Arab and Jewish Students’ Participatory Action Research at the University of Haifa

A Model for Peace Education
  • Tamar Zelniker
  • Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
  • Hilla Peretz
  • Faisal Azaiza
  • Ruth Sharabany
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Abstract

National identity and religion have been core issues within the protracted conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel. The dynamics of identity formation among Arabs and Jews in Israel reflect a complex political and historical context characterized by conflict such as the 1948 war, subsequent wars with neighboring Arab countries, and more recently, the “Intifada” of the Palestinians in the occupied territories. Since 1948, Israel has been a Jewish state with a Jewish majority, maintaining a moderate democracy, with only partial equality of civic rights for the Arab minority (White-Stephan, Hertz-Lazarowitz, Zelniker, & Stephan, 2004; Yiftachel, 2006).

Keywords

National Identity Participatory Action Research National Group Intergroup Relation Intergroup Encounter 
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© Claire McGlynn, Michalinos Zembylas, Zvi Bekerman, and Tony Gallagher 2009

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tamar Zelniker
  • Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
  • Hilla Peretz
  • Faisal Azaiza
  • Ruth Sharabany

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