Meetings & Workshops

 
19
Sep
2017

Jerusalem and the Palestinian-Israeli Impasse

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Arturo Scotto, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Italy; Roberto Speranza, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Italy; Daniela Reggiani, Technical Staff; Umberto De Giovannangeli, Technical Staff; Fabio Sokolowicz, Consul General; Federico Dimonopoli, Consul; Jamal Abu Omar, Interpreter.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
5
Jul
2017

Turkish-European NGOs

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Mar
2017

The Conflict in the Region and Palestine's Domestic and International Challenges

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: LSE International Relations (Grimshaw) Club Students Group: Tarlach Russell; Leighton Hughes; Abi Steadman; Clara Rupf; Martha van Bakel; Mary Smith; Annie Osborne; Megan Scott; Yasmin Muneer; Seifu Al-Midhadi; Grant Goldberg; Alina Epeykina; Chieh Ho Cheng; Nora Hristova.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
28
Mar
2017

Sweden's Ongoing Engagement and Dialogue with the Palestinian and Israeli Civil Societies Promoting a Peaceful Solution to the Conflict

  • Organizer: Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
  • Location: Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ambassador Per Örnéus, Swedish Government’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process; Lily Feidy, CEO, The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (Miftah); Omar Shaban, Founder & Director, Pal-Think - Strategic Studies; George Zeidan, Co-Founder of Palestine Marathon, Palestine Marathon Organizing Committee, Right to Movement; Walid Salem, Director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development and Lecturer at Al-Quds University; Nidal Foqaha, Palestinian Peace Coalition (Geneva Initiative).
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
23
Mar
2017

UNSCO's Work in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Robert Piper, Deputy Special Coordinator, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), Jerusalem; Shirin Pakfar, Chief, Coordination Unit, UNSCO, Jerusalem; Shifa Jayousi, UNSCO, Jerusalem; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
22
Mar
2017

US President Trump and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Andy Dwonch, Mission Director for Palestine, Mercy Corps; Marie Cherchar, Consul & Head of Political Affairs, Consulate General of Belgium, Jerusalem; Mark Brown, Representative, Lutheran World Federation; Julie Norman, Lecturer & Researcher, Queen's University Belfast; Ulrike Hauer, Head of Political Section, Office of the European Union Representative; Karita Laisi, Head of Development Cooperation, Representative Office of Finland, Ramallah; Tom Dallal, Deputy Director, Diakonia; Hans Grundberg, Deputy Head of Mission, Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem; Dr. Bernard Sabella, PLC Member, Executive Director of Middle East Council of Churches/Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Walid Salem, Director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development and Lecturer at Al-Quds University; Fouad Hallak, Policy Advisor, NSU; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Kate Taber, Facilitator for Peacemaking and Mission Partnerships at Presbyterian Church (USA) World Mission; Ashleigh Montgomery, Graduate Student, School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, USA; Khalil Assali, Journalist; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
18
Jan
2017

Reflections on Trump and Palestinian Strategy

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Jerome M. Segal, Senior Research Scholar, University of Maryland, US; Sam Bahour, Managing Partner, Applied Information Management (AIM); Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor
Participants: Pierre Cochard, Consul General, French Consulate, Jerusalem; Minh-Di Tang, Deputy Consul General, French Consulate, Jerusalem; Amb. Francisco Mauro de Holanda, Head, Representative Office of Brazil to the PA, Ramallah; Leandro Vieira Silva, First Secretary; Representative Office of Brazil, Ramallah; S-Tolga Eimer, Counsellor, Turkish Consulate, Jerusalem; Artras Gailinas, Head Representative Office of Lithuania to the PA; Meejoeng Hong, Professor, Seoul, Korea; Sidney Fisher, Counsellor and Head of Political Section, Representative Office of Canada to the PA, Ramallah; Simon Mmutle, First Secretary Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Nicholas Cooper, Political Officer, Representative Office of Australia to the PA, Ramallah; Marcia Pius, Head, Representative Office of Australia to the PA, Ramallah; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden, Jerusalem; Jussi Tanskanen, First Secretary, Representative Office of Finland to the PA, Ramallah; Pedro Sousa e Abreu, Head, Representative Office of Portugal to the PA, Ramallah; Dr. Andrea Nasi, Head, Representative Office of Austria to the PA, Ramallah; Dr. Beyhan Senturk, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Omran Shroufi, Program Manager, FES; Nisreen Al-Aref, Head of Administration & Finance, FES; Christoph Klement, Project Assistant, FES; Nicola Hofmann, Intern, FES; Feryat Sannuroglu, FES; Joost van Puijenbroek, PAX; Pieter Dronkers, PAX; Jannie Kuik, Program Officer, PAX; Adam Rasgon, Journalist, Jerusalem Post; Jamal Al-Aref, UNDP; Dr. Safa Nasser Eddin, Vice-President, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Omar Zaro, Jerusalem Area Director, Al-Quds University; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Shakib Husseini; Nabil Izhiman, Legal Professional, Jerusalem; Dana Hanna, Intern, Program Assistant; Saad Halawani, British Council, Jerusalem; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Asad Tahhan; Dr. Nafez Nubani, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Dr. Inas Abu Shilbayeh, Consultant; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Zakariya Odeh, Director, the Civic Coalition for Palestinians' Rights in Jerusalem; Ratebeh Alaedin, Palestine Democratic Union -FIDA; Mohammed Kirresh, Researcher; Shifa jayyousi, UNCo, Jerusalem; Fouad Hallaq, Negotiations Support Unit; Ibrahim Matar, Economist; Christine Rinawi, Reporter, Palestine TV; Sawsan Safadi, PR Manager, PA Ministry of Education; Nabeel Hamoudeh; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA, Hind Husseini, PASSIA; Sarah Backleh, Intern, PASSIA; Tasneem Qasem, Intern, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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1
Nov
2016

History & Culture: Turkish Perspective

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Turkish Cultural Center at the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey.
Participants: Prof. Dr. Seref Ates, Deputy President, Yunus Emre Institute, Ankara, Turkey
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
12
Jul
2016

Brexit – Repercussions on the Middle East and on EU and UK Foreign Policy

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Rosemary Hollis, Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at City University, London, formerly Middle East Director at Chatham House.
Participants: Maha Samman, Professor, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Saad Halawani, Program Manager - Society, British Council, Jerusalem; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Jussi Tanskanen, Deputy Head of Mission, Representative Office of Finland to the PA, Ramallah; Niklas Sense, Intern, FES; Felix Wessel, Intern, FES; Willem Theus, Intern, Belgian Consulate General, Jerusalem; Ralph Tarraf, Representative, European Union; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Dean of Medical School, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Dr. Safa Nasser Eddin, Vice-President, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; James Downer, Deputy Consul General, British Consulate General, Jerusalem; Shatha Abdul Samad, British Consulate General; Farah Abu Sahliya, British Consulate General; Diana Safieh, Owner, Safieh Tours & Travel, Jerusalem; Bassem Khoury, CEO of Dar Al Shifa Pharmaceuticals; Woong-Chul Pak, Head, Representative Office of the Republic of Korea to the PA, Ramallah; Roh Suk-Jo, World News Desk Newsroom, The Chosunilbo, Korea; Nabil Izhiman, Legal Professional, Jerusalem; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Mira Puetz, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
12
Jun
2016

Meeting with the Parliamentary Delegation from Greece

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ioannis Bournous (SYRIZA, Member of the Political Secretariat), Nektarios Bougdanis (SYRIZA, Member of Scretariat of Foreign Affairs), Rigas Panos (SYRIZA Central Committee Secretatiat), Antonios Markopoulos (SYRIZA Foreign Department Coordinator), Dr. Andreas Michailidis (SYRIZA, MP, Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy)
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
12
Apr
2016

The Prospects of an International Peace Conference in the Light of the French Proposal

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Herve Magro, French Consul General, Jerusalem; Dr. Nasser Qudwa, Chairperson of the Yasser Arafat Foundation, Member of the PLO Central Council; Joanne Barrett, Chief, Regional Affairs Unit, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle
Participants: Majdoleen Jibril, PCBS; Eng. Khaled Kaloti, Businessman, Jerusalem; Oliver Wils, Berghof Foundation; Nabil Izhiman, Attorney at Law, Jerusalem; Claudia Busch, German Representative Office; Fouad Abdeen, Union of the Charitable Societies; Saad Halawani, Program Manager - Society, British Council, Jerusalem; Mahesh Kumar, Head, Representative Office of India, Ramallah; Margrete Laland, Second Secretary, Political Affairs, Representative Office of Norway, Ramallah; Mustafa Kemal Sahin, Vice-Consul, Turkish Consulate, Jerusalem; Fr. Rafiq Khouri, Latin Patriarchate, Jerusalem; Safa Nasser Eddin, Vice-President, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Paul Garnier, Head, Representative Office of Switzerland, Ramallah; Mohammad Halayka, Director of Yasser Arafat Museum, Ramallah; Dr. Hala Ackall Hallak, Orthodontist; Dr. Samir Khatib, Al-Quds University; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Rania Muhareb, Student; Jimmy Hutcheon, Journalist, BFM TV & AFP; Suleiman Abu Dayyeh, Head of Palestinian Desk, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF); Adnan Husseini, Governor of Jerusalem and Minister of Jerusalem Affairs; Ahmad Safadi, Director, Elia Youth Organization, Jerusalem; Christine Rinawi, Journalist, Palestine TV; Dr. Rafiq Husseini, CEO, Al-Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem; Itedal Al-Ashhab, Deputy Head, Union of the Charitable Societies, Jerusalem; Dr. Nafez Nubani, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Dr. Bassem Khoury, former Minister of National Economy; Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstilä, Head, Representative Office of Finland, Ramallah; Jussi Tanskanen, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Finland, Ramallah; Svilen Bozhanov, Representative Office of Bulgaria, Ramallah; Dr. Talal Abu Afifa, Head, Jerusalem Intellectual Forum; Eveline Muhareb, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service); Ropert Nicolas, Journalist; Mansour Tahboub, Deputy General Manager, Yasser Arafat Foundation, Ramallah; Woong-Chul Pak, Head, Representative Office of Korea, Ramallah; Aya Barakat, Issaf Nashashibi Center, Jerusalem; Nathan Stock, Field Office Director, The Carter Center, Ramallah; Amb. Takeshi Okubo, Japanese Representative to the PA, Ramallah; Ali Dowani, Palmedia; Raed Saadeh, Head, Jerusalem Tourism Cluster; Muna Shamsuddin, Head, Political Team, British Consulate General; Suhail Miari, Al-Quds University; Mazen Sinokrot, Chairman of AlQuds Holding, Jerusalem; Nida Dalmantaite, Head, Representative Office of Lithuania; Claudette Habesch, Executive Council Member, Caritas, Jerusalem; Firas Yousef, Media; Khalil Assali, Journalist; Walter Klitz, Director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty (FNF); Diana Safieh, Owner, Safieh Tours & Travel, Jerusalem; Kate Solomon, Representative Office of Canada, Ramallah; Unni Rambøll, Deputy Head, Representative of Norway; Beyhan Senturk, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Omran Shroufi, Program Manager, FES; Chloé Rouveyrolles, Journalist, Libération; Sawsan Safadi, PR Manager, PA Ministry of Education; Sama Aweidah, Director, Women's Studies Center, Jerusalem; Julie Trottier, Director of Research, French National Centre for Scientific Research; Dr. Ahmad Soboh, General Manager, Yasser Arafat Foundation; Salah Zuhaika, Community Activist, Jerusalem; Dr. Husam Zomlot, Ambassador at Large, Presidency, State of Palestine; Mohammed Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Eng. Fouad Dakkak, Real Estate Consultant, Jerusalem; Stephanie Benamozig, Project Management Consultant, Grassroots Jerusalem and CAPI; Fouad Hallak, PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Rajai Khateeb, Cameraman; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA; Núria Masdéu, Volunteer, PASSIA, Maria Garrido, Volunteer, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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9
Jun
2015

EU Policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict after the Constitution of the New Israeli Government

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Muriel Asseburg, Senior Fellow, Middle East and Africa, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs - SWP), Berlin Moderator: Ingrid Ross, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem
Participants: Lena Skoglund, Consul, Political Affairs/Human Rights, Swedish Consulate, Jerusalem; Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstilä, Representative, Representative Office of Finland to the PA, Ramallah; Richard Asbeck, Resident Representative in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy CD, ANERA, Jerusalem; Dr. Awad Mansour, Lecturer, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Valerie Feron, Journalist, France; David Schwob, Program Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA, Jerusalem; Amira Jabr, Intern, PASSIA; Dalia Bitar, Intern, PASSIA; Nora Crossey, Intern, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Sep
2014

The EU and the War on Gaza – What Lies Ahead?

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of National Economy
Participants: Noah Kennedy, Writer; Simon Jaser, Consular of Affairs, Portugal; Nathan Stock, Field Officer Director, The Carter Center; Dr. Hisham Nassar, Doctor, Cardiologist; Itedal AL-Ashhab, Educational Portfolio & Member at the National Conference; Khalid Khatib, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Nicos Panayi, Head of the Representative Office, Cyprus; Lisa Main, Academic; Hayden Cooper, Journalist; Herve Magro, Consul General, France; Geza Mihalyi, Head of Mission, Hungary; Benat Cusin, EUPOL COPPS; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Director; Nida Dalmantaite, Representative/Counselor, Lithuania; Oliver McTernan, Director, Forward Thinking, UK; Walid Salim, Director, CDCDC; Sergio Sierra ‎Berna, Representative, Mexico; Kursad Mahmat, TIKA; Shifa Jayousi; Terry Boullata, Senior Advisor, SDC; Brunu Jans, Consul General, Belgium; Martina Feeney, Representative, Ireland; Barbara Wolf, Head of the Mission, Germany; Julie Trottier, Director of Research; Eveline Muhareb, Program Coordinator; Rania Muhareb, Student; Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstil, Head of the Mission, Finland; Jakob Rieken, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Fouad Abu Ghosh, Producer; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Fadi Hidmi, Director General; Mustafa Sarnic, Consul General, Turkey; Anne Sofie, Consul General, Sweden; Dr. Safa Nasser El-Din; Solly Tshivhula, Counselor, South Africa; Carmen Mocanu, Deputy Head of Mission/Political Affairs, Romania; Samah Dweik, Journalist; Khalil Assali, Media; Ingrid Ross, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Dr. Nader Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Felix Neugebauer, ANERA; Elias Khoury, Lawyer; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer; Hani Abdeen, Medical Doctor; Junya Matsuura, Head, Japan; Sawsan Safadi, PR Manager, Samer Melki, Deputy Consul, France; Julie Jolles, US Consulate; Anders Tang Friborg, Representative, Denmark; Aleksandra Bukowska-McCabe, Representative, Poland; Jens Kirk Nielsen, Customs Expert, EU BAM; Dr. Andrea Nasi, Representative, Austria; Benoit Cusin, Political Adviser, EUPOL COPPS; Juan José Escobar Stemmann, Consul General, Spain; Franka Van Wandelen, Assistant of the HoM, Netherlands; Sanna Kyllonen, Deputy HoM/Development, Finland; Rafael Lopez, Spain; Joris Van Winckel, PoL Officer, EUREP, Yusuf Osman Diktas, Deputy Consul; Turkey.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
11
Mar
2014

EU Policies, the Two-State Solution & the Ongoing Negotiations

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Mattia Toaldo, Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations, London; Olaf Boehnke, Director, European Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin
Participant(s): Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Ingrid Ross, Director of FES; Yusef Daher, JIC; Michel Nseir, JIC; Camilla Giordano, P. Assistant; Edwin Sounyrem, Intern, FES; Daniel Marwecki, Intern, FES; Jens Ladekarl, FES; Dr. Bassem Abu Assab, Director of Al-Hayat Health Center; Leena Ritola, EU; Nathan Stock, Carter; Kate Taber, PC USA; Feron Valerie, ECFR; Mattia Toaldo, ECFR; Hugh Lovatt ECFR; Olaf Boehnke, ECFR; Fulvio Capurso, Italian Cooperation; Marco Azzalini, Italian Cooperation; Christian Palomdi, Italian Cooperation; Nader Farah, Engineer; Mansour Tahboub, Director; Louisa Mammeri, Student; Hans Grundberb, Head of Political Section, EUEP; Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, Advocacy Officer; Caroline Vent, UK Department for International Development; Maysara Husseini, DTA; Diana Safieh, Safia Tours; Jacob Riena, Project Manager; Lara Habash, Communication Assistant; Mustafa Kemal Sahin, Vice Council, Turkish Consulate; Ziad Abu Zayyad, PIJ; Sawsan Safadi, PR Director; Khalid Khatib, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Walid Salim, Director, CDCD; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman of Board of Trustees, Al-Makassed; Dimi Reider, ECFR; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Physician; Fadi Hidmi, Director General; Ibrahim Al-Hindi, Architect; Dr. Maha Samman; Dr. Awad Mansour; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Prof., Al-Quds University; Mahmoud Jaddeh; Haj Abed Abu Diab; Dr. Nafeth Nubani; Muhammad Abu Kheir, Al-Quds Newspaper.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA