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URL:https://www.agudasma.org/events/unpacking-the-israeli-palestinian-conf
 lict-history-perspectives-and-a-guide-to-productive-conversations-3/
SUMMARY:Adult Education Series
DESCRIPTION:Unpacking the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: History\, Perspecti
 ves and a Guide to Productive Conversations.\n\nPlease note: This is a 3-s
 ession series for members only.\n\nIn this series we will try to give our 
 community the means to productively talk about the Israeli-Palestinian con
 flict amongst ourselves and with family and friends. We’ll start with a 
 short history of how the conflict has evolved over the years\, with a focu
 s on more recent history\, and then move to greater understanding about ho
 w people in the region view the conflict rather than viewing our beliefs t
 hrough the lens of what we “know” based on what we consume via traditi
 onal and social media channels. With all that context we’ll wrap up the 
 series by introducing a framework where we can have productive conversatio
 ns\, rather than shouting matches\, with those who share our perspectives 
 and those that don't.\nSession Details\nSession 1: "A Short History of a 
 Long Conflict: An Introduction to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Octob
 er 26\, 2025\, 3-5pm\n\nThere’s a lot that we all think we know about th
 e Arab-Israeli conflict in general and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in
  specific. The session will be led by Ora Szekely who is both a member of 
 the CAA\, but more importantly an Associate Professor of Political Science
  at Clark University where she teaches about the politics of the Middle Ea
 st in general and the Arab-Israeli conflict in particular. Ora will walk u
 s through the “5 Myths of the Arab-Israeli Conflict” which will serve 
 as part history lesson and\, in equal part\, an opportunity to question th
 e tropes that people believe about how we got here.\n\nFeatured Speaker: O
 ra Szekely\n\nSession 2: “Views from the Ground.” November 16\, 2025\,
  3-5pm\n\nMost of us consume our information from sources that provide a p
 articular point of view. But true understanding of the conflict requires t
 hat we understand the perspective from all sides of the conflict. That doe
 sn’t mean that one side’s truth is more correct\, but it can give us i
 nsight into why people can feel very differently when we all believe the 
 “truth” to be incontrovertible. We'll focus on narratives\, divided in
 to "The Israeli Story"\, "The Palestinian Story"\, and "The View from the 
 Neighborhood" (including Jordan\, Lebanon\, Syria\, Egypt\, the Gulf\, and
  Iran). We'll organize discussion around questions like "How do these nar
 ratives overlap? Where do they conflict? Have they changed over time?” A
 nd we’ll also see if our “truths” feel any different when we’re do
 ne.\n\nFeatured Speaker: Ora Szekely\n\nSession 3: “Frameworks for Produ
 ctive Conversations and the Arab-Israeli Conflict.” December 14\, 2025\,
  3-5pm\n\nWe all have experience in trying to talk with people about the s
 ituation in Gaza\, the Arab-Israeli conflict in general. Coming to a commo
 n undemanding rarely happens. Often there is a lot of shouting and/or thes
 e conversations can end with the unfortunate phrase of “I guess we’ll 
 agree to disagree”. The ball has not moved forward\, but feelings are hu
 rt or worse\, hearts are hardened. In this session we’ll be joined by Pe
 ter Krause who is part of the Political Science faculty at Boston College.
  While his expertise is in Middle East politics and international security
 \, he also brings experience in talking to people from all sides of the co
 nflict. He also has a framework that he’ll share with us — and use to
  lead a discussion among us to — make these conversations productive and
  positive experiences.\n\nFeatured Speaker: Peter Krause
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