This is a case study of a citizen peacemaking effort called the Compassionate Listening Project. The project organizes delegations of north Americans-most but not all of whom are Jewish-on trips to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank with the intention of listening to a broad spectrum of positions and views on the conflict. Based on participant observations and in-depth interviews, this work looks at how citizens involved with this peace effort-those that go to listen and those they listen to-construct and reconstruct the meaning of conflict and peace through their words,...
This is a case study of a citizen peacemaking effort called the Compassionate Listening Project. The project organizes delegations of n...