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Understanding the others’ narrative

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Published: 30 April 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Want to keep students from turning to BDS? Try mock peace negotiations with a twist – David Makovsky & Gaith al-Omari - The Forward 24.04.16
‘The most unique feature of our UCSB program is the mock negotiation exercise, where we ask students who self-identify as pro-Israel to play the role of Palestinian negotiators and vice versa… As the exercise progresses, we see the participants becoming more comfortable with the idea that people can have their own narratives and that often, although not always, these different narratives do not come from a place of malice. The participants begin to understand that this conflict is not a morality play, as they may hear from some of their teachers in the classroom.’
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