New Book- Psych Of The Israeli Palestinian Conflcit Options

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New Book on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Provides Compelling
Psychological Perspective

WHAT IS KEEPING ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS FROM REACHING AN AGREEMENT
IN THE NEGOTIATING TABLE? SALINAS EXPLAINS HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS,
INCLUDING MISTRUST, HATRED, STEREOTYPES, AND PREJUDICE ARE AS
IMPORTANT AS DISAGREEMENTS OVER BORDERS, REFUGEES, AND SETTLEMENTS.

New Britain, CT: As renewed hatred pumped the people of Israel,
Palestine and Lebanon in summer 2006, fueling a flurry of bombings,
kidnappings, and murders, author and Professor Moises Salinas
continued to conduct interviews and his research in those nations for
his new book on the psychology of this, the longest conflict of the
modern era. The psychology professor explains: "This conflict, that
has been raging more than 70 years, is irrational. While in recent
years both groups have basically agreed on the broad parameters of a
peace agreement, the fight still rages nonetheless. Politicians fail
to see that the obstacles to achieve a solution are not as much
political as they are psychological. " Research - and interviews with
residents - shows that just as much as disagreements over borders,
refugees, and settlements, both parties are kept hurting each other
because of psychological factors including mistrust, hatred, fear,
stereotypes, and prejudice. Dr. Salinas shows us how the hatred and
mistrust were created and persist for the populace, with interviewees
ranging from an Israeli right wing settler and a Palestinian militant
to commoners on both sides simply the victims of that violence. This
book includes compelling, easily readable reviews of the psychological
research regarding Israeli-Palestinian relationships, including
chapters on stereotype and prejudice; violence, extremism and
terrorism; posttraumatic stress; and reconciliation, mediation, and
peacemaking.

Dr. Salinas is a Professor of Psychology at Central Connecticut State
University. He earned his undergraduate degree at Hebrew University of
Jerusalem and his PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of
Texas at Austin, and is the author of a previous Greenwood Title, the
critically praised: The Politics of Stereotype: Psychology and
Affirmative Action.

Endorsement From Yossi Beilin, Former Israel Cabinet Secretary, Deputy
Foreign Minister, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, and
Minister of Justice : This is a very important work. Salinas'
conclusion is the only reasonable one, and it is sad that so few
people know this. My hope is that this book will help to increase this
understanding.

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