Dialogue in Palestine: The People-to-People Diplomacy Programme and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Since 1993, various international donors have poured money into a People-to-People (P2P) diplomacy programme in Palestine. This grassroots initiative – still funded by prominent external donors today - seeks to foster public engagement through contact and therefore remove deeply embedded barriers. This book examines the limited nature of this 'contact' and explains why the P2P framework, which was ostensibly concerned with the promotion of peace, ultimately served to reinforce conflict and power relations. The book is based on the author's own experience of the solidarity activities during the First Intifada and her first-hand involvement as a coordinator of the P2P projects implemented during the 1990s. It provides a much-needed critical account of the internationally-sponsored peace process and develops new theoretical analyses of settler colonialism. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword to the SOAS Palestine Studies Book Series Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1 The context of P2PP 2 The colonial context of P2PP 3 Contact between 1967 and 1987 4 Contact during the First Intifada (1987–93) 5 The ‘Oslo years’ and ‘facts on the ground’ 6 ‘From Both Sides’: A case study of the programme 7 The P2PP – a critical assessment 8 The P2PP during and after the Al-Aqsa Intifada Conclusion Notes Introduction 1 The context of P2PP 2 The colonial context of P2PP 3 Contact between 1967 and 1987 4 Contact during the First Intifada (1987–93) 5 The ‘Oslo years’ and ‘facts on the ground’ 6 ‘From Both Sides’: A case study of the programme 7 The P2PP – a critical assessment 8 The P2PP during and after the Al-Aqsa Intifada Bibliography Index