Peace, reconciliation and Tolerance in the Middle East: The impact of People-to-People peace building initiatives among Israeli Jews and Palestinians who lost a first-degree family member due to the conflict: A pilot study

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 59-81

  Weder, Natalie ^a   García Nieto, Rebeca ^a   Canneti Nisim, Daphna ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 78651390210     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411390404     Document Type: Article

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