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【Taiwanology Ep.52】Seeking Peace in Taiwan: An Israeli and a Palestinian in Dialogue

Taiwanology

2025-09-2300:42:39

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As the world marks two years since the October 7 conflict, peace feels more distant than ever. Israeli peace educator Roi Silberberg and Palestinian scholar Hazem Almassry share deeply personal stories—from childhood in Gaza to life in a shared Jewish-Arab village. They reflect on Gaza’s devastation, Israel’s militarized “normal,” and Taiwan’s own security, arguing that peace begins not with agreements, but with dialogue.

03:00 — Hazem’s childhood in Gaza and path to Taiwan
09:50 — Roi’s journey into peace education
20:15 — Family under siege: Hazem's life and loss in Gaza
30:56 — The fellows' Kinmen visit and Taiwan’s “front line” identity
35:00 — The power in the choice of word "genocide"

Host: Kwangyin Liu, Senior Managing Editor of CommonWealth Magazine
Guests: Hazem Almassry, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Academia Sinica
Roi Silberberg, Director of School for Peace 
  
Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang
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