Meetings & Workshops
15
Oct
2022
St. Olaf College-PASSIA 2023 Study Program in Jerusalem
Participants: St. Olaf College, USA: Dr. Theresa Heath, Associate Director; Dr. Jason J Ripley, Associate Professor of Religion; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Adnan Joulani; Ines Amarnath, Intern. Dr. Usama Salman, Researcher specializing in Christian Matters.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
11
Oct
2022
South Africa's Experience of Conflict Resolution and Negotiating an End to Apartheid: Sharing Insights for the Palestinian Case
Speakers: Mohammed Bhabha, Qualified Attorney and Experienced Negotiator, former Member of the South African Parliament; Roelf Meyer, Lawyer, former Member of the South African Parliament, former State President, and Chief Negotiator for the National Party Government.
Participants: Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of the Republic of Bulgaria; Semra Demirer, Deputy Consul General of Turkey; John W. Robbins, Political Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: Paloma Serra, Deputy Consul General, Spanish Consulate General; Linnea Wesslén, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Sweden; Julio Escobedo, Representative Office of Mexico; Julian Arellano Riviere, Intern, Consulate General of Belgium; Michelle Hansen, Intern, Danish Representative Office; Victor Hansen, Intern, Representative Office of Denmark; Rosalia Bollen, Special Assistant for Political Affairs, UNSCO; Dr. Helga Baumgarten, Professor, Birzeit University; Eveline Muhareb, Project Coordinator, DAAD; Joan & James Alty, Representatives for Jordan, Palestine and Israel Mennonite Central Committee; Leonarda Pfaus, Intern, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES); Virginia Grossi, PhD Student; Constance Mouille, Student; Nina Magenties, Student; Roesch Matheo, Student; Michael Atzwanger, Volunteer; Rafael Mohr, Volunteer; Charlie Hierons,Consultant, Dialogue Advisory Group; Tommaso Toutanesi; Ein Arik Latin Monastery; Mathios Kallouma; Mathieu Totilo; Linda Kateeb; Don Wagner, Friends of Sabeel, North America; Mike Mineter, Iona Community, Scotland; Steve France, Mondoweiss Blog, affiliated with the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine-Israel Network, Washington DC; Lynn Fitzgerald; Karen Anderson; Silvia Giuliano; Roelf Meyer; Alexus Lentz; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Al-Quds University, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center; Prof. Khuloud Khayyat Dajani, Al-Quds University; Khalil Abu Khadija, Researcher, Grassroots Al-Quds; Samer Sharif, Director, Grassroots Al-Quds; Wafa Dajani, Consultant, Women's Study Center; Fadwa Khawaja, Chairwoman, Jerusalem Center for Women (via Zoom); Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Adv. Moazaz El-Hussainy, Lawyer; Dr. Sari Nusseibeh; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Dana Nuseibeh, Lecturer; Nora Kort; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security; Ibrahim Matar, Palestinian Economist and Researcher; Mohammad Siam, MA in International Law; Muneeb Sada; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Hussam Mousa, Tour Guide; Haifa Siyam, Translator; Forward Thinking, UK: Oliver McTernan, Director (Via Zoom); Harry Higginson, Projects Officer; Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Director; Nicolaus Limbourg, Middle East Programme Officer (via Zoom); PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, Imad Farrah; Omar Farrah; Alexandre Miliani, Intern; Ines Amarnath, Intern; Hind Husseini.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
10
Oct
2022
Palestine: the Land, the People, Their Rights, and Their Leadership
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Carrie van der Kroon, Manager, Defence for Children, Netherlands; Ronald Pasavee, Legal Director; Paul Koopmans, Banker; Michal Rovers, Civil Servant; Jol Schonerld, Immigration Director; Lodenghe de Beukelaer, CEO of a hospital; Anja de Bruin, Head of Business Operations, National Police; Joe Berkman, Entrepreneur International Logistic Company; Teresa Fogelberg, Moderator, Comenius; Jan Willem van Hoogstraten, CEO, Energy Company; Gerard van Ballegooy, Director, Ministry of Justice; Ida Veltman, Manager.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
10
Oct
2022
Dialogue on Jerusalem
Speakers: Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher; Rafif Zghayyar, English Teacher.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Carrie van der Kroon, Manager, Defence for Children, Netherlands; Ronald Pasavee, Legal Director; Paul Koopmans, Banker; Michal Rovers, Civil Servant; Jol Schonerld, Immigration Director; Lodenghe de Beukelaer, CEO of a hospital; Anja de Bruin, Head of Business Operations, National Police; Joe Berkman, Entrepreneur International Logistic Company; Teresa Fogelberg, Moderator, Comenius; Jan Willem van Hoogstraten, CEO, Energy Company; Gerard van Ballegooy, Director, Ministry of Justice; Ida Veltman, Manager. PASSIA: Adnan Joulani; Alexandre Miliani, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
4
Oct
2022
Courtesy Visit Introducing the New Operation PROTEUS Task Force Commander
Participants: Brigadier-General Patrick Robichaud, USSC Deputy Coordinator, Operation/Comd Task Force Jerusalem, Operation Proteus; Jonathan Seguin, USSC DCOORD Staff Officer, Canadian Forces; Osama Wazwaz, Canadian Embassy; PASSIA Team: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator; Alexandre Miliani, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
26
Sep
2022
The Status Quo of the Muslim and Christian Holy Places in Jerusalem, Especially Al-Haram Ash-Sharif
Participants: Turkish Consulate General, Jerusalem: Amb. Ahmet Rıza Demirer, Consul; Emre Yilmaz, Vice-Consul: Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
22
Sep
2022
The Current Situation of the Palestinian Cause and the Role of Christians in Palestine
Participants: Ein Arik Latin Monastery: Ignazio De Francesco, Monk & Researcher; M. Caterine Pew; Alessandro Barchi; Ada Nava; Hilene Vittoni; Carla Copperlloti; Tommaso Toutanesi; Giorgio Jaracchi; Masi Claudio.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Sep
2022
Recent Developments in the Region
Participants: Dr. Gregory Mahler, Academic Dean Emeritus, Research Professor of Politics, Earlham College, USA; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Alexandre Miliani, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Sep
2022
Religious Profile of East Jerusalem (as Part of East Jerusalem Seminar)
Participants: Alistair Burt, Former Member, UK Parliament; Michele Dunne, Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network (FAN); Daniel C. Kurtzer, Former US Ambassador to Israel & Egypt, S. Daniel Abraham Professor, Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affair; Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Director, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program, U.S. Institute of Peace; Ambassador Svein Sevje; Naif Abu Sharkia, Professional Mediator and Consultant in conflicts with National and Religious Dimensions; Dr. Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali; Celine Touboul, Co-Executive Director, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF); Ambassador Hesham Youssef; Daniel (Danny) Seidemann, Member, Israeli Bar Association; Dan Rothem, Senior Policy Advisor, Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation (HKI); Jess Manville, Research and Policy Associate, Terrestrial Jerusalem; Ofer Zalzberg, Middle East Program Director, Herbert Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
6
Sep
2022
Palestinian Education in Jerusalem
Speakers: Nisreen Alayan, Advocate; Abdel Qader Husseini, Director of Faisal Al-Husseini Foundation.
Participants: Giuseppe Fedele, Consul General, Italian Consulate General; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Franklin Aquilina, Head, Representative of Malta; Stephane Vrevin, Education Attaché, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Marie-Madeleine Santos, Cooperation Attaché, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Khomotso Maake, First Secretary (Political), South African Representative Office; Rima Tadros, Senior Program Advisor (Education Portfolio), Norwegian Representative Office; Basma S. Khatib, Press, Human Rights and Cultural Affairs Officer, German Representative Office; Krisztina Toth, Deputy Head, Hungarian Representative Office; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden; Christoffer Edberg, Intern,Consulate General of Sweden; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Hannes Alpen, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Dr. Usama Antar, Senior Program Manager, FES, Gaza; Tami Rafidi, Programs Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Leonarda Pfaus, FES Intern; Joeri Leysen, Intervention Manager, Enabel; Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Zakaria Odeh, Executive Director, Civic Coalition for Jerusalem; Ziad Hammouri, Director, Jerusalem Center for Social & Economic Rights (JCSER); Prof. Imad Khatib, Executive Vice President for Jerusalem Campus, Al-Quds University; Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University; Dr Lina Ishaq Al Qutub, Faculty Member, Al-Quds University; Bilal Abed Rabbo, Al-Iman Schools, Jerusalem; Mahira Dajani, President, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Dr. Mohammad Al-Khatib, General Director, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Iman Taji, School Principal, Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization, Jerusalem; Eng. Khaled Al-Khatib, Director, Palestinian Heritage Museum; Rania Useleh, Head of Public Relations, Jerusalem Directorate of Education; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Abdalla Hamdan, Community Activist; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, Community Activist; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Wafa Dajani, Consultant, Women's Study Center; Dr. Amjad Shihab, Al-Maqdisi College; Fadwa Al-Husseini, Executive Director, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Noor Totah; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator; Adnan Joulani; Omar Farrah; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Alexandre Miliani, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
25
Aug
2022
Introductory Meeting and Briefing for the New Political Counselor at the Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA)
Participants: Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; Lourdes Lamela, Political Counselor; Rosaline Antar, Political Specialist; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
8
Aug
2022
The War on Gaza (August 2022)
Participants: Russia Today: Dalia Nammari, Journalist; Mohammad Osho, Cameraman; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA