From Jerusalem to Brooklyn, Jewish-Arabic relations in America

The aim of this M.A. thesis is to present the depiction of the relations between Jews and Arabs in the United States, throughout the last few decades of the twentieth and in the beginning of the twenty-first century. Furthermore, its objective is to analyze and demonstrate that peace and coexistence of these two communities is possible, not only in America.The first chapter of this thesis, Who they are, focuses on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is also trying to explain one of the most misunderstood concepts which says that the Jews are the chosen people and they are claim to be superior to other religions and nations.The second chapter of this M.A. thesis, Becoming American, focuses on religion, identity and institution building in American mosaic.The third chapter of this M.A. thesis, Sharing the future, provides a broad insight in the portray of Israeli-Palestinian conflict on American university campuses and its religious visibility on these campuses.The fourth, and the last chapter, Challenges and opportunities, describes a program called NewGround, which provides opportunities for young Muslim and Jewish professionals to build honest relationships with one another, to become a new group of leaders who inspire hope in a troubled world.This project is trying to encourage with its optimism and positive engagement in the critical arena of Jewish-Muslim relation. It is trying to convince that coexistence is possible, not only in America, and Jews and Muslims in America have more in common than we think. Mutual understanding between these two communities is linked to achieving peace in the Middle East in general, and this may be the single “item” for the stability of the entire world.The aim of this M.A. thesis is to present the depiction of the relations between Jews and Arabs in the United States, throughout the last few decades of the twentieth and in the beginning of the twenty-first century. Furthermore, its objective is to analyze and demonstrate that peace and coexistence of these two communities is possible, not only in America.The first chapter of this thesis, Who they are, focuses on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is also trying to explain one of the most misunderstood concepts which says that the Jews are the chosen people and they are claim to be superior to other religions and nations.The second chapter of this M.A. thesis, Becoming American, focuses on religion, identity and institution building in American mosaic.The third chapter of this M.A. thesis, Sharing the future, provides a broad insight in the portray of Israeli-Palestinian conflict on American university campuses and its religious visibility on these campuses.The fourth, and the last chapter, Challenges and opportunities, describes a program called NewGround, which provides opportunities for young Muslim and Jewish professionals to build honest relationships with one another, to become a new group of leaders who inspire hope in a troubled world.This project is trying to encourage with its optimism and positive engagement in the critical arena of Jewish-Muslim relation. It is trying to convince that coexistence is possible, not only in America, and Jews and Muslims in America have more in common than we think. Mutual understanding between these two communities is linked to achieving peace in the Middle East in general, and this may be the single “item” for the stability of the entire world