The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Movement Combatants for Peace
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.
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THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE MOVEMENT COMBATANTS FOR PEACE DONNA J. PERRY
THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE MOVEMENT Copyright © Donna J. Perry, 2011. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2011 978-0-230-12084-6
All rights reserved. First published in 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-29894-5 DOI 10.1057/9780230339743
ISBN 978-0-230-33974-3 (eBook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Perry, Donna J. The Israeli-Palestinian peace movement : Combatants for Peace / Donna J. Perry. p. cm. 1. Peace movements—Palestine. 2. Peace-building—Palestine. 3. Peace movements—Israel. 4. Peace-building—Israel. 5. Arab-Israeli conflict—1993– —Peace. 6. Combatants for Peace. I. Title. DS119.76.P4645 2011 956.9405⬘4—dc23
2011017315
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: November 2011 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To Abir and Smadar May we open our ears to hear your gentle voices calling us to peace on the wind of a thousand dreams
Abir Aramin 1997–2007
Smadar Elhanan 1983–1997
Contents
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xxi
Part I Background 1
Introduction
3
Learning from the Peacemakers
9
A Research Inquiry
Part II Palestinian Context: Themes I–III 2
Palestinian Awareness and Understanding of the Conflict
21
“Something Is Wrong”
3
Joining the Conflict: Palestinian Struggle against the Occupation
27
“Doing Something—Anything”
4 Removing Oneself to the Peace
33
“Violence Is Not Good for Us”
Part III Israeli Context: Themes I–III 5
Israeli Awareness and Understanding of the Conflict
49
“It’s Always There”
6
Joining the Conflict: Defending One’s Country
57
“I Wouldn’t Think of Not Going to the Army”
7 Removing Oneself to the Peace “The Fact That I Was There Is Wrong”
63
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CONTENTS
Part IV Themes IV–VIII: A New Context of Working Together 8
The Path of Nonviolence through Combatants for Peace
85
“Working Together on the Ground”
9
Challenges and Conviction
93
“We Are on the Right Way”
10
The Other as Partner and Friend
121
“We’re Friends Now”
11
Outcomes of Nonviolent Action
133
“A Hope to Achieve Something Together”
12
Personal Development
155
“I Am Doing Something Good”
Part V Discussion and Recommendations 13 14
Evaluation of the Research Process
169
Combatants for Peace
177
Actualizing Peace Theory, Education, and Research
15
Reclaiming Dignity
191
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