ABSTRACT
The discussion of appropriate responses to the violence occurring in the second intifada encompasses various approaches at the macro and micro level. Some of them have been introduced and analysed in the preceding Chapters 9–11. Probably the most popular response in this respect is the criminal prosecution. At the macro level, only a few alternatives have been discussed (Cohen 1995). At the grassroots level, there are numerous programmes and institutions that promote dialogue and encounter between Palestinians and Israelis (Bar-On 2005; Maoz 2004; Auer-Shayan and Cromer 2007). Unfortunately, they are not given the degree of attention they deserve. At the same time restorative justice programmes as they are defined in the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters (henceforth UN Basic Principles) are hardly — if at all — implemented in the context of the Israeli—Palestinian conflict. 1 The question arises if restorative justice approaches are of any relevance for violent incidents occurring in the course of the intifada and to what extent the definitions of the UN Basic Principles can be applied in such cases.
