This study was based on the theory that adolescents view scenes of violent ethnic conflicts in the mass media through the lens of their own ethnicity, and that the resulting social-cognitive reactions influence their negative stereotypes about similar ethnic groups in their own country. We interviewed 89 Jewish and 180 Arab American high school students about their exposure to the Israeli-Pales...

This article explores qualitative research issues that arise when researchers engage in study within their own ambiguous, unstable, conflictual, and rapidly changing society. We explore the topics of the relationship between the researcher and the context, the difficulty in choosing relevant research questions under such conditions, and the relevance of generalizing or transferring findings fro...

Understanding the Spread of Malignant Conflict: A Dynamical Systems Perspective Naira Musallam, Peter T. Coleman, and Andrzej Nowak “The other day I was taking a walk across the shore of Jaffa [a Palestinian town prior to 1948] and I was looking at the houses that now have been converted into these galleries [...] They are very nice houses with traditional Arabic Architecture, but I got so upse...

In the current work, we experimentally examined the effect of exposure to a narrative of nonviolent resistance on third-party attitudes toward and support for a disempowered group involved in asymmetric conflict. Across three experiments, we found that Americans exposed to a brief video about Palestinian nonviolent resistance consistently registered more favorable attitudes toward Palestinians ...

We present an experimental study conducted in the context of Israeli–Palestinian conflict that examined effect immersive 360° video on inducing a more critical perception ingroup’s actions conflict. An experience simulated scenario filmed from outgroup’s point view led to judgment ingroup actors’ behavior as less moral and justified compared watching same two-dimensional video. This was not med...

Understanding the Spread of Malignant Conflict: A Dynamical Systems Perspective Naira Musallam, Peter T. Coleman, and Andrzej Nowak “The other day I was taking a walk across the shore of Jaffa [a Palestinian town prior to 1948] and I was looking at the houses that now have been converted into these galleries [...] They are very nice houses with traditional Arabic Architecture, but I got so upse...

Abstract Despite intensive diplomatic efforts, achieving peace between the Palestinian and Israeli populations remains out of reach. This study investigates a recent campaign for religious peacebuilding, focusing on political theology Rabbi Menachem Froman his fellow peacemakers, family members, disciples. Froman's position is twofold: First, religion necessary resolving Israeli-Palestinian con...