From Failed Peace Plans to a Real Destination with Prof. Sari Nusseibeh

<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in for a candid conversation about the peace that failed, the polarization that followed, and the work that is yet to be done.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">00:00</a> Introduction</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=99s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">01:39</a> Representing Arafat in Jerusalem</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=239s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">03:59</a> When Israelis and Palestinians Still Had Hope</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=397s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">06:37</a> Why Talk About Peace During War?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=515s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">08:35</a> The People, Not the Leaders, Hold the Key</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=649s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">10:49</a> What Happened to Academic Cooperation?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=884s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">14:44</a> Is the Two-State Solution Still Possible?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=1108s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">18:28</a> How Israel and Palestine Lost Hope</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=1409s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">23:29</a> Why Hamas Gained Strength</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZWMbaIh9Ik&t=2094s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">34:54</a> T