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A PEACE VISION PRESENTATION: Big Dreams / Small Hopes Prof. Mohammad Dajani: One main fruit of the Oslo Peace Process is the radical change in the identify of the protagonists. The identify of the two conflicting parties to the Middle East conflict has been transformed from being national in character {Arab-Israeli} to being more sociopolitical in character (Pro–Peace / Anti–Peace}. As the peace process progressed, this identification has crystallized more into cultural/psychological character which assembled in one camp those who are for the “Big Dream” in mortal combat with those in the other camp of the” Small Hope” .Advocates of the “Big Dream” are those, at present in the majority , who struggle for the eventual triumph of their perception of good over evil as resembled by the other, and as a result seek to establish their state exclusively on the historic land of Palestine / Israel. In their effort to achieve their goal, the “Big Dream” camp implements a highly nationalistic curriculum in its educational system that deligitimizes and demonizes the other. It promotes conflict education which teaches the new generation the war philosophy of the old generation. It appeals to the emotional bondage of the people to the land and focuses on historical ties of the past. It denies the narrative of the other and ignores their history .Advocates of the “Small Hope” are those, at present in the minority, who believe in the peaceful coexistence between the two peoples and call for the establishment of a two– state solution living next to each other in harmony, peace and security with Jerusalem as a shared capital for both.
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