Meetings & Workshops

 
24
Feb
2010

Jerusalem in the Narratives of the Negotiators: Palestinian & Israeli

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Gilead Sher, Former Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Barak and Chief Negotiator; Nabil Shaath, Fateh Central Committee Member.
Participants: Jose M. de la Cruz, Representative of Chile to the Palestinian National Authority; Prof. Amin Soud Habbas, President, Nancy Education & Culture Center; Mohammad J. Zahaikah, Media Consultant, A. SBITANY & Sons Co.; Ali Shahwan; Khalil Assali, Jerusalem Press Club; Valentine Van Vyve, Journalist; Pauline Berger, Executive, International Relations of the City of Besancon, France; Islam Bkeirat; Ismael Abu Arafeh, Advocacy & Communication Officer, CHF International; Nisreen El-Aref, Administration & Finance Manager, FES; Jamal El-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Pia Rantala-Engberg, Head, Representative Office of Finalnd; Mehmet F. Sekerci, Deputy Chief, Turkish Consulate; Henrik Meyer, FES; Alexa des Rues, FES; Zahi Khouri, Retired; Oddvar Bjorge, EAPPI; J. Bell, Project Manager; Finn Bj. Mjaaseth, Psychologist; Marit Redse, Teacher; Naofumi Hashimoto, Head, Representative Office of Japan; Terry Bullatah; Fouad Dakkak; Victor Munyer, Diplomat; Said Murad, General Director, Sabreen Association for Artistic Development; Ehab Swaid; Matthew K. Maggard, Diplomat, US Consulate General; Florian Vande Walle , journalist; Ivo Silhavy, Diplomat, Representative Office of Czech Republic; Anas Abdeen, Project Coordinator, Al-Maqdese for Society Development; Richard Brotherton, Architect, New York City Department of Design and Construction; Adam Penman, FAO; Florian Fischer, Student; Ramon Ansoain, Consul General, Spanish Consulate; Rachel Erickson, US Consulate General; Mazen Nuseibeh, Teacher; Basel Quttaineh, Engineer; Karim Yakobi, Program Manager; Jenny Grant-Curnow, Head, Representative Office of Australia; Aoibhin De Burca, Ph.D., University College Dublin, Ireland; Adnan Abdel Razeq, Ph.D.; Lueia Russo, Coordinator; Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate; Borja Vazquez; Susanna Bennett; Journalist; Clementine Sagot, International Relations Executive; Arthur Sagot-Duvauroux; Dr. Michel Bahbah, Administrator, Augusta Victoria Hospital; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; David Viveash, Consultant; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman, Board of Directors, Makassed Charitable Islamic Society; Basem Abu Asab, Physician; Paola Caridi, Journalist; Nathalie Brunet, Program Administrator, FAO; Alan Bugeja, Head, Representative Office of Malta; Inas Abu Shilbayih; Andrey Bouyer, French Consulate Intern; Dr. T. Jayasinghe, Head, Representative Office of Sri Lanka; Yacub Abu Assab, Society Development Institution (Closed); Shawky Seif El-Naser, UNRWA; Wael Saadi; Roger Gutierrez, UNIFEM; Taleb Dweik; Sinan Abdel Qader, Engineer; Sulieman Abu Dayyeh, Head, Friedrich Naumann Foundation; Thu Kifl Bakri, Trader; Sameh Nabil Said, Egyptian Diplomat, Egyptian Embassy, Tel Aviv; Nora Carmi, Sabeel; Isabel Wolf, Student; Michael Neu, UNRWA; Sidsel Wold, Journalist, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation; Geert Cockx, Consul General, Belgian Consulate; Issa Freij, Filmmaker; Erika Jara, Journalist.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
26
Jan
2010

Israel’s Political Decision Making: Who, How and the Different Components

  • Organizer: None.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem..
Speakers: Akiva Eldar Journalist, Ha’aretz Daniel Ben Simon Member of the Knesset (Labor Party) Ahmad Tibi Member of the Knesset (United Party of the Arab Movement for Change)
Participants: Gilles Cerutti, UNRWA; Rajai Masri, Consultant; Rusela Alexander, FES; Odelia Bitun, Walla; Pia Rantala-Engberg, Head, Representative Office of Finland; Fajr Harb, Carter Center; Almut Woller, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation; Anas Abdeen, Project Coordinator, Al-Maqdese; Shawky Seif El-Nasr, UNRWA; Alan Bugeja, Head, Representative Office of Malta; James J. Carroll, Head, Representative Office of Ireland; Dr. Michael Broening, Director, FES; Hala Hallak, Doctor; Charl Manning, Diplomat, Representative Office of South Africa; Jack Twiss, Diplomat, Representative Office of Netherlands; Fouad Dakkak; Eva Tomic, OHCHR, Ramallah; Marc Frings, Researcher; Ali Shahwan, Businessman; Rakad Dllashe, Lawyer; Arturo Marzano, Researcher; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; Henrik Meyer, Program Manager, FES; Samer Abu Jobara, Political Affairs Officer, UN Office; Bashir Barakat; MSc.; Reem Masri, Journalist; M. Zahaykah, Journalist; Amit Leshem; Robert Crothers, Middle East Representative, ANERA; V. Van Vyve, Journalist; Omar Karmi, Journalist; Mustafa Al-Kurd, Musician; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Kelsey Aturod, Consultant; Yacub Abu Asab; Phadime Choshane, Diplomat, Representative Office of South Africa; Emmal Baker, English Editor; Helga Baumgarten, Professor; Salwa Alinat, Student; Doris Carrion, Teacher; Kristian Brakel, Diplomat, Representative Office of Germany; Omar Shweiki, Research Scholar, Kenyon Institute; Davide Rom, Project Manager, ACS, Italy; Paola Caridi, Journalist; Jessica Fuchs, Student; Dr. Ali Abu Kaf, Professor; Fatmeh Obiedat, Biology Medical Lab Science; Ralf Hexel, FES, Israel; Mutasem Amad; Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate; Brady NG, Photo Journalsit; Dr. Jorge Torres Pereira, Head, Representative Office of Portugal; Sara Codognotto, Student; Florian Fischer, Student; Valentino Sardeno, Employee; Mahmoud Gamal, Egyptian Diplomat; Victoria Sjolander, Political Adviser, EUPOL COPPS, Ramallah; Aminah Abdel Haq, Lawyer; Albert Aghazarian, Al-Madi Translation & Interpreting; Vedat Gul, Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate general, Jerusalem; Anna Brodin, Political Officer, Swedish Consulate general; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Martina Iannizzotto, Country Representative, ACS; Murad Bustami; Elisa Claessens; Omar Yousef, Professor, Al-Quds University; Khalil Assali, Director, Al-Quds Educational TV; Tom Neu, Director, Carter Center; Muriel Esposito, Student; Munib R. Masri, Padico; Hiba Darwish, Padico; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, President, Chairman Board Director, Makassed Society.
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All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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28
May
2009

Hamas - From Resistance to Political Movement?

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ramallah.
Speakers: Dr. Mahmoud Ramahi, Secretary General of the PLC (Change and Reform); Paola Caridi, Historian, Journalist and Author (“Hamas - Che cos'è e cosa vuole il movimento radicale palestinese”), Rome; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Emilio Dabed, PhD Student; Wardeh Tamim, FES; Bishwadip Dey, Indian Representative; Dr. Ercan Ozer, Turkish Consul; Nadia El-Quargui, Adviser to EUSR; Jimela Saidem, Palestinian Union of Women; Laura Maritano, Researcher; Sami Bahour; Sam Bahour, Applied Information Management, Ramallah; Fajr Harb, Carter Center; Abraham Kruijf, IDA Innovatie, Netherlands; Yasser Khellef, Sciences- PO, Paris; Mazen Sinokrot, Sinokrot Group; Daoud Talhami, Writer; Daniel Magrizos, Ignacio Garcia, Maria Corral, Humanitarian Workers; Victoria Sjolander, Political Adviser, EUPOL COPPS; Roberta Pasini, Raffaele Spiga, Regione Emilia Romagna Decentralized Cooperation Unit; Jaroslav Petrik, PhD Student; Bassem Al-Khalidi, Political Advisor, UN; Mads Mayerhofer, DHOM (Denmark); Henrik Meyer, FES; Dr.Sabri Saidam, Presidential Advisor, Ramallah; Abu Alaa Mansour; David Jackson, FAO; Mohammad Masrouji, Chairman, Palestinian Businessman Association; Katharina Konarek, FES; Omar Shehadeh, Researcher; Cristina Grazlani, Carlos Diaz, FAO; Mounir Kleibo, ILO; Ghassan Abdullah; Amani Sarsour, Al-Bireh Council; Imad Amar; Khalid Naseef, Nicolas Masse, Roland Friedrich, DCAF; Roger Heacock, Birzeit University; Joel Cohen, Student; Ilaria De Banis, Journalist; Najwa Najjar, Filmmaker; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds University; Veronique Maussarone, Casa Della Toscana – Representative of the Region Tuscany.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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13
May
2009

The Change of the Political Landscape in Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office.
Participants: Swedish Theological Institute visiting Delegation-Church of Sweden in Jerusalem: Sasa Farkas, Student; Bernice Magnusson, Student; Johanna Risenfors, Student; Christina Packalén, Student counselor; Kenan Habul, Journalist student; Puneet Acharya; Stefan Adolfsson, Student; Marie Korner, Pastor; Jeppelina Schoug, Student; Attilla Palcso, Priest; Annika Wenemark, Teacher; Jessica Tranlander, Student; Kim Lofqvist, Student; Helena Eriksson, Student; Christina Roeser, Student; Lars Michael VS Adrian, Head of Education in a Town in Sweden; Tobias Rydqvist, Student; Maria Widermark, Priest; Jennie Forsberg, Student; Hakan Bengtsson, Director, Swedish Theological Institute.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Mar
2009

Palestinian National Dialogue in Cairo March 2009

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Best Eastern Hotel, Ramallah.
Participants: Bishwadip Dey, Head, Indian Representative ; Dr. Ercan Ozer, Turkish Consul; Sam Bahour; Abdullah Abdullah; Hassan Abu Libdeh; Pia Rantala-Engberg, Finnish Representative; Dr. Subhi Al-Aref, Physician; Royce Kuzwayo, South Africa Deputy Representative; Nasser Al Qudwa; Dr. Sabri Saidam ; Dr. Mamdouh Al-Iker; Victoria Sjolander, Political Advisor, EUPOL COPPS; Hani Al-Masri; Mounir Kleibo, ILO Representative; Abdel Majed Sweilem, Ministry of Labor; Lehlohonolo Shadrack Ted Pekane, South African Ambassador; Rolf Holmboe, Danish Representative; Dr.T. Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan Representative; Mahmud Kittana;YPIA; Rosimar Suzano, Brazilian Deputy Representative; Maher Al-Masri, Chairman of the Board, Palestinian Capital Market Authority; Penguilly Francois, Deputy Consul, French Consulate; Munib Masri; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Ghassan Khatib, Birzeit University ; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Khaled Naseef; Saleh Hakawati; Wafa’ Abdel Rahman; Piotr Puchta, Polish Representative; Roland Friedrich, DCAF; Nicolas Masson, DCAF; Ana Coelho, Portuguese Deputy Representative.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
26
Mar
2009

Palestinians in Regional Political Dynamics

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: British Embassy -Tel Aviv: Mel McNulty; Alan Stewart; Karen Kaufman; Shachar Mordechai; Lisa Farrington; Dean Hurlock; Natalie Singer.
British Consulate General - Jerusalem: John Edwards; Chris Merritt; Karen McLuskie; Jude Muxworthy; Jumana Jaouoni; Fadi Adeeb; Michael Jilleh; Michael Sansour.
Amman: Michael Cockle, Political Section Chief.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
26
Feb
2009

Analysis of the Israeli Elections and the Future of Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Ambassador hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Ahmed Tibi, MK (Ra’am- Ta’al); Mohammad Said Naffa, MK (National Democratic Assembly)
Participants: Mazen Nusseibeh; Darwish Hijazi, Engineer; Dr. Nafez Nazzal; Laila Nazzal; Shihab Amjad, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Terry Bullata, National Program Officer, Swiss Development Cooperation; Azzam Abu-Saud, Director, Jerusalem Arab Chamber of Commerce, Industry; Khaled Abu-Arafeh; Sami Sockol, Journalist; Lehlohonolo Shadrack Ted Pekane, South African Ambassador; Ishaq Budeiri, Arab Studies Society; Khalil Assali, Al-Quds TV Director; Wafaa Hasan, Ph.D. Candidate, Mc Master University; Fajr Harb, Program Coordinator, The Carter Center; Timothy Rothermel, Director, The Carter Center; Dr. Mustafa Abu-Sway, Lecturer, Al Quds University; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Rep.; Dr. Ercan Ozer, Turkish Consul; Jean-Paul Ghoneim, Cultural Counselor, French Consulate; Helena Cobban, Writer; Adnan Husseini, Governor, Governorate Jerusalem; Nisreen Al-Aref, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Tim Petschulat, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); James J. Carroll, Representative of Ireland; Pia Rantala-Engberg, Representative of Finland; Claudia De Martino, Ph.D. Student; Jamil Hammami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Yusef Azazmeh; Omar Dessouki, Physician.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
12
Feb
2008

Open Discussion on Palestinian Identity

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem.
Participants: David Viveash, Head, Canadian Representative Office, Ramallah; Dr. Jorge Torres Pereira, Head, Portugal Representative Office, Ramallah; Jawad Boulus, Advocate, Jerusalem; Zaki Abul Al-Halaweh, Journalist; Khalil Assali, Journalist; Roland Friedrich, Head of Office, DCAF; Anne Massagee, Coordinator, ICTJ; Usama Halabi, Advocate, Jerusalem; Anne Paquer, Photographer, Human Rights Specialist; Anca Domnitanu, Volunteer, Al Rawwad; Michael Sobe, UNRWA; Amit Leshem, Van Leer Institute; Hillel Cohen, Truman Institute; Jonas Hahn, Student; Nisreen El-Aref, Finance Officer, FES; Duaa Jaber, Researcher, Qattan Foundation; Dr. Ercan Ozer, Ambassador, Turkish Consulate, Jerusalem; Tarek Ismail, UNRWA Consultant, Jerusalem; Paul Rassadin, Russian Representative Office; Dimitri Diliani, National Christian Coalition; Nora Carmi, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; Meta Floor, Sabeel; Cedar Duaybis, Sabeel; Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Friedrich-Ebert Foundation, Jerusalem; Abdel Qader Husseini, Faisal Husseini Foundation, Jerusalem; Basem Masry, Executive Director, Jerusalem Arab Cultural Capital 2009.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
31
Jan
2008

Gaza – What Lies Ahead?

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah.
Speakers: Omar Sha’ban, Chairman, Pal-Thinking for Strategic Studies, Gaza
Participants: Mazen Sinokrot, CEO Sinokrot Group; Sabri Saidam, Birzeit University; Jamil Hammami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Muwafaq Abu Ayyash, Architect; Bushra Mukbil, Consultant; Mohammad Alnator, Film Maker; Jasmine Higazi, Development Worker; Andrea Semadeni, Swiss Representative Office; Shireen Khalaf, Representative Office of Switzerland; Terry Boullata, National Program Officer; Tim O. Petschulat, FES; Philippe Potjes, Deputy, Belgian Consulate; Fadia Daibes, Dan Church Aid Representative; Lily Habash, Executive Director, Muntada Falastine; Said Murad; Huwaida Arraf, Legal Activist Supervisor; Said Abdul Hadi, Al-Nasher Advertising Company.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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25
Jun
2007

Palestinian Internal and External Crisis

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
Speakers: Dr. Rolf Mützenic, Chairman of the SPD Working Group on the Middle East in the German Parliament
Participants: Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Fredrich-Ebert Foundation, Jerusalem; Hubert Jaeges, Deputy, German Representative Office, Ramallah; Alexander Ebert, German Representative Office, Ramallah; Qais Abdul Karim, PLC Member for DFLP; Maria Cardoso, Portuguese Representative Office, Ramallah; Allam Jarrar, PNGO, Ramallah; Fadwa Shair, Ministry of Interior, Ramallah; Edger Motsisi, Diplomat, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Royce Kuzwayo, Deputy Representative, Ramallah; Terry Bullata, Survival from Jerusalem; Hazem Kawasmi, Economist; Baker Abu Baker, Fateh; Saleh Ra’fat, FIDA; Abdallah Frangi, Fateh; Mutasem Al-Ashhab, Translator.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
9
Jun
2007

40 Years of Israeli Occupation PLO and Fateh Movement Where to??

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Best Eastren, Ramallah.
Participants: Saleh Ra’fat, FIDA; Ahmed Soboh, MOFA; Qais Abdel Karim, DFLP; Baker Abu Baker, Fateh; Elias Sabbagh, Lawyer; Younis Al Khatib, Public Health PRCS; Haitham Al Hassan, PMC; Hammad Al Badarin, Fateh; Fadwa Barghouthi, Lawyer; Fadwa El-Shair, Ministry of Interior; Ayman Sbeih, Engineer; Saleh Hakawati; Tariq Jarrar, Executive Manager, Institute of Public Policy; Akram Musallam, Journalist; Haitham Yakhlef, Public Relations, Palestine Capital Market Authority Ramallah; Sameer Dwaikat, Lawyer; Jihad Alwazir, Deputy Government PMA; Majed Abdulfattah, Development; Abu Ala’ Mansour, Resistance of the Wall Committee; Firas Al Qawasmi; Khaled Mansour; Ruba Hilal; Abdel Jabar Barghouthi; Diana Buttu, Lawyer; Hadeel Qazzaz; Khadijeh Habashneh, Researcher; Omar Sulaiman, Fateh; Mohammad Kharise, Wasel Center; Sabri Saidam, Birzeit University; Loay Shabaneh, Head, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Muqbal Barghouti.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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6
Dec
2006

Military Judiciary System

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
Participants: Hanna Quflu, CPA, CFE; Ahmad Soboh, Deputy Minister Foreign Affairs; Waleed Al Hilou, Lawyer; Ahmad Damanhouri, Lawyer; Ahmad Mobayed, Judge of the Military High Court; Mahmoud Al-Ftaftah, researcher; Hajj Ismael Jaber, Assistant of the PA Military Chairman; Roland Friedrich, Fellow, DCAF; Fawzi Daoud Oddeh, Assistant of the Military Justice; Fadi Tawil, Escort.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
4
Dec
2006

Human Right Monitor in the Palestinian Territories- Meeting The Challenge

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
Speakers: Iain Guest
Participants: Khalil Nakhleh, team leader, Muassassat; Wesam Ewiss, Program Asst., Al-Haq; Tawfiq Herzallah, Hurreyat; Dr. Kamal Zeineh, Director, P.H.C; Roland Friedrich, fellow, DCAF; Lamis Alami, General Director, PICCR; Randa Siniora , HR specialist, Muassassat; Mirvat Hasan, Director for Human Rights Dept.; Ghazaleh Arar, GUPT; Fadwa El-Shair, General Director, Ministry of Interior ; Knut Dethlefsen , Resident Representative, FES ; Mette Visti, consultant ; Dr. Mohamad Atharf , Lawyer ; Majdi Hardan, Musawa.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
20
Sep
2006

Society-Security Relations

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA Office, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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16
Sep
2006

Denied Entry: Defacto Deportation Background, Consequences and Options

  • Organizer: The Campaign for the Right of Entry / Re-Entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory & The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA).
  • Location: Best Eastern Hotel, Ramallah.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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