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Noor Awad: Can Israeli and Palestinian Narratives Co-exist?
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In this episode of How My View Grew, Palestinian Noor Awad describes an encounter with a Zionist Israeli settler that caused him to broaden his view of the conflict. This is a story of growing up within a particular narrative and learning to take seriously a very different narrative without given up one's own. What would be possible if more Palestinians—and Israelis—developed this capacity?
**Key takeaways**
- 3:30 Noor becomes aware of the conflict during the Second Intifada
- 9:30 The Palestinian identity Noor was born with
- 13:30 Noor's early-life view of Israelis and Zionism
- 18:00 Noor discovers Israel's New Historians, who questioned the conventional Israeli narrative of 1948
- 20:45 Noor meets Hanan Schlesinger, a passionate Zionist settler, and has a life-changing experience
- 31:00 "I'm right, they're wrong" is not the only way to see things
- 34:30 Noor's capacity to hold two narratives is rare
- 38:00 The devastating impact of October 7 and the war on Roots' efforts to build mutual understanding
- 42:30 Amiel's reflections
**Resources**
- Roots, the organization Noor works with
- Amiel's essay, "Seven lessons seven months after October 7"
- Amiel's page of essays on Medium
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