The above video is a panel discussion with Diane Musho Hamilton, Vince Fakhoury Horn, Miles Kessler, Theo Horesh, & Tomer Duwik about the Wicked Problem that is the Israel/Palestine conflict. Together, our panelists explored the questions of how to make sense in an increasingly polarized world.
On the early morning of Oct. 7th, 2023 a chilling new chapter of the Israel-Palestine conflict turned when Hamas launched an unexpected attack out of Gaza on the southern Israel civilian population with devastating success.
Under cover of some 3,000 rockets fired into Israel, upwards of 2,000 Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel with some 1,400 Israeli civilians, including infants, children, women, and elderly brutally massacred. Additionally, upwards of 250 Israeli and foreign nationals were taken as hostages back into Gaza, and are currently being held as hostages.
Israel’s military response has been equally devastating, launching an all-out bombing campaign on Gaza. At the time of this writing, there have been upwards of 3,000 Palestinian deaths reported in the over-populated Gaza Strip, the majority being civilians. The Israeli army has assembled on the borders of Gaza, on the verge of launching a ground operation in Gaza. Which raises the risk of spilling out into a global conflict.
Panel discussion with Diane Musho Hamilton, Vince Fakhoury Horn, Miles Kessler, Theo Horesh, & Tomer Duwik.
It is in the midst of this highly volatile moment that Miles Kessler invited the panelists to have a conversation about the “Wicked Problem that is the Israel-Palestin conflict. This discussion was facilitated by Diane Musho Hamilton.
Panelist Bios:
- Theo Horesh has written hundreds of popular articles on global affairs and author of “The Holocausts We All Deny – Collective Trauma in the World Today”.
- Vince Fakhoury Horn is a Palestinian-American, Dharma Teacher & cofounder of Buddhist Geeks, and an Integral Technologist.
- Tomer Duwek grew up and lived in a settlement in the West Bank and until the age of 21 served in the Israeli army during the first Intifada. He is an artist and Zen monk living in the USA since 2003 and is a student of Diane Musho Hamilton.
- Diane Musho Hamilton is a Zen Roshi, professional mediator, an Integral facilitator, and author of “Everything Is Workable – A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution” & co-author of “Compassionate Conversations – How to Speak And Listen From The Heart”.
- Miles Kessler is an American/Israeli dual citizen, a teacher of Aikido and meditation, and founding director of “Aikido Without Boarders”, an NPO promoting Aikido and conflict resolution between Israeli and Palestinians through the martial art of Aikido. Miles has lived in Tel Aviv since 2006 where he has his school, The Integral Dojo.
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