From the Editor's Desk

Kaveret, published by the Department of Behavioral sciences, the College of Management, is celebrating ts tenth birthday. In January 2000, Kaverets first ssue was devoted to Love; with its tenth issue, Kaveret looks into the meaning of Peace. During the five years of its existence, the journal has scrutinized other concepts that touch upon our human experience: Leadership (Kaveret No. 2, March 2001), Freedom (Kaveret No. 3, June 2001), Justice (Kaveret No. 4, January 2002), Happiness (Kaveret No. 5, June 2002), Beauty (Kaveret No. 6, January 2003), Desire (Kaveret No. 7, June 2003), Truth (Kaveret No. 8, January 2004) and Self-Sacrifice (Kaveret No. 9, July 2004).

Kaveret represents an attempt to create a different type of academic journal. Its purpose is to deal with issues from the multidisciplinary perspective of its home, the Department of Behavioral Sciences. The articles are written from varied perspectives !(professional, medical, literary, artistic, etc.) in a highly accessible style. In doing so, the academic discourse, conducted in prose, verse, art and iterature, steps outside academia to reach the general Dublic.

The concepts selected for the separate issues reflect Dositive aspects of human behavior. This choice captures contemporary trends in the human sciences aimed at exploring how individuals can achieve selfrealization, happiness and tranquility.

Peace has many meanings. Sapir's Hebrew dictionary defines Peace as spiritual calm, serenity and rest. These meanings can also apply to situations where states no longer battle each other, or as formulas for greetings or goodbyes.

The articles included in this issue are arranged in an order that somewhat deviates from the Kaveret credo. Instead of the traditional direction going from the general to the particular, we have reversed that order here. This change from the particular to the general was not done casually; it makes a statement: The route to Peace is inductive, it begins with the individual, continues to relationships between individuals and only then to relations between nations. In other words, international Peace is rooted in interpersonal Peace. This position is expressed in the content of the articles (the majority refer to peace between people with only a minority discussing peace between states) and their organization. The strength of the multidisciplinary approach is also its weakness: The articles presented here deal with many aspects of Peace — the philosophical, psychological and sociological — but certainly do not exhaust them.

The first seven articles (1-7) examine the philosophical, sociological, educational and cultural aspects of Peace. The following six articles (8-13) discuss peace between individuals in various contexts through the vehicles of prose, verse and art. Peace between states, especially between Israel and the Palestinians, is explored in the next four articles (14- 17). The issue concludes with three stories (18-20).

Kaverets inquiry into Peace foLlows its credo, with the slight deviation from tenet 2:

1. Consideration of the concept (one per issue) is to be as comprehensive as feasible, touching on diverse points of view: philosophical, psychological, sociological, economic, legal, religious, geo-political,literary and artistic (short stories, verse and drawing).

2. The discussion is to range from the general to the particular, from macro-level relations focused on society to micro-level relations focused on individual human beings, their thoughts, feelings, disappointments and hopes.

3. Contributors can be students, graduates, teaching assistants and lecturers from the Academic Studies Division and other institutions.

4. The format is to be compact, focused, and aimed at as broad an audience as possible.

Just prior to going to press, a peace summit between the region's four major leaders was held inSharm-el- Sheik. At that meeting, the Intifada's conclusion was declared. We hope that this time, words will truly become deeds.

Kaveret No. 11, which will focus on Identity, is scheduled for publication in August 2005. As usual, we will accept manuscripts, articles and creative works, following review, that do not exceed 2,000 words in length, accompanied by a 40-word abstract and 6 bibliographical references (author, title, year of publication, city and publisher), free of footnotes, that abide by the four tenets of the Kaveret credo. We (are also happy to accept comments. Submissions will be accepted no later than 31 May 2005.

Dr. Rachel Pasternak, Editor

Department of Behavioral Sciences

Academic Studies Division

The College of Management