The effects of three Israeli sports programs on attitudes of Arabs and Jews toward one another

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-258

  Galily, Yair ^a   Leitner, Michael J ^b,c   Shimion, Pini ^a  

^a The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the Wingate Institute   (Israel)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Israel; Jordanians; Palestinians; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884757641     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JACPR-02-2013-0006     Document Type: Article

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