Title: The Israeli-Palestinian peace movement : combatants for peace /
Authors: Perry, Donna J.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Combatants for Peace.; Peace movements Palestine.; Peace-building Palestine.; Peace movements Israel; Peace-building Israel.; Arab-Israeli conflict Peace; Arab-Israeli conflict Peace; HISTORY Middle East Israel.; Peace movements; Peace-building; POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Peace.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Human Rights.
Abstract: "This book provides the results of a qualitative research study conducted with members of the Israeli-Palestinian peace movement, Combatants for Peace (CFP). CFP is a grass roots organization that was formed in 2005 by Palestinians who were involved in violence on behalf of Palestinian freedom but have now renounced violent means and Israelis who served as combat soldiers in the IDF but now refuse to serve in the occupied territories. In-depth interviews with members of CFP suggest that the decisions to commit to nonviolent action and to join CFP involved a mutually transformative process that influenced understanding and development of both self and Other"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Part I. Background: Introduction; Learning from the peacemakers: a research inquiry -- Part II. Palestinian Context: Themes I-III: Palestinian awareness and understanding of the conflict: "something is wrong"; Joining the conflict: Palestinian struggle against the occupation: "doing something-- anything"; Removing oneself to the peace: "violence is not good for us" -- Part III. Israeli Context Themes I-III: Israeli awareness and understanding of conflict: "it's always there"; Joining the conflict: defending one's country: "I wouldn't think of not going to the army"; Removing oneself to the peace: "the fact that I was there is wrong" -- Part IV. Themes IV-VII: A New Context of Working Together: The path of nonviolence through combatants for peace: " working together on the ground"; Challenges and conviction: "we are on the right way": The other as partner and friend: "we're friends now"; Outcomes of nonviolent action: "a hope to achieve something together"; Personal growth: "I am doing something good" -- Part V. Discussion and Recommendations: Evaluation of the research process; Combatants of peace: actualizing peace theory, education, and research; Reclaiming dignity: a mutual transformation; Patterns of transformation; Hope on the ground: a transformative paradigm for peace.