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Israeli society and the relations between Israeli Jews and Arabs have been thoroughly researched as an example of majority and minority groups that are in a deep-rooted conflict that effects mutual attitudes and behaviors, and the possibility of peaceful coexistence. Israeli Arabs are in a particularly difficult situation, where on the one hand they identify themselves as Arabs and Palestinians, and on the other hand their values and aspirations contradict at least to some level those of the Israeli society [1].
The current study attempted to overcome these limitations by conducting a uni-national intervention separately with Arab and Jewish adolescents. The current article presents the results pertaining only to the Arab participants. In addition, the program focused mostly on fostering emotional skills. The research accompanying the implementation of the program was quasi-experimental. The sample included 172 Arab 10th and 11th grade adolescents in northern Israel. The main research hypotheses were: 1) The participants' emotional intelligence and empathy towards Arabs will be higher at the end of the program than at its beginning; 2) The participants' empathy towards Jews will be higher at the end of the program than at its beginning.
