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Planting Hatred, Sowing Pain
The Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
 Moises F. Salinas

0-275-99005-2/978-0-275-99005-3

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On the ground with Israelis and Palestinians even as some of the deadliest fighting erupted in summer 2006, Salinas invites us to share in his research and interviews to understand the thinking fueling on of the longest and most volatile conflicts in modern history, and how the obstacles to peace are as psychological as they are political.

Reviews:
-Planting Hatred, Sowing Pain is an important contribution....[t]he reader indirectly experiences the hatred and fears lived by ordinary human beings on both sides. For this alone, the book is worthwhile. —Israel Horizons
-The persistence of the conflict between Israel and Palestinians cannot be accounted for by political factors, says Salinas, so he looks for obstacles to peace in the psychological realm. Among the psychological factors he finds central to the conflict and its resolution are stereotypes and prejudices, extremism, trauma, and reconciliation. —Jewish Ledger
-Through extensive interviews (with Jews conducting those with Jews and Palestinians conducting those with Palestinians to assure that both sides are fairly represented), he explores the psychological factors that have made the situation seemingly stuck in granite. He begins by summarizing the history of the conflict and then each chapter explores in turn prejudice, pain, hatred and hope. Most of this won't be new to people who have read about the damaging affects of prejudice and trauma, but through the substantial detail and juxtaposition of the voices of Palestinians and Israelis, we can see that they experience trauma in the same way. This goes a long way in creating empathy and breaking down stereotypes....The extensive interviews needed for his book brought him into the heart of individual suffering for both Israelis and Palestinians. Although he understood this trauma intellectually, he found himself deeply shocked and saddened at the suffering of the Palestinians who were interviewed. —Reference & Research Book News
About the Author
Moises F. Salinas is Associate Professor of Psychology at Central Connecticut State University. The author of a previous Praeger work The Politics of Stereotype (2003) Salinas spent part of 2005 and 2006 in the Middle East conducting interviews and research for this book. His undergraduate degree is from Hebrew University and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology is from the University of Texas, Austin.
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