Quakers In The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict

The Dilemmas Of Ngo Humanitarian Activism

BY NANCY GALLAGHER

Brief Description:
When war broke out in Palestine in 1948, The UN asked AFSC to provide humanitarian relief to Arab refugees in Gaza. AFSC also sent volunteers to work in Israel, where they hoped to serve both Arabs and Jews. Its goal was repatriation of the refugees and conciliation and coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians. As eyewitnesses to some of the major events of the conflict, the AFSC volunteers came to understand it better than most outsiders at the time. By examining these early efforts at peacemaking and assistance, historian Nancy Gallagher has uncovered essential insights for today's peacemakers, human rights activists, and humanitarian NGOs.

American University in Cairo Press 2007 240 PP. Cloth

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