New Class! Conflict Resolution: The Israel-Palestinian Experiment

This groundbreaking, interactive course provides an in – depth understanding of this conflict using simulations that explore competing historical narratives and the search for common ground. Topics include: Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, water rights, border disputes, and security concerns.

Edy Kaufman is a Senior Fellow and Former Director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM), and is the former Director of the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Manuel Hassassian has been the Executive Vice – President of Bethlehem University, and is currently the Ambassador of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United Kingdom.

Course meets 08/04/14  – 08/22/14

Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 – 9:20 PM, 1101 Tydings Hall

Students who wish to register for the course after July 21, please email summer@umd.edu

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

For more information, please email Professor Kaufman at kaufmane@umd.eduor visit http://israelstudies.umd.edu/summer2014.html