Healing Israel - Improving Human Rights, Social Cohesion and Education in the State of Israel and Palestine

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been referred to as the world's most intractable conflict, with the ongoing Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching 50 years; the tragic trademark of the conflict being the high level of violence witnessed for virtually its entire duration. Critical, but also deeply sensitive and humane, this book endeavours to improve public policy within Israeli and Palestinian society, so that a just social peace can be manifested in the region. Social challenges - such as tribalism and lack of family planning - are also explored, as well as suggestions how public- and religious education can be improved. Violent Extremism is another topic this book addresses; as both internally and externally, the region is faced with major security problems in terms of countering extremism. Highly innovative and profound, this book explores cutting-edge social scientific and ethical approaches how human rights and social cohesion can be improved in Palestine and Israel.