Does NSWAS have a view on how peace can be established? What role, if any, does the village hope and expect to play in the process?
NSWAS and its institutions operate mainly at a grass roots level. It maintains that despite the value of such efforts, the conflict requires a political solution. The School for Peace believes that the dynamics that occur in the encounter groups reflect the dynamics that occur outside it, (in the macrocosm of Jewish – Palestinian relations). Conclusions derived from this work could make a valuable contribution to higher level negotiations. Central to the approach in the village and its educational work is the idea that the two peoples can coexist successfully when there is acquaintance with and respect for each other’s separate cultures, a sharing of responsibility and authority, and an acknowledgement of each person’s role in the conflict and its resolution.
