Meetings & Workshops

Participants: Dr. Colin Irwin, Professor, Institute of Governance, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Participants: Hanny Megally, Director of Middle East & North Africa Program, International Center for Transitional Justice, New York, US; Anne Massagee, International Center for Transitional Justice, New York, US.

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Participants: Greg Shapland, Head of the Middle East & North Africa Research Group, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, UK.

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Participants: Rev. Dr. Hans Ucko, Programme Executive, Interreligious Relations and Dialogue, World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Participants: Ross Allen, Political Consul, British Consulate General, Jerusalem; Fadi Ali, Press & Public Diplomacy Officer, British Consulate General, Jerusalem; Jason Benham, Spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry; Barry Marston, Spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor, Al-Quds University; Adnan Al-Huessini, Engineer, General Director of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf.

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Participants: Michael Birkel, Professor of Religion, EARLHAM College, Richmond Indiana, US.

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Participants: David G. Hirsch, Librarian for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.

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Participants: Visiting delegation of Social-Democratic Party members of the German Bundestag (parliament)
Christian Lange, Member of the German Bundestag (MdB), Social Democratic Party (SPD); Kerstin Griese, MdB, SPD; Andreas Weigel, MdB, SPD; Thomas Oppermann, MdB, SPD; Issam Akel, Director of Planning & Democratic Governance, Community Habitat Finance International (CHF); Ali Saifi, General Consulting & Training; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Middle East Rep., ANERA; Hussein Al-Araj, Al-Najah National University, Nablus; Khaled Nabris, Independent Consultant; Rose Shomali, WATC General Director; Jamal Al-Shobaki, former Minister, Ministry of Local Government; Muzna Shihabi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ramallah; Frank Samol, GTZ, Ramallah; Marouf Zahran, Ministry of Civil Affairs; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Samir Abdullah, Director of MAS; Mahmoud Abdullah, Deputy Mayor, Beitunia; Salem Balatieh, City Engineer; Samah Abuoun Hamad, Capacity Building Department, Municipal Development & Lending Fund; Ohood Enaia, Ministry of Local Government; Wesam Ahmad, Legal Advisor, Al-Mustakbal; Ghazaleh Arar, Member, GUPT; Faisal Awartani, Professor, Birzeit University; Nadia Hajal, Independent Trainer-Researcher; Bassam Qatanani, General Manager, PAFA; Inas Abu Shilbayeh, Consultant; Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Fredrich-Ebert Foundation; Katja Franke, Friedrich-Ebert Foundation; Elisabeth Schumann-Braune, Friedrich-Ebert Foundation; Jennifer Mansey, Fredrich-Ebert Foundation; Kainat Dweik, Director, Palestinian Student Center; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA; Francesca Gilli, Mahdis Azarmandi, Sophie Shiber, PASSIA.

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Participants: Sus Van Elzen, Writer, Foreign Affairs.

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Participants: Walter Reich, Professor of Psychiatry, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington.

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Speakers: Jan de Jong, Geographer, on: The Geographic & Demographic Aspects of Kadima’s “Convergence Plan”, Dr. George Giacaman, Professor at Birzeit University, Director, The Palestinian Institute for the Study of Democracy, MUWATIN, on:
The Future of Palestinian Politics: How to save Hamas from its “Victory” and Fateh from its “Defeat”

Participants: Feras Milhem, Lecturer in Law, Birzeit University; Wafe Masoud, Coordinator, Cultural Activities, Franco-German Institute; Mirvat Hasan, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ghazaleh Arar, Member, General Union of Palestinian Teachers; Mansour Gharabeh, Director, PARC; Luay Shabaneh, Director, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Dr. Khalil Nakleh, Team Leader, Mu’assasat (Civil Societies Institutions); Dr.Mustafa Abu Sway, Professor, Al-Quds University; Ohood Anaya, Ministry of Local Government; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Mohammad Ishtayyeh, Director, PECDAR; Bassam Qatanani, Palestinian Agency for Food and Agriculture; Sam Bahour, Applied Information Management; Wesam Ahmad, Al-Mustakbal; Maha Jaber, Event Management Al-Arabi Multimedia; Dr. Mohammad Altherf, Lawyer; Neda’ Hnaiti, Project Coordinator, Aman-Palestine; Kainat Dweik, Director, Palestinian Student Center; Muzna Shihabi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Washington,DC; Gabi Baramki, Head of Palestinian Council for Peace & Justice; Walter Reich, Professor of Psychiatry, Elliott School of International Affairs; Tova Reich, Writer; Maher Awawdeh Ministry of Culture; Francesca Gilli, Mahdis Azarmandi, Sophie Shiber, PASSIA.

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Speakers: Dr. Ralf Stegner, Minister of Interior, Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Haj Ismail Jabr, Former National Security Chief, West Bank, PNC Member; Dr. Azmi Al-Shuai’bi, General Coordinator for Transparency Palestine

Participants: Abbas Zaki, Member of the Fateh Central Committee; Mohammad Nuseibeh, Member, Higher Islamic Council; Edward Hoffman, Team Leader, EC-Prosject; Zakaria Al-Qaq, Vice President, Al-Quds University; Robert Davies, Chief of Party, Security Sector Reform; Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Fredrich-Ebert Foundation; Fadwa Shaer, Ministry of Interior; Nahed Jaber, WATC General Coordinator; Jibril Rajoub, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Security Council; Raji Al-Najami, Brigadier-General, Palestinian Security Forces; Ghazaleh Arar, Member, GUPT; Asem Khalil, Acting Director of Research, Institute of Law; Elisabeth Petersen, Program Coordinator, Fredrich-Ebert Foundation; Zakaria Serhed, Clerk, Refugee Committee, PLC; Maher Awawdeh, Director, Ministry of Information; Mohammad Al Tharf, Lawyer; Musa Abu-Dheim, Lawyer; Nidal Omar, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Majed Arouri, The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen’s Rights; Claudia Fenz, Judge, EUCopps; Ziad Abu Ein, Deputy Minister, Prisoners’ Affairs; Roland Friedrich, Advisor, MENA Program, DCAF, Geneva; Ghassan Abdullah, IT Expert EC-EPJ; Hussein Deek, Shams Center; Faisal Awartani, CEO, Alpha International for Polling, Research and Informatics; Ohood Enaia, Ministry of Local Government

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Participants: Terry & Michele Finseth, Companion Facilitators for Joining Hands for Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church, USA

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Participants: Andre Draznin, PhD Candidate under Prof. Asher Susser, Tel Aviv University on th topic of Images and Models of the Palestinian State in Palestinian Political Discourse 1964-1988.

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Participants: Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Delegation to the Holy Land: Corinne Whitlatch, Executive Director, CMEP; Julie Schumacher Cohen, Legislative Coordinator, CMEP; Catherine Gordon, Presbyterian Church (USA), Washington Office and CMEP Executive Committee; Fr. Michael McNulty, Sj, Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Institutes; Maureen Shea, Episcopal Office of Government Relations, CMEP Board Chair; Rev. Martin Shupak, Church World Service, Washington Office; Karen Vagley, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Washington Office; Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation; Rev. David and Mary Ann Johnson, CMEP Leadership Council; Douglas and Marry Ann Kerr, CMEP Leadership Council; Scott and Margaret McConnell, CMEP Leadership Council.

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