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Interview Questions for Dimitri Diliani

Can we start by introducing yourself?

You said you were active before and while you were in the United States. In what way were you active?

So you started working with Sari Nusseibeh because you liked the work of the University?

You said that you were formerly a member of the Communist Party that is now known as the People’s Party and left after you went to the States. Was that the reason for this change or did something happen that made you think differently?

When you talk about the capitalism that is "ruling the world," do you mean anything specifically?

Can you tell me more about the Campaign?

Who started the Popular Campaign for Peace and Democracy?

Do you have partners that do the same work on the Israeli side or is your work limited within the Palestinian society?

When did the Nusseibeh-Ayalon initiative start, and what is it about?

So you gather signatures in favor of the two-state solution?

And why should Israelis sign this petition? What's in it for them?

What kind of relationship between the two states do you personally prefer, theoretically?

What are the biggest challenges you face in your work?

Did you ever have doubts that you are on the right track?

Did your involvement in this work change your way of life?

You told me earlier that your parents forced you to go to the United States…

Did your resignation from the Communist Party surprise your family or yourself?

What do your friends think?

Where do you, as a campaign, consider yourselves politically, Right or Left?

Why did you not rely on your leadership to solve the conflict, why did you take it upon yourself to do it?

Why do you think previous peace agreements have failed?

Did you have to give up anything to be involved in this work?

What do you consider a small success?