Exploring a unifying approach to peacebuilding through tourism: Abraham and Israel/Palestine

This work emerges from the encouragement of peace studies scholars to seek out commonalities that can unite rival sides in a conflict. Based on this call, I propose unifying approach peacebuilding through tourism as one where initiatives use points (such figures, sites, stories and symbols) help conflicting see thus facilitate cross-cultural understanding. In particular, look at how story Abraham (communal father Jews, Christians Muslims) appears be used guiding fiction for two Israel Palestine. mixed qualitative data, Creative Analytic Practice present semi-fictional explore Abraham, exposing potential benefits risks associated with striving an arena charged Israeli-Palestinian context. These reveal provides valuable vocabulary progress challenges dominant sectarian narratives region, yet simultaneously rubs awkwardly against sharp divisions imbalances