The world has known many periods when two factions held such strong hatred of each other that bloody conflicts were regular, ongoing, unsurprising events. But there is perhaps no modern period of conflict as sustained as that of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. The author of this book argues that the obstacles to achieving a solution are not just political, but also psychological. His research, which includes interviews conducted with people from both sides of the conflict, shows that just as much as the disagreements over borders, refugees, and settlements, both parties are kept from the negotiating table by psychological factors including mistrust, hatred, stereotypes, and prejudice. The author shows us how the hatred and mistrust were created and persist for the populace, with interviewees ranging from an Israeli right wing settler and a Palestinian militant to victims of violence on both sides. This book includes compelling reviews of the psychological research regarding Israeli-Palestinian relationships, and into stereotype and prejudice formation, violence and dehumanisation, posttraumatic stress and, also, reconciliation, mediation, and peacemaking.