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Interview Questions for Inas Radwan

Can you give me a brief background about yourself, where you grew up, what you do?

Tell me about your peace-related activities, your meetings with the Israelis. Tell me about the beginnings and how you got to where you are now…

Who organized the meeting you attended in 1996 in Afula?

How did you feel and what was your reaction when the Israeli participants did not show up at the meeting?

So what made you get involved again in 1998?

Why didn’t the school want to support you?

Were there Israelis at the program in France?

How did you get involved in Building Bridges For Peace?

How was Building Bridges For Peace different from other programs in which you had participated?

What made you listen to the Israeli participants?

Can you tell me about Building Bridges for Peace?

What motivated you to participate in this program?

What changed for you in the program? What happened?

How long is the duration of camp, where does it take place and where do you stay?

What did you do after you came back from camp?

Then you went back as a Leader - in - Training?

Did you feel a change within you over those years?

Why couldn’t you reply and what was your role as a facilitator?

What is the "mirroring" technique?

How do you think the "mirroring technique" affects the general feeling or atmosphere of the group?

What did the people around you think when they knew about your involvement?

What do your friends think when you tell them about this work? That you live with Israelis in the same place…?

What about your family? What did they think of your work?

What are other challenges that you’ve faced?

Did this work bring you to meet with someone you never would have met otherwise or brought you to places that you would not have been to otherwise?

What are your next projects or what are you doing next?

What is the most important thing for you to achieve for your people and country?

What do you consider a small success?

What does it take to get to what you want for your people?

What is the ideal situation for you, what do you wish to accomplish?

You talk about all three religions living together on this land. Where do you see yourself in this the picture?

What does the word peace mean to you?

Do you think there will be peace in your lifetime?

How do you think the next five or ten years will look?

Which international audience do you think has the most influence here?

What do you think is the biggest misconception among international audience about the conflict?

What do you think is a misconception among Israelis?

What are the misconceptions among Palestinians about Israelis?

What are the most important lessons you learned about yourself?

What have you learned about your community?

What did you learn about the other side, the Israelis?

What do you imagine the solution would be?

Is there anything you want to talk about or any question that you were expecting?

What does Jerusalem mean to you personally?