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Appendix 1. Participants and the Intifada's Impacts
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Appendix 1 zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYX Participants and the Intifada's Impacts yxwvutsr Jews a. No impact of the Intifada. b. Every time Arabs said "our brothers in the territories," they had an internal power that motivated them to change things; we could not deal with their strong argument on the occupied territories. c. I did not expect them to be so influenced by the Intifada, since they live in Israel and receive the benefits of being israeli citizens. If I knew that before, I would have changed my strategy and thinking. Arabs d. The Intifada did not help us find solutions and it increased the tension, especially when a Jewish student left the discussion because her father was killed by the Intifada. Program MA: a. There was no impact because "I made a distinction between Arabs from the territories and those from Israel." b. We did not discuss political issues at all. Program GH: Jews a. The Intifada was used as a source for accusing each other, and it was confusing because first we were against them, then we understood that they are not involved. It is difficult to distinguish Israeli Arabs from those in the territories. b. No need to talk about conflicts. c. It was discussed with Arab students when they came to our rooms. It was very tense, and I was very afraid. Arabs d. It was a content issue with some tension. e. The Intifada motivated "us" to attend the encounter and find solutions. f. It caused anger and accusations during the discussion. 169 Appendix 1 zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUT 170 Program BH: a. Did not discuss it. Program VL: Arabs and Jews a. It was always in the background of our discussion. It was a source of anger and "stuck" on our positions. b. Only discussed it in the binational meetings. Program UFD: Arab and Jews a. Because of the Intifada's incidents, some participants left the group. But through the three years in the same group we learned to listen even in most difficult killing incidents. b. The issue was always there, but we got used to it; therefore, people do not care. ...