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But if, according to Nets-Zehnguts, one suddenly admits ‘I acted badly’, it stops the negative cycle and moves towards a positive direction. This raises among them a more positive attitude towards the rival party, thereby promoting peace and reconciliation, he added. According to Nets-Zehnguts, Israeli Jews unilaterally positively transformed their collective memory of the conflict with Arabs and Palestinians since the 1970s. “But when you selectively choose good things about the rival party and critical things about self, then it’s positive,” he added. A good example of using collective memory for peace in India and across the border, he said, would be to admit acting improperly on some instances — not stopping a massacre, for instance..