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New Book on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Provides CompellingPsychological PerspectiveWHAT IS KEEPING ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS FROM REACHING AN AGREEMENTIN THE NEGOTIATING TABLE? SALINAS EXPLAINS HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS,INCLUDING MISTRUST, HATRED, STEREOTYPES, AND PREJUDICE ARE ASIMPORTANT AS DISAGREEMENTS OVER BORDERS, REFUGEES, AND SETTLEMENTS.New Britain, CT: As renewed hatred pumped the people of Israel,Palestine and Lebanon in summer 2006, fueling a flurry of bombings,kidnappings, and murders, author and Professor Moises Salinascontinued to conduct interviews and his research in those nations forhis new book on the psychology of this, the longest conflict of themodern era. The psychology professor explains: "This conflict, thathas been raging more than 70 years, is irrational. While in recentyears both groups have basically agreed on the broad parameters of apeace agreement, the fight still rages nonetheless. Politicians failto see that the obstacles to achieve a solution are not as muchpolitical as they are psychological. " Research - and interviews withresidents - shows that just as much as disagreements over borders,refugees, and settlements, both parties are kept hurting each otherbecause of psychological factors including mistrust, hatred, fear,stereotypes, and prejudice. Dr. Salinas shows us how the hatred andmistrust were created and persist for the populace, with intervieweesranging from an Israeli right wing settler and a Palestinian militantto commoners on both sides simply the victims of that violence. Thisbook includes compelling, easily readable reviews of the psychologicalresearch regarding Israeli-Palestinian relationships, includingchapters on stereotype and prejudice; violence, extremism andterrorism; posttraumatic stress; and reconciliation, mediation, andpeacemaking.Dr. Salinas is a Professor of Psychology at Central Connecticut StateUniversity. He earned his undergraduate degree at Hebrew University ofJerusalem and his PhD in Educational Psychology from the University ofTexas at Austin, and is the author of a previous Greenwood Title, thecritically praised: The Politics of Stereotype: Psychology andAffirmative Action.Endorsement From Yossi Beilin, Former Israel Cabinet Secretary, DeputyForeign Minister, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, andMinister of Justice : This is a very important work. Salinas'conclusion is the only reasonable one, and it is sad that so fewpeople know this. My hope is that this book will help to increase thisunderstanding.For more information:http://search. barnesandnoble. com/booksearch/ results.asp? WRD=moises+ salinas&z= y&cds2Pid= 9481