%0 Journal Article %T From victimhood to peace activism: The potential role of personal loss and inclusive victim beliefs %A Nurit Shnabel %A Shira Mor %A Yaniv Belhassen %J Group Processes & Intergroup Relations %@ 1461-7188 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/1368430217699463 %X Most of the literature on collective victimhood has focused on its negative consequences for conflict resolution. Only recently has the understanding emerged that collective victimhood can also play a role in reconciliation. The present research aimed to test this recent insight in the context of the Israeli¨CPalestinian conflict. A sample of 200 Israeli Jews who participated in the 2015 Israeli¨CPalestinian Memorial Day ceremony organized by the Combatants for Peace organization completed online questionnaires. In line with our predictions, personal victimization (i.e., losing a significant other due to the conflict) and inclusive victim perceptions (i.e., perceptions of a ¡°common victim identity,¡± namely, similarity between the ingroup¡¯s and the outgroup¡¯s suffering) predicted peace activism. However, perceptions of a common perpetrator identity failed to predict activism. These results were replicated in a sample of 106 Israeli Jews who participated in the 2016 ceremony. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed %K collective victimhood %K Combatant for Peace %K common perpetrator identity %K inclusive victim consciousness %K Palestinian¨CIsraeli Bereaved Families for Peace %K peace activism %K reconciliation %K the Israeli¨CPalestinian conflict %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1368430217699463