Boston College Front Row

Reason Over Passion: A Partnership for Peace in the Middle East

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Synopsis

Jake Hyman, Odelia Englander, and Nelly Soudah, youth leaders of the joint Israeli-Palestinian peace movement OneVoice, speak on what they say is the wished for goal of the majority of citizens on either side of the conflict in Palestine: peace through concession and compromise. Englander and Soudah, who grew up on separate sides of the conflict, share stories on how they came to the movement. OneVoice began in 2002 as an attempt to encourage greater civic involvement in the peace process through a call to moderate solutions and grassroots activism. The OneVoice leaders are introduced by Ali Banuazizi, professor of psychology and faculty member of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program.