“Hybrid” and “multi-partial” are words that been used over the years to
describe Yael, who lived in Jerusalem, the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, between 1978 and 2010. Her Jewish/Christian background and life-long
friendships with Muslims and others have given her a unique perspective on the
daily lives, fears and hopes of all of these peoples.
Her training as a political scientist, her decades of work as an Israeli tour guide, her involvement in Palestinian human rights issues, her Compassionate Listening skills, and her deep love of both Israeli and Palestinian people, have enabled her help others understand what is happening there and why. For those who wish to contribute to building peace in a more concrete way, she leads annual delegations to Israel and Palestine, into the “belly of the beast,” and into the heart of peace-making.
Drawing on her experience, Yael has brought the lessons learned back to North America, where she makes public presentations about the history of the conflict, modern political trends and her uncommon approach to bringing the people together.
She trains educators, clergy, therapists, mediators, medical caregivers, parents, politicians and others in Compassionate Listening skills, making them powerful forces for peace and connection in their families, schools, communities and beyond their borders. She has recently become a volunteer Alternative to Violence facilitator in medium-high security prisons in CT. The positive, heart-felt feedback she receives from her trainings and delegation participants proves again and again how much the skills of listening and speaking from the heart are needed in our world.
Her training as a political scientist, her decades of work as an Israeli tour guide, her involvement in Palestinian human rights issues, her Compassionate Listening skills, and her deep love of both Israeli and Palestinian people, have enabled her help others understand what is happening there and why. For those who wish to contribute to building peace in a more concrete way, she leads annual delegations to Israel and Palestine, into the “belly of the beast,” and into the heart of peace-making.
Drawing on her experience, Yael has brought the lessons learned back to North America, where she makes public presentations about the history of the conflict, modern political trends and her uncommon approach to bringing the people together.
She trains educators, clergy, therapists, mediators, medical caregivers, parents, politicians and others in Compassionate Listening skills, making them powerful forces for peace and connection in their families, schools, communities and beyond their borders. She has recently become a volunteer Alternative to Violence facilitator in medium-high security prisons in CT. The positive, heart-felt feedback she receives from her trainings and delegation participants proves again and again how much the skills of listening and speaking from the heart are needed in our world.