The students expressed more frustration, more extreme views than in the past, but they sat together expressing their opinions to each other, arguing, listening and being heard. They will take the experience back to their home communities. Questionaires and follow-up evaluations will measure results. Living and working in a bicultural community necessitates the development of new models, based on equality, for all the standard educational curriculum in the region is uninational. The models and their implementation process, such as joint and rotating Palestinian and Jewish leadership, use of both Hebrew and Arabic, and culturally sensitive curriculum development, are then available for examination and adaptation by other schools and institutions.
Constructive coexistence is the only acceptable course.
In deeply rooted conflicts, there are no easy answers. Any incident has the potential to invoke fear and destroy progress. Nothing less than absolute commitment to continuing the dialogue will do. Organizations that endure, that are constantly questioning, learning, and evolving, that are reaching out to enlarge the moderate political center, defend human rights and civil rights, have long-term value and are essential to creating the building blocks of a stable society.