Historical Facts

Elise Boulding talks about history of differences.
Julia Chaitin talks about a Palestinian-Israeli joint history textbook.
Barry Hart of Eastern Mennonite University explains how trauma can contribute to perpetuating the cycle of violence. He draws examples from the Balkans.
Determining when events happened is important to understanding a situation, says mediator Silke Hansen.
It is easy to learn the history of the community if you listen more than talk, observes CRS Mediator Renaldo Rivera.
ICRS Mediator Stephen Thom describes collecting information about a conflict by becoming a "sponge."
ICRS Mediator Stephen Thom describes how some parties can help the mediator more than others.
It is easy to learn the history of the community if you listen more than talk, observes CRS Mediator Renaldo Rivera.