On the advantage and disadvantage of Truth Commissions for life: dreaming an Israeli-Palestinian truth commission.

From: Journal of Church and State | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Redemption lies in remembering.--The Baal Shem Tov

INTRODUCTION: A PEACE "BEYOND THE PEACE PROCESS"

The current nadir to which the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has sunk raises new concerns as to the possibility of achieving a sustainable peace agreement between the parties. The renewed violence of the second Intifada has led many to interpret the Camp David negotiations and follow-up meetings at Taba as a "blink moment," in which both parties finally realized how much distance separates their bargaining positions. The thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of ...

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