Peace-building in Israel and Palestine : social psychology and grassroots initiatives / by Julia Chaitin.

Foreword; E.Sarraj Introduction -- Personal and Historical-Political Background to the Book -- Psycho-social Factors Connected to the Arab-Jewish/Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -- 'How Can We Speak to One Another?': Dialogue Between Jews and Palestinians on the Path to Peace and Social Change -- Advancing Science Together: Undertaking Joint Research in the Israeli-Palestinian Context -- Political and Peace Tourism in the Holy Land -- Joint Ventures for Peace: Women and Sustainable Human Development in the Israeli-Palestinian Context -- Co-creating Peace When You Can't Meet: The Case of Gaza and the Sderot Region -- It Can Only Be Done if We Do it Together: Promising Directions For Co-creation of a Just Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Context.

This book brings together social psychology understandings with grassroots peace-building initiatives in the Israeli-Palestinian context. For 40 years, researchers have explored the reasons for the conflict and its impacts, while Israeli and Palestinian civil society actors have undertaken joint peace-building activities. Peace-Building in Israel and Palestine offers an in-depth look at psycho-social research on the conflict and presents and analyzes diverse grassroots activities: joint research, women's social-economic empowerment, dialogue groups, political tourism, and peace-building efforts between Israelis and Palestinians from Gaza. The book offers new conceptualizations concerning the co-creation of a socially just Israeli-Palestinian grassroots peace process.