Noor Awad: Can Israeli and Palestinian Narratives Co-exist?

In this episode of How My View Grew, Palestinian Noor Awad describes an encounter with a Zionist Israeli settler that caused him to broaden his view of the conflict. This is a story of growing up within a particular narrative and learning to take seriously a very different narrative without given up one's own. What would be possible if more Palestinians—and Israelis—developed this capacity? **Key takeaways** 3:30 Noor becomes aware of the conflict during the Second Intifada 9:30 The Palestinian identity Noor was born with 13:30 Noor's early-life view of Israelis and Zionism 18:00 Noor discovers Israel's New Historians, who questioned the conventional Israeli narrative of 1948 20:45 Noor meets Hanan Schlesinger, a passionate Zionist settler, and has a life-changing experience 31:00 "I'm right, they're wrong" is not the only way to see things 34:30 Noor's capacity to hold two narratives is rare 38:00 The devastating impact of October 7 and the war on Roots' efforts to build mutual understanding 42:30 Amiel's reflections **Resources** Roots, the organization Noor works with Amiel's essay, "Seven lessons seven months after October 7" Amiel's page of essays on Medium **Subscribe to the podcast** To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. **Share the love** Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.