One significant socio-psychological barrier for peaceful resolution of conflicts is each party's adherence to its own collective narrative. We hypothesized that raising awareness to the psychological bias of naïve realism and its identification in oneself would provide a path to overcoming this barrier, thus increasing openness to the adversary's narrative. We conducted three experimental studi...

We present an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) training program provided to 20 special education teachers in a Palestinian Arab community in Israel. The training program consisted of didactic workshops interleaved with on-site supervision. Instructional goals included creating awareness, imparting knowledge, and assisting teachers to develop and use AAC within their classrooms. ...

Building upon psychological conflict theory, on the one hand, and item-response models, on the other, the present paper develops an integrated methodology that aims at differentiating the various ways of criticizing Israel. An application of this methodology to the Anti-Semitism and Criticism of Israel (ASCI) survey found two ways of criticizing Israel resulting from two different and antipodal...

What constitutes Jordanian citizenship has shifted dramatically since Jordan’s 1988 disengagement from the West Bank. Prior to 1988 all Palestinian refugees entering Jordan, with the exception of 1967 refugees from Gaza, were granted full Jordanian citizenship. This designation entitled them to the rights and responsibilities enjoyed by all Jordanians. However, this practice has since changed a...

The purpose of this study was to explore dieting practices of female Palestinian college students. Participants ( = 410) were selected by cluster-sampling from 4 Palestinian universities. A regression model investigated dieting using: body mass index (BMI); body satisfaction; self-esteem; dress style; exercise; sociocultural factors; residence; strength of faith; perceived impact of weight on s...

the aim of this study is to investigate drinking water contamination and to identify potential sources of contamination during the water production, delivery process and in water tanks in the kindergartens of gaza strip governorates. the samples were taken from water tanks in the kindergartens, water tankers and private desalination facilities in the gaza strip and analyzed for chemical and bio...

The research sought to measure the level of stability Palestinian economy and its impact on fragility society. To achieve this, researcher used descriptive approach. Where 80 specialists from government sector academics universities centers were targeted assess economic through a special questionnaire. A time series statistical data official institutions also used. compare Palestine with some A...

irony is a tool that implicitly treats social realities by drawing upon wit. such wit is backed up with silent thought and contemplation that would quietly yet effectively shriek man out of his slumber of oblivion. thus, irony is a means to an end and a weapon aimed at certain individuals or groups of people. among the features of ibrahim touqan’s poetry is the sincere and passionate obsession ...