Lecture and discussion: Dialogue in war?

The people of Israel and Palestine are experiencing unspeakable suffering as a result of terror and war crimes committed by those in power. In this situation, a dialog between the people themselves is more important than ever in order to counter the cycles of violence and hatred.

Wi.e.dersprechen has therefore been organizing intensive, two-week dialogue seminars for young adults from Palestine and Israel in Germany with partners from the region since 2002. Founded in 1994 as a vacation from war for children in the former Yugoslavia, they create spaces for dialogue for young people from war and crisis zones. Talking and disagreeing again helps to develop perspectives for a peaceful future.

What does dialog work look like in war? What can it achieve? And why is it worth shaping and promoting dialog at grassroots level? The project coordinators will report on 27.11.2025 at 19:00 in PK4.7 on the main campus of the TU BS on their experiences with dialog, the challenges of their political work on the ground and their perspectives for a just Israeli-Palestinian peace.