Interview Questions for Yafit Gamila Biso
Please tell me a little about your background and how you became involved in peace work.
Where did you begin your activities?
When did you first get involved and what were you doing?
Tell me about the activities you are involved with?
Are you comparing the Israelis’ treatment of the Palestinians with the Nazis treatment of the Jews?
Are you active in helping Palestinians access medical care in Israel?
What projects are you currently involved in?
How would you define your work - as peace work or human rights work?
What is the connection between human rights work and peace work?
Are you implying your work has no effect in the long run?
How do you think this furthers peace?
Tell me about your organization.
What happens to the proceeds from the sale of the olive oil?
Do you have fears concerning your activities?
What do you think threatens Israel’s existence, and is it important that it exist here?
How does the conflict affect your life?
Which would harm Israel - maintaining or cutting economic relations?
What gives you strength, what propels you in your work?
Why was it important for you that Palestinians acknowledge you as Israeli?
How does you experience being part of a minority in Syria affect your views?
What made you want to come to Israel?
Do you have any doubts that you’re doing the right thing?
Does your involvement affect any of your relationships?
How does your son view your work?
Did your daughters serve in the army?
You have another daughter who refused to serve. What did you think about that?
How has your involvement affected your relationships with other people in your life?
What’s the most important thing for you to achieve for the country, for the future?
What will it take to achieve that?
Which international audiences do you think have the most influence on the conflict?
How do you think international communities could be most productive here?
What misconceptions do international audiences have regarding the conflict?
Where do you think Palestinian refugees should have the right to return to?
Do you think Jews’ right to come to Israel is important? Is it important that it be a Jewish state?
So what needs to be done differently in peace processes?
What do you think peace organizations need to change within themselves?
You said there needs to be unity, but you’re establishing another organization.
Who will be the activists in your new organization?
What do you think needs to be done to change the situation?
What does the word peace mean to you?
What do you envision here in five years?
You said that Israelis don’t trust Palestinians. Where do you think the fear comes from?
