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,...