Policy paper: Palestinian models of nonviolence in confronting internal crises
The culture of nonviolence in Palestinian society rests on a deep historical reserve of tolerance and shared life: Palestinians have always been one people, sharing the same cultural, civilisational and political environment, with religion never a cause of strife.
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- The editorial team
- Date
- 2020-09-27
Introduction
The culture of non-violence in Palestinian society rests on a great historical stock of tolerance and shared life known to Palestinian culture throughout history. Palestinians have always formed one people, sharing the same cultural, civilisational, and political environment, with shared aspirations and a single future; difference of religion was never once a cause of conflict or schism. They lived — Muslims, Christians, and Jews — across 15 centuries during which the culture of coexistence and respect for the other became entrenched among them. This shows in many facets of life, among them their cohabitation in the same villages, cities, and quarters: the historical distribution of the population shows a demographic composition not based on religion, and they mingled in the social, educational, and political institutions.[1] The Palestinian people is one people belonging to one land, joined by partnership and cooperation at all levels — social, cultural, economic, and political — as has appeared plainly in Palestine's modern history.