Peacebuilding amid Polarization: A Leader's Toolkit for Constructive Engagement on the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

Led by experts in religion, peacebuilding, and conflict transformation, this course provides tools for community builders, educators, religious leaders, and peace activists to navigate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its rippling impacts.

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Course curriculum

1. Opening Prayers
2. Reflection: Opening Prayers
3. Dialogue vs Debate
4. Quiz: Dialogue vs Debate
5. Listening Tools
6. Homework: Listening Tools
1. Watch: Fordham University Lecture Series: A Deep Dive into the History of Israel and Palestine
2. Read: “A Holistic Approach to Peacemaking” by Dr. Landau
3. Listening & Recreation
1. Introduction
2. Ideological Lenses
3. Reflection: Ideological Lenses
4. Clarification of Terms
5. Reflection: Clarification of Terms
1. Required and Recommended Readings
2. Discussion Questions
1. Developing a Multi-Narrative Perspective
2. Quiz: Developing a Multi-Narrative Perspective
1. Read: Correspondence between Dalia Landau and Bashir Al-Khayri: “Letter to a Deportee” & Excerpt from The Lemon Tree
2. Reflection: "Letter to a Deportee" & The Lemon Tree
3. Read: "Religion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" by Dr. Yehezkel Landau
4. Navigating the "In Between": Blog by a Gazan
5. Navigating the "In Between": Interview with an Israeli
6. Reflection: Module 3
1. Introduction
2. Responses to Conflict
3. Reflection: Responses to Conflict
4. The Roles of Religion
5. Reflection: The Roles of Religion
1. Required Readings for Session 5
2. Recommended Readings for Session 5
1. Introduction
2. On Reconciliation in South Africa
3. Quiz: On Reconciliation in South Africa (Rashid)
4. Reconciliation Questions and Responses
5. Reflection: Reconciliation Questions and Responses
1. Read: Forbes article "The Israeli-Palestinian Rap Duo Fighting Extremism"
2. Read: "Dignity Model – Organizing Engagement" by Donna Hicks
3. Read: "Imagining a More Compassionate Post Covid World" by Dr. Omar
4. Watch: “From Pain to Purpose: Israelis and Palestinians Pursuing Peace”
1. Opening
2. Catastrophe Compassion
3. Reflection: Catastrophe Compassion
4. Psycho-Spiritual Competencies for Peacemaking
5. Quiz: Psycho-Spiritual Competencies for Peacemaking
6. Stretch Collaboration
7. Quiz: Stretch Collaboration
8. Reflection: Stretch Collaboration
9. On-Ground Initiatives for Reconciliation
10. Reflection: On-Ground Initiatives for Reconciliation
1. Required Readings for Session 7
1. Introduction
2. Leadership Action Plan
3. Reflection: Leadership Action Plan

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Peacebuilding amid Polarization: A Leader's Toolkit for Constructive Engagement on the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

Course curriculum

Welcome to the course!

Module 1: Detoxifying the Discourse: Deep Listening, Discerning Motives and Agendas, Dialogue vs Debate

Module 1 Homework and Materials

Module 2: Developing Psycho-Spiritual Competencies

Module 2 Homework and Materials

Module 3: Developing a Multi-Narrative Perspective

Module 3 Homework and Materials

Module 4: The Destructive and Constructive Roles of Religion in the Conflict

Module 4 Homework and Materials

Module 5: Investing in a Shared Future, Pathways to Collective Healing

Module 5 Homework and Materials

Module 6: Working through Grief, Imagining Transformation

Module 6 Homework and Materials

Module 7: Leadership Action Plan

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