I have been teaching the seminar “Negotiating Middle East Peace,” which addresses successful and failed peace processes in the Arab Israeli conflict, in different settings, for the last 23 years. For some, the title of the seminar might reflect political fiction (“peace in the Middle East”?), similar to science fiction movies masterly directed by Steven Spielberg. For me, it is not science fiction, but an attempt to blend knowledge about facts (documents, peace treaties, peace plans) with different narratives and interpretations.
