines attitudes of Israelis and Palestinians towards a variety of political issues including refugees, supporters of Hamas and Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Initially solutions proposed by the authors were rejected, but they soon learned that the actors did not want money or peace for sacred land, but that their enemies make symbolic but difficult gestures.
Question to the Blogosphere: Do you think apologies are possible between the Palestinians and Israelis? What types of exercises would be necessary for each side to commit to these symbolic gestures? Will addressing these demands open the doors to discovering common ground between the Palestinians and Israelis?
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