This book is an examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through psychoanalytic, sociopsychological, and nationalistic lenses, highlighting the successes and the hurdles faced by one organization, Healing Across the Divides (HATD), in its mission to measurably improve health in marginalized populations of both Israelis and Palestinians. Peace Building through Women’s Health begins with a summary of the "peace building through health" field and a psychoanalytic, sociopsychological examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After a series of informative case studies, the book concludes with an analysis of how this organization has evolved its "peace building through health" approach over the fifteen years since its founding.
Key Features
- Examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through various lenses.
- Highlights the work of Healing Across the Divides (HATD) in improving health.
- Includes informative case studies on peace building through health.
- Discusses the evolution of HATD's approach over fifteen years.
- Aims to inspire community leaders to contribute to securing peace.
Additional Information
Working with community groups, HATD has measurably improved the lives of more than 200,000 marginalized Israelis and Palestinians. In the process, it also improves the effectiveness of the community group grantees by offering experienced management consulting and by requiring rigorous ongoing self-assessment on the part of the groups. HATD hopes that, in the long term, some of the community leaders it supports will be tomorrow’s political leaders. Peace Building through Women’s Health will be invaluable to public and mental health professionals interested in international health, peace and conflict studies, and conflict resolution.
