Interview Questions for Ariel Huler
Could you talk about your personal history, where you grew up, and how you ended up in this job?
After you graduated from high-school what did you do?
Why did you sign up for that program in conflict management?
When did you start to think you should be focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
What surprised or impacted you when you first started doing this job?
What kind of preparation did you have to be a facilitator at Seeds of Peace camp?
You said you went through your own process at camp. What did you mean by that?
And as a facilitator, what did you do to help your group through?
So how did you explain to them that the point isn't whether the bulldozer has brakes or not?
After the camp what is your job here?
What did you see here at the Seeds of Peace Center in Jerusalem after camp?
What were the kids/Seeds upset with?
Do you find yourself being a contact for the Israeli kids in Seeds of Peace?
You said that there were some things during the year that made you cancel programs?
When did you cancel activities?
Are you surprised to find that you are in this role?
What does your family think about your work?
What are some of your questions about the work?
Do you get resistance from anybody, any friends, anybody in your community?
Do you think this kind of work has the capacity to influence things?
Can you describe some of what you would call the successes, or the influences of the work?
Who have you met during your work that you wouldn’t have met if you hadn’t been doing this job?
And have you gone to places, besides camp, that you wouldn’t have gone to otherwise?
Aside from working full-time at this job, how has the conflict affected your life?
What do you think it will take for people to elect a leader that you’re satisfied with?
Which international audience do you think is most influential or can be the most constructive here?
Why do you think that previous peace processes failed?
So what do you think has to be done differently, and who do you think has to do it?
Do you think you’ll see a solution in your lifetime?
So how do you keep doing your job if you don't expect to see a solution in your lifetime?
Do you have a plan for refueling yourself?
What do you think about the fact that this is an American organization doing this work here?
What’s your hope for the kids for the future?
Do you have a way to discuss how they feel about their military service with them?
