Students Discuss Israel & Palestine | Finding Empathy | 25FA Class #28 Full Lecture

Welcome to the twenty-eighth class of the Fall 2025 semester. This is the original live stream, which was broadcast on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Penn State’s University Park Campus.

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🚨🚨🚨Timestamps🚨🚨🚨
0:00:00 WinC Recruitment
0:02:32 Topic Introduction | Sam’s Intention
0:08:24 Volunteer Introductions
0:10:39 Value of Listening | Reflective Listening
0:12:08 Background of the Conflict
0:16:12 Multiple Opinions | Role of the Facilitator | The Goal
0:21:30 Sam Presents: Pro-Israeli Perspective
0:28:05 Sam Presents: Pro-Palestinian Perspective
0:33:19 Reflecting Both Sides
0:35:10 Life as a Palestinian American & Jewish American
0:40:29 Agreeing With The Other Side | What Do You See?
0:55:18 Understand the Similarities First | What is “Truth”?
1:00:09 Don’t Change Your Perspective | Gain a New One

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