In this episode of ROPESCAST, Ksenia Svetlova sits down with Professor Sari Nusseibeh — Palestinian philosopher, former president of Al-Quds University, and one of the most consistent voices for a political settlement.
They look at why previous peace initiatives collapsed, the reasons those efforts never took hold, and the worrying slide toward radicalization on both sides. Nusseibeh also asks a harder question: why the academic world has produced so few bold voices, and so little leadership, capable of offering a real perspective for change.
A co-author of the 2002 People’s Voice initiative with ex-Shinbet chief Ami Ayalon, Nusseibeh speaks from decades of trying to make compromise thinkable — and from watching that space shrink.
Tune in for a candid conversation about the peace that failed, the polarization that followed, and the work that is yet to be done.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:39 Representing Arafat in Jerusalem
03:59 When Israelis and Palestinians Still Had Hope
06:37 Why Talk About Peace During War?
08:35 The People, Not the Leaders, Hold the Key
10:49 What Happened to Academic Cooperation?
14:44 Is the Two-State Solution Still Possible?
18:28 How Israel and Palestine Lost Hope
23:29 Why Hamas Gained Strength
34:54 The Mistakes That Destroyed the Peace Process
43:04 From Enemy of Israel to Peace Advocate
45:59 “It’s Crazy Not to Do It”
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