Meetings & Workshops

Participants: Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Fredrich-Ebert Foundation (FES, Jerusalem); Sabri Saidam, Academic; Jorg Ranau, Representative of Germany, Ramallah; Nassir Al Kidwa, Former Foreign Minister; Jamil Rabah, Near East Consulting; Ghassan Khatib, Director of the Jerusalem Media & Communication Center (JMCC); Dr. Mohammed Al Tharf; Katja France, FES; Usama Antar, FES; Roland Friedrich, Fellow DCAF; Rima Tarazi, GUPW; Asem Khalil, Head of research (IOL); Fadwa El Sh’ar, Ministery Of Interior ; Rahmeh Mansour, Bisan Center Community Development; Dr. Fasial Awartani, CEO, Alpha International for Polling, Research and Informatics; Ghazaleh Arar, GUPT; Samir Hulileh, Former General Secretary for the PA Government; Samira Fahham, FES.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Participants: Dr. Ahmad Soboh, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ramallah; Baker Abu Baker, Political Guidance, Ramallah; Dr. Sabri Saidam, Group Leader, Birzeit Innovation Group Leader (BIG), Center for Continuing Education, Birzeit University, Ramallah; Luay Shabaneh, Director, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Ramallah; Qaddoura Faris, Head, Palestinian Prisoners Club (Nadi Al-Asir), Rmallah; Mohammad Al-Horani, Member of Fateh Revolutionary Council; Dr. Nasser Al-Qudweh; Dr. Saleem Tamari, Birzeit University; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Participants: Dr. Feras Melhem, Lecturer in Law, Birzeit University; Fadwa Shaer, Ministry of Interior, Ramallah; Asem Khalil, Acting Director of Research, Institute of Law, Birzeit University; Ahmed Soboh, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Rab’e Hantuli, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mirvat Hasan, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Muzna Shihabi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Ali Jirbawi Professor of Political Science, Birzeit University; Dr. Fasial Awartani, Professor of Statistics, Birzeit University/ CEO, Alpha International for Polling, Research and Informatics; Majed Arouri, The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen’s Rights; Ghazaleh Arar, Member of GUPT (General Union of Palestinian Teachers); Dr. Khalil Nakleh, Team Leader, Mu’assasat (Civil Societies Institutions); Raji Al-Najami, Brigadier-General, Palestinian Security Forces; Dr. Mohammad Altherf, Lawyer; Roland Friedrich, Advisor, MENA Program, DCAF, Geneva; Jamil Rabah, Near East Consulting, Ramallah; Mohammad Hussein Abdullah, Lawyer; Ammr Khalefa, Massar Company; Dr. Mansur Gharabe, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees; Kammal Al-Sheikh, Ministry of Interior; Ismail Abu-Jabber, retired Major General, Ramallah; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem; Sophie Shiber, PASSIA.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

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.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

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.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

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

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Speakers: Andy Clarno, PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of Michigan, US

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Speakers: Adnan Al-Huessini, Engineer, General Director of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf

Participants: Ishaq al-Buderi, Arab Studies Society; Alfred Habash; Hani Abdeen; Ibrahim al-Jolani; Mua'z Din-Nashashibi; Darwish Higazi; Meejoeng Hong, Professor, South Korea; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy middle East Representative, ANERA; Mohamad Jieddah, Nidal Center, Jerusalem; Khaled Abu Arafeh, Engineer; Ibrahim Shaban, Lecturer, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Speakers: Jamal Shobaki, Mohammed Al Hourani

Participants: Walid Hammoudeh, Architect; Omar Yousef, Architect, Urban Planner; Nihad Abu Ghazaleh, Ministry of Education; Muwaffaq Yasin; Ahmad Saqrawi, PLC; Ismail Muhsen, Information; Mahmoud Abu Ein, Palestinian Importers Society; Isam Salahat, Researcher; Adnan Nabil, Student; Thomas Birrimger; Ibrahim Khreishi, Chief Clerk, PLC; Adeeb Ziadeh, Mohammed Najib, Journalist; Taleb Awad, Researcher; Iyad Masrouji, Manager; Manal Dajani, Advocate; Hussein Al-Deek; Abed Abu Diab; Jawad Dar-Ali; Karsetn Hudel, Student; Mahmoud Assad; Khalil Refa’e; Tariq Odet Allah, Advocate; Mu’tasem Al-Ashhab; Abdul Rahman Tamimi; Khadijeh Abu Ali, GUPW; Fadwa Sha’er, Ministry of Interior; Osama El-Goul, Al-Rai’ Newspaper; Saed Abu-Farha, Journalist; Amin Abu Alsoud, Agricultural Engineer; Saed Zein, Researcher; Jamal Mansour; Ahmed Suboh, Deputy Minister; Ghadeer Dajani, Program Officer, National Democratic Institute; Jehad Harb, PSR; Nadia Hajal, Freelancer; Dr. Hanan Awad, Palestinian P.E.H; Nedal Omar, PCBS; Ross Allen, British Consulate; Nicole Neumeister, British Consulate; Ali Khilleh, Consultant; Allam Jarrar, Director; Ghassan Abdullah; Ala’ Al Lahlouh, Researcher, PSR; Ruba Abu Roqtti, Program Manager; Leonhard Moll, Head, Austrian Representative ; Emily Harding, NDI; Holger Tillman, German Representative Office; Miguel Berger, German Representative Office; Mohannad Toyh, Researcher; Nadia Dibsy, Deputy Head of Mission; Silvia Ishaq, Hijazi Eid, Tour Guide; Peter Schafer, FES; Nasser Ramieh, Lawyer; Mohammed Thabet, Lawyer; Odeh Younes, Civil Defense; Ahmad Al-Qasim, Director; Samer Sami, Press; Sam’an Khoury, Media Consultant; Dr. Hassan Khreishi, PLC; Abed Rabbo Hussein Abu-Oz,PLC; Hani Odeh, PLC; Nihad Husseini; Basil Mansour, Fateh Movement; Samir Bernat, Civil Force, Fateh; Rose Shomali, Director; Dr.Faisal Awartani; Nedal Ismail; Rawan Natsheh, JCW; Jamal Aruri, Al-Ayyam ; Mohammed Abed Rabbo, Journalist; Kifah Al-Ja’bari; Munjed Husseini; Mohammed Johari, Ministry of Finance; Riyad Qadriyeh, Correspondent, Kuwait TV.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Participants: Inas Abu Shilbayeh, Engineer; Angele Khasho, Local Programme Officer; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer; Jamal Al-Aref; Deputy M.E Representative; Terry Bullata, Lobbying & Advocacy Coordinator, PARL; Ibrahim Dajani, Operation Officer, Transport Engineer, World Bank; Sawsan Aranki, National Health Consultant; Lana Abu Hijleh, Country Director, CHF; Gabi Batato, Information Technology Manager, British Council; Fadia Daibes; Consultant; Elise Aghazarian, PASSIA.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Participants: Fadia Daibes, Water Policy Consultant; Hani Ghosheh, Engineer; Jamal El-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, Anera; Nassim Nour, Deputy Head of Mission, DFID; Mitzi Weddell, SOAS, University of London; Ercan Ozer, Ambassador, Turkish Consulate; Mahira Dajani, President Board of Trustees, Dar AL-Tifl Al Arabi; Leonard Moll, Austrian Representative Office; Sam Bahour, ICT Consultant; Karene Sanchez, Assistant Leader University; Sisa Nicwana, South African Representative; Naomi Nobel; Inas Abu Shilbayeh, Consultant; Sawsan Batato, Consultant, National Health; Zahra Khalidi, Welfare Association; Azzam Abu Sa’ud, Director, Jerusalem Chamber of Commerce; Muhannad Jaouni, Economic Specialist, US Consulate; Terry Bullata; Maureen Marroun, US Consulate; Pamela Mills, US Consulate.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Speakers: Rev. Chris Ferguson, Jerusalem Representative Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, World Council of Churches

Participants: Ray Dolphin, UNRWA; Andy Pring, Sabeel; Dr.Naim Ateek, Sabeel; Adnan Husseini, Engineer, Waqf; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Russ Siler, Lutheran Pastor; Hasan Al-Qiq, Engineer; Mohammed Nusseibeh, Engineer; Simona Gallotta, Political Analyst; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer; Samia Khoury, Volunteer; Kjell Jonasson, Secr. Int.; Robert Traer, Ethics Teacher; Elise Aghazerian, PASSIA.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA

Speakers: Daniel Seidemann, Legal Advisor to IR AMIM (an organization dealing with Palestinian-Israeli relations in Jerusalem and concerned with the city’s future)

Participants: Fadi Al-Hidmi, Welfare Association; Anwar Darkazally, Legal Advisor, NSU; Chris Ferguson, WCC, Jerusalem Rep.; Torday, OSO, UNRWA; Fou’ad Hallak, NSU Advisor; Raed Yaghmour, PCG; Tamer Maliha, PCG; Michalya Schonwald, HRW; Valentina De Bernard, UNRWA Research Office; Monica Delaguardia, UNRWA Legal Office; Vegard Pettersen, OCHA, Jerusalem; Isam Awwad, Architect; Graham Usher, Journalist; Ray Dolphin, UNRWA; Maia Hallward, American University; Gerlienke Meyer, PHRMG; Amus Gil, IR AMIM; Adnan Husseini, Engineer, General Director of the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Allegra Facheco, OCHA, UN, Jerusalem; Phadime Choshane, Diplomat, SAREP; Niall Holohan, Irish Representative Office, Ramallah; Khalil Assali, Radio Sawa; Simone Heil, FES; Daniel C. Brown, FES; John Bell, U of Tomb; Sarah Kreimer, IR AMIM; Naomi Nobel; Jeanette Seppen, Office of the EUSR-MEPP; Hani Ghosheh, Engineer, Manager, Jerusalem Electric Company; Catherine Nicholas, Sabeel; Xavier Abu-Eid, USP, Chile. Hasan Al Qiq, Engineer, Deniz Altayli, Elise Aghazerian, Hayat Alami, Sana Shannak, PASSIA.

All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA