Meetings & Workshops

 
24
May
2022

Jerusalem - The Situation on the Ground

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Delegation Visit of Social Democratic Party (SPD) Members of the German Bundestag: Gabriela Heinrich, Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, Alternate Member of the Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentary Committee, Alternate Member of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Parliamentary Committee, Deputy member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Dr. Nils Schmid, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of SPD Parliamentary Group, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure; Sanae Abdi, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Climate Change and Energy, Alternate member of the Parliamentary Committee for Building, Regional Planning, and Urban Development; Accompanied by: Dirk Sawitzky, Political Advisor of the SPD Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag; Dr. Konstantin Witschel, Political Advisor for Israel/Palestine of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Palestine: Hannes Alpen, Director; Nidal Alayasa, Program Manager; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
18
May
2022

Palestinian Political Factions and Their Role in East Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; Mike Casey, Political Officer; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
14
May
2022

The Palestinian Nakba

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Al-Jazeera English TV: Imran Khan, Correspondent; Dareen Jubeh, Producer; Jihad Muhtaseb, Cameraman.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
12
May
2022

Palestinian-Tukish Relations

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Amb. Ahmet Rıza Demirer, Consul, Turkish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
11
May
2022

Assessment of the Events in Jerusalem during Ramadan

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ofer Zalzberg, Middle East Program Director, Herbert Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
10
May
2022

Recent Developments in Al-Aqsa Mosque

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
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
30
Apr
2022

Palestine: the Land, the People, Their Rights, and Their Leadership

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Dialogue on Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Hadeel Diabeh, Coordinator, Al-Bustan Association, Silwan; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians; Yasmin Ayyad, Communications and Events Officer, Station-J, Jerusalem; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2022

Palestine, Palestinians and Female Leadership

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
28
Mar
2022

Palestinian Municipality Elections in the West Bank, March 2022

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Amb. Masayuki Magoshi, Head, Representative Office of Japan, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
24
Mar
2022

Land Registration, Planning, and Permitting in East Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; Jean-Bernard Latortue, Economic Associate; Rosaline Antar, Political Specialist; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
22
Mar
2022

War in Ukraine, Rising Prices and the Effects on the Socioeconomic Conditions in Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Mazen Sinokrot, Regional Director, Arab Food Industries Federation, Former Minister of Economy; Rabeh Morrar, Director of Research, the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).
Tags: Palestinian Politics.
Participants: Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of Bulgaria; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Klara Schneiderova, Deputy Head of Mission, Representative Office of the Czech Republic; Zeina Ayyad, Economic Department, French Consulate General; Aurelien Boissier, Political Advisor, French Consulate General; Amb. Ahmet Riza Demirer, Acting Head, Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey; Saara Heinola, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Finland; Tina Tindemans, Deputy Head of Cooperation, Consulate General of Belgium; Niko Fritscher, First Secretary, Representative Office of Germany; Sofie Blindbæk Gilsaa, Trainee, Danish Representative Office; Amb. Afif Safieh, Roving Ambassador for Special Missions; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Amro Oweineh, Analysis and Evidence Officer, ICRC; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Dr. Nader Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Dr. Nafez Nubani, Medical Doctor; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Mohammad Asideh, Program Director, Zimam; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Rifat Nasser Eddin; Tawfiq Habasch, the Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Dr. Amjad Shihab, Al-Maqdisi College; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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1
Mar
2022

Muslim Cemeteries in Jerusalem – Issues and Threats

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Mustafa Abu Zahra, Chairman of Cemeteries Committee in Jerusalem; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians.
Participants: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA): Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Team; Muna Nur Mohammad, Project Management; Wilfried Pfeffer, Consul General, Belgian Consulate Consul General; Théodore Martin-Labiche, Political Chancellery, French Consulate General; Georgina Woodhouse-Hills, Political Consul, British Consulate General; Nevin Jamal Eddin, First Secretary, Representative Office of Egypt; Moataz Dawabsheh, Project Manager, UNDP; Rania Nubani, Project Manager, UNDP; Jumana Jaouni, Head of Mission Advisor, ICRC; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Omar Haramy, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem & Palestine, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Mohammad Mustafa Sarandah, Judge in Jerusalem’s Islamic Courts, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Mohannad Gbara, Lawyer; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Naser Abu Al-Leil; Eng. Adnan Husseini, PLO Executive Committee Member, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Community Work Center, Al-Quds University: Reema Rezeq; Elham Shaheen; Munir Marjeieh; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Jamal Al-Natsheh, Real Estate Agent; Adnan Joulani, Executive Director, Saraya Center for Community Services; Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Zakaria Odeh, Executive Director, Civic Coalition for Jerusalem; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Haifa Siyam, Translator; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Imad Farrah; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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15
Feb
2022

Palestinian Leadership..What Lies ahead?

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Irres Makler, CBC Broadcaster, Canada.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
15
Feb
2022

Interfaith Dialogue and the Question of the Holy Places

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Edward Kessler, Director, Woolf Institute, UK; Col. (Res.) Ron Shatzberg, Co-Executive Director, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF); Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA