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Interview Questions for Melisse Lewine-Boskovich

Please tell me a little bit about your background.

What were your questions about the conflict at that time?

What motivated you to go through that process?

What do you think you see that others don’t see?

You mentioned being afraid of relinquishing something. What was that specifically? What did it involve for you personally?

What are the times or instances that you feel most aware of this issue?

What are the activities you’re involved in now that relate to coexistence and peace work?

For someone who doesn’t know anything about this conflict how would you explain why you are doing what you’re doing?

What is your goal?

What are the hard questions?

Why do you think you are unusual in this field?

Can you describe the target population?

What’s your strategy for reaching the people you think need to be reached?

Are there people that you think are doing the [people-to-people reconciliation] process well?

Does your work impact your relationship with your family?

How has this conflict affected you personally?

Do you see signs of success in your work?

What do you do with the parents' group?

In the Sakhnin meeting, you said that the Palestinians got out of it that “there was a group of Israelis that didn’t think they were monsters.” What do you mean?

Do you want your daughter to participate in something like this?

Can you talk about previous peace processes?

Do people in your community support your work?

Do you think there has been any attempt by Israeli leadership over the past few years to establish trust with Palestinian people?

Why do you think that recent violence didn’t make you lose trust the way you say it has for others?

What are the times that you get most angry?

Where did you get the training to be able to do this?

What does the word peace mean to you?

Do you think you’ll see that in your lifetime?

Do you think there has to be a political solution before there is that kind of reconciliation between the two peoples?

What do you think the real fear is?