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Please tell me about your work at Rabbis for Human Rights.

I believe that in order to change the political reality and to change policy, it isn't enough to do work on the ground - you have to change peoples' worldviews. That's the approach I'm promoting. Rabbi Nava Hefetz 2 Vision

Please tell me about your work at Rabbis for Human Rights.

My department is involved with scores of projects in Israel, as well as collaborative projects with our Palestinian neighbors. We organize projects in Israel, especially for young people. I believe that in order to change the political reality and to change policy, it isn't enough to do work on the ground - you have to change peoples' worldviews. That's the approach I'm promoting. Today, people in Israel are entrenched in their positions. After so many years of Intifada and bombings, you can sell Israeli society anything. Someone who doesn't get around and isn't exposed to the daily reality may be glad that the army is acting against the Palestinians, saying, "They deserve it. They have had their chance." But, I think the situation is more complex than that. When there is terrorism and your kids are teenagers, you can't keep them indoors and outside it's like a game of Russian roulette. So it's very easy to say, "Let's show them." But, I haven't seen that approach work, so apparently we need to do something else. That brings me back to what I already mentioned: in order to change policies and change things on the ground we need to change peoples' worldviews. That's why a large part of my activity is among young Israelis in various environments, including the army. For example, we take soldiers on tours of the separation barrier in Jerusalem.