| Youth Encounter Programs in Israel: Pedagogy, Identity, and Social Change Subjects: Peace Child Israel; Sadaka-Reut; Jewish youth -- Israel -- Societies etc.; Youth Palestinian Arab -- Israel -- Societies etc.; Jewish–Arab relations -- Societies etc.; Social change -- Israel; Intergroup relations -- Israel; Multicultural education --; As the level of distrust and alienation between Jews and Palestinians has risen over the past fifteen years, the support for grassroots organizations' attempts to bring these two groups closer has stagnated. Jewish-Palestinian youth encounter programs that flourished in the wake of the Oslo Accords now struggle to find support, as their potential to create positive social change in Israeli society is still unknown. Karen Ross is assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. |