Roundtables

25 March 2000
What’s at Stake in Calling the Model Parliament ‘Elitist’? - Palestinian Feminism and National Reconstruction after Oslo
Speaker: Dr. Debbie Gordon, Associate Professor, Center for Women’s Studies, Wichita State University
Participants: Doris Salah, Amneh Badran, Lina Majaj, Sara Hamouda, Sabri Saidam, Sophie Shiber, Martha Myers, Dr. Eli Dibsy, Anna Bartels, Muriel Asseburg, Nidal Rafa, Nahed Abu Asbeh, Rima Tarazi, Nahla Dibsy.
Place: PASSIA

18 April 2000
Democracy from the Ground up: A Case Study of the Popular Mobilization in the Palestinian Society
Speaker: Dr. Orayb Najar, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Northern Illinois University, United States.
Participants: Lucas Welch, Birzeit Media Resource Center; Hazem Kawasmi, PALVEST Business Services; Nora Carmi, Coordinator International Programs, Sabeel; Ibrahim Bisharat, USAID; Michel Bahbah, Director of Patients; Services, Augusta Victoria Hospital; Ute Benck, Researcher, LAW; Azzam Abu Saud, Director, Chamber of Commerce; Susan Heher, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Bessan Al-Shonnar, Engineer, Ministry of Public Works; Amira Barham, Director, The Old City Counseling Center; Yasser Abu Khater, Legal Advisor, Ministry of NGOs’ Affairs.
Place: PASSIA

30 May 2000
Bi-Nationalism - Parameters for Success or Failure
Speaker: Dr. Susan Hattis Rolef, Political Scientist
Participants: Martha Myers Helga Baumgarten, Rachel Beer, Dimitri Diliani, Ahmad El-Khatib, Ibrahim Dakkak, Georges Whalem, Lucy Nusseibeh, Safa' Abu Assab, Moriel Asseborg, Matthes Buhbe, Basbel Stark, Khaled Adbel Fadil
Place: PASSIA

1 June 2000
Conflict Resolution: Case Studies
Speaker: Dr. William Ury, Negotiation consultant, mediator and facilitator in conflicts, co-author of "Getting to Yes"
Participants: Imad Younis, Bessan Shonnar, Aktham Jadallah, Samar Barghouty, Suzan Nammari, Pat Kabra, Jamal Nusseibeh, Hamed Qawa smeh, Inas Abu Asab, Safa Abu Asab, Marwan Darweish, Maher Freijat, Michel Bahbah.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

5 september 2000
Palestinian Refugees and the Right to Return: A View from Diaspora
Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Hallaj, member of the Palestinian National Council.
Participants: Dr. and Mrs. Elie Dibsy, Samar Khoury, Anita Vitullo, Kristen Ensten, Freir Pederson, Robin Kealy, Nahla Asali, Walid Asali, Saji Khalil, Asif Khan, Joanne Adamson,Nadjma Koval,Rabiha Nabolsi, Manuel Salazar, Kimery Shahin.
Place: PASSIA

23 September 2000
NGO French Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Duration: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Participants: Each of the Palestinian participants gave a ten-minute talk on a topic as follows: Dr. Hanan Ashrawi-MIFTAH (Topic: Jerusalem), Dr. Salim Tamari-IPS (Topic: Refugees), Ghassan Khatib-JMCC (Topic: Settlements), Jamal Zakout-Fida (Topic: Gaza Issues), Izzat Abdul Hadi-Bisan Center (Topic: Civil Society), Jamil Rabah (Topic: Borders and Security), Isabelle Avran-French NGO's Platform, Laurence Lieutaud- French NGO's Platform, Emmanuelle Bennani, French NGO's Platform, Orsoni Pierre Alexandre-Assiociation Medicale, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi-PASSIA (Topic: Jerusalem).
Place: PASSIA, Ramallah.

26 September 2000
The Palestinian Refugee Question: Views from Jordan
Speaker: Rami Khouri; Journalist, Political Commentator and Archaeological Writer, Amman.
Participants: Nadege Nicolet, Dr. Elie Dibsy, Saman Khoury, Anita vitulb, Barbara Meyer, Katharina Notzold, Adin Talbar, Dr. Jorg Bremer, JoanneAdamson, Safa' Abu Assab, Magnus Cedergren, John Vinterhan, Ulla Vinterhan.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem.

15 October 2000
The Al-Aqsa Intifada
Speaker: Faisal Husseini
Participants: Ibrahim Sha'ban, Hatem Abdul Qader, Mohammed Jadallah, Jamil Nasser, Ismael Hasan, Abed Abu Diab, Nazmi Ju'beh, Sama'an Khoury, Salah Zuheika, Dr.Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
Place: PASSIA

4 November 2000
Five Weeks of Al-Aqsa Intifada, What is next?
Speaker: Eng. Adnan Husseini
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Faisal Husseini, Ghassan El Khatib, Zahira Kamal, Salah Zuheikkeh, Sam'an Khoury, Ahmad Ghneim, Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Hasan El Qieq
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

11 November 2000
The Role of the Palestinian NGOs in the Al Aqsa Intifada
Participants: Mohammed Jadallah, Zahira Kamal, Sama'an Khoury, Hassan El Qeiq, Adnan Husseini, Jamil Hamami, Jamil Naser.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

PASSIA Forums

17 April 2000
Pinpointing Palestinian Planning Imperatives for Arab Jerusalem
Presentation of the results of a PASSIA project aimed to examine the means by which to shape and ensure a viable future for Arab Jerusalem (charting and mapping scenarios how to recover and regenerate Arab Jerusalem’s neighborhoods, with a case study on Anata)
Speaker: Jan de Jong, Geographer and Land Planning Expert, Amsterdam.
Place: Ambassador Hotel

11 September 2000
Palestinian Statehood - Where to?
Speakers: Amb. Richard Murphy, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, and Chairman of the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC; former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, HE Denis Pietton, French Consul General, HE Robin Kealy, British Consul General, Dr. Matthes Buhbe, Director of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem
Place: Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem

Briefings

11 January 2000
The EU and the Peace Process
Participants: HE Leo D'aes, Consul-General of Belgium to Jerusalem
Place: working lunch at PASSIA

14 January 2000
Assessment on the Peace Process
Participants: Hermann Grohe, CDU/CSO - Bundestags Fraktion; Dr. Horst Freitag, Head of Representative Office of Germany to PA; Henning Niederhoff, Representative of Konrad Adenauer Institution, Ramallah
Place: working breakfast at American Colony Hotel, East Jerusalem

19 January 2000
Assessment on the Peace Process
Participants: H.E. Mr Robin Kealy , Consul General of British consulte
Place: Working lunch at PASSIA

26 January 2000
The Question of a Palestinian Constitution and Future Political Elections
Participants: H.E. Mr. Johannes Koskinen, Minister of Justice of Finland; Mr. Jarno Syrjala, Representative of Finland to the Palestinian Authority; Mr. Mikael Jungner, Special Advisor to the Minister
Place: PASSIA

31 January 2000
Human Security: Safety for People in a Changing World
Participants: Ms. Jill Sinclair, Director General of Human Affairs of Canada; Mr. Don Sinclair,Director, Middle East Relations Division; Tim Martin, Head of Representative Office of Canada , Ramallah; Hanan Ashrawi, Head of MIFTAH ,
Place: Working Lunch at the Residence of H.E.of the Canadian Representative Office, Mr.Tim Martin

1 February 2000
Palestinian Society
Participants: Ms. Elinor Hammarskjold, Swedish Consul, Jerusalem
Place: PASSIA

1 February 2000
The Peace Process
Participants: Egyptian Consul-General, H.E. Mr. Sharif Lutfi, Tel Aviv
Place: PASSIA

2 February 2000
The Middle East: 5-10 Years from Now
Participants: Mrs. Karin Roxman, EU, Brussels
Place: PASSIA

6 February 2000
The Media in Palestine
Participants: Prof. Dieter Stolte, General Director for the German Television ZDF, Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling, International Programme Coordination, Dr. Burckhard Blanke, Resident Representative in the Palestinian Autonomy and Israel
Place: Working Dinner at the American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem

7 February 2000
The Crisis in the Negotiations
Participants: Rayland Paulsen, South African Representative Office
Place: PASSIA

10 February 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process
Participants: Rachel Beer, US Consulate, Jerusalem, with a Delegation from the US State Department
Place: PASSIA

10 February 2000
The Situation in the Palestinian Territories
Participants: Dagmar Schmidt, MP, German Bundestag and Dr. Matthes Buhbe, FES, Jerusalem
Place: Working lunch at PASSIA

20 February 2000
NGOs in Palestine
Participants: HE Johannes Rau, President of the Federal Republic, Germany; and German Delegation, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Secretary General, MIFTAH; Dr. Khalil Shikaki, Director- Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research; Mr. Khader Shkirat, Director, LAW, and Dr. Mahdi Abudul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.
Place: Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah

21 February 2000
PASSIA’s Activities and the Situation in the Palestinian Territories
Participants: HE Manuel Salazar, Spanish Consul General, and Mr. Ramon Molina
Place: Working lunch at the Spanish Consulate, Jerusalem.

22 February 2000
NGOs in Palestine
Participants: Mrs. Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament in Brussels,
Place: MIFTAH, in Ar-Ram, Jerusalem
Note: MEETING WAS CANCELLED BY THE PALESTINIAN SIDE AFTER MRS. FONTAINE’S REFUSAL TO VISIT ORIENT HOUSE

22 February 2000
MOPIC's Diplomatic Training Unit and Possibl Areas of Future Cooperation
Participants: Mr. Rezeq Al-Zaanin, Director, Diplomatic Training Unit (DTU), Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC); Mr. David Tatham, Consultant; Ms. Rania Abu Hummos, Program Coordinator, Diplomatic Training Unit (DTU), Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC); Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Ms. Sawsan Baghdadi, PASSIA
Place: PASSIA

23 February 2000
General Situation in Palestine
Participants: Catharina Kipp, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem; Elinor Hammarskjold, Swedish Consulate
Place: Working lunch at PASSIA

25 February 2000
Meeting with the French Prime Minister and the accompanying delegation
French participants:
HE Lionel Jospin, French Prime Minister; HE Hubert Vedrine, Minister of Foreign Affairs; HE Christian Sautter, Minister of Finance and Industry; HE Jean Claude Gayssot, Minister of Transportation and Housing; Mr. Pierre Moscovici, Minister of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Europe File; HE Denis Pietton, Consul General of France, Jerusalem; Mr. Jean Ripert, Diplomatic Consular of the Prime Minister; Mrs. Marie Bertin, Consultant at the Prime Ministry for Media and Communication; Mr. François Nicoullaud, Director General of the International Relations and Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Yves Aubin de la Messuzieres, Director of Africa and Middle East Department; Mr. Phillipe Delleur, Director of service at the Department of Economic Relations at the Ministry of Finance and Industry; Mrs. Nada Yafi, Translator.
Palestinian participants:
Mr. Faisal Husseini; Mrs. Hannan Ashrawi; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Mr. Ghassan Al-Khatib; Mr. Hatem Abdul Qader; Mr. Ahmad Hashem Al-Zughayar; Dr. Manuel Hassassian; Dr. Ahmad Maslamani; Dr. Mohammed Jadallah.
Place: Sainte Anne Church, Old City of Jerusalem

27 February 2000
Palestinian - Israeli Negotiations
participants: HE Ahmad Sherif, the Egyptian Consul General, Tel Aviv.
Place: PASSIA

28 February 2000
The General Political Situation in Palestine
Participants: Mr. Ghulam Hoosein Asmal, Deputy Director Levant, Middle East, Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of South Africa
Place: PASSIA

3 March 2000
Meeting in Memory of Mrs. Samiha Al-Qubaj Salameh Khalil (Um Khalil), Founder of In'ash Al-Usra Society.
Attended by: Ms. Sana Shanak.
Place: Al-Bireh
Biography: KHALIL, SAMIHA (1923-1999)

3 March 2000
Briefing on Palestinian Domestic Politics and the Peace Process.
Speaker : Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: USAID West Bank-Gaza Mission
Place: Mission H.Q, Tel Aviv.

15 March 2000
The Rule of Law in Palestine
Participant: HE Freih Abu Meddein, Minister of Justice, Palestinian Authority
Place: PASSIA

20 March 2000
Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations
Participant: Mr. F. George Gause, III, Associate Professor of Political Science at The University of Vermont, USA and Director of the University’s Middle East Studies Program.

25 March 2000
Introduction to the Palestinian Question
Meeting with the visiting delegation of young journalists from the Anti-Defamierungs-Forum, Germany.
Participants:Dr. Ralf Melzer, Director, Anti-Defamation Forum, Berlin; Ruth Jung, Ruth Kiner, P. Roger Gehardy, Adrian Winhelman, Simone Schlegel, Verena Golkel, Valentin Ositha, Nadine Loesans, Michael Dobis, Marian Steffen, Miriam Milashut, Tina Roth.
Place: PASSIA

30 March 2000
The Current Political Situation and the Importance of Strengthening the Feeling of Belonging Towards the Palestinian Land and the Palestinian Cause among the Palestinian Youth
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: Young people from Al-Sawahreh Al-Sharqiyeh village, Jerusalem.
Place: Al-Sawahreh Al-Sharqiyeh Youth Club.

30 March 2000
The Peace Process and the Future Palestinian State
Meeting on the occasion of the Visit of Mr. Mark Mallock Brown, General Director, UNDP to Palestine
Participants: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA; Dr. Emile Jarjou’i, PLC Member; Dr. Hasan Abu Libdeh, PCBS; Mr. Ibrahim Dakak, Jerusalem; Dr. Ahmad Subeh, MOPIC; Ms Rula Dajani, MIFTAH.
Place: Addar Suites Hotel, Jerusalem.

30 March 2000
Briefing for a visiting SPD Parliamentary group on the Peace Process
Participants:. Dr. Peter Struck; Eberhard Brecht, Member of the German Bundestag, Member of the German Bundestag; Karin Kortmann, Member of the German Bundestag; Dr. Horst Freitag, Head of the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany; Gunter Gloser, Member of the German Bundestag; Brigitt Heidinger, SPD Fraktion; Norbert Bicher, SPD Fraktion; Jurgen Schnappertz, SPD Fraktion; Horan Knaup, Journalist; Gunnar Reichenbach, Journalist; Thomas Wiegold; Dr. Matthes Buhbe, Director, FES; Ms. Muriel Asseburg, FES; Mutasem Alashhab, Interpreter; Adnan Husseini, Islamic Waqf; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA; Dr.Said Zeedani, Al-Quds University.
Place: PASSIA.

1 April 2000
Palestinian Refugees
Participants: Dr. Nitza Nachmias, Political Analyst and Fellow at the Jewish-Arab Center at Haifa University, Department of Political Science, University of Haifa
Place: PASSIA

5 April 2000
South Africa-Palestine Relations
Participants: Dr. Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Director of studies, south African Institute of International Affairs
Place: PASSIA

5 April 2000
Will there be a Declaration of Palestinian State in September 2000 ?
Participants:Mr.Greg Shapland, British Foreign and Commonweath Office, London
Place: Working Lunch at PASSIA

10 April 2000
Palestinian Refugees
Meeting on the occasion of the visit of the HE Pierre de Bane and the Canadian Prime Minister’s Delegation
Participants: HE Pierre de Bane, Senator - Canadian Prime Minister’s Delegation; Mr. John Menee, Director General, Middle East and North Africa Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; HE Tim Martin, Head of the Canadian Representative Office, Mr. Faisal Husseini, PLO Executive Committee Member, Jerusalem; Mr. Ghassan Khatib, Director, JMCC; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head, PASSIA; Ms. Doris Salah, YWCA; Mr. Ahmad Hashem Zughayar, PLC Member, Jerusalem; Mr. Hatem Abdul Qader, PLC Member, Jerusalem; Mr. Ahmad Batsh, PLC Member, Jerusalem.
Place: The Orient House, Jerusalem.

12 April 2000
USAID/Partners Meeting
Participant: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Organized by: United States Agency for International Development – West Bank and Gaza Mission
Place: Rocky Hotel, Ramallah

15 April 2000
The Rule of Law
Participant: HE Freih Abu Meddein, Minister of Justice, Palestinian Authority
Place: PASSIA

17 April 2000
The Hague-Bethlehem Partnership
Participants: Drs. W.J. Deetman, Mayor, City of The Hague, Mr. Rene Ch. Aquarone, The Netherlands Representative to the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah; Mr. Hana Naser, Mayor of Bethlehem; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.
Organized by: Representative Office of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
Place: Residence of the Netherlands Representative

18 April 2000
Portuguese-Palestinian Relations
Participant: HE Jorje de Carvalho, Head of the Portuguese Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority , Ramallah
Place: Residence of the Netherlands Representative

18 April 2000
Final Status Issues
Participant: Mr. Ahmad Sharif Lutfi, Egyptian Consul, Tel Aviv; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
Place: PASSIA

24 April 2000
Meeting on the occasion of the visit of the Mr. Cyril E. Ndeble, Speaker, The Zimbabwean Parliament and the accompanying delegation
Participants: Mr. Cyril E. Ndeble, Speaker, Zimbabwean Parliament; Mr. Faisal Husseini, PLO Executive Committee, Jerusalem; Mr. Ahmad Al-Zughayar, PLC Member, Jerusalem; Mr. Hatem Abdel Qader, PLC Member, Jerusalem; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA .
Place: The Orient House, Jerusalem

2 May 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on PA-Civil Society Relations and the Peace Process
Participants: International Labor Officet Delegation (ILO)-Geneva Tayo Fashoyin-Officer in Charge, ILO Sandrine Cazes-Labor Market Economist, ILO Jean-Michel Servais-ILO Khaled Doudine-ILO Coordinator, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi-Head of PASSIA
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem  

6 May 2000
The Future of the Third Way A New Political Party
Participants: Mr. Rakad Salem, General Secretary, Arab Liberation Front; Mr. Hussein Rahal, PNC Member, Arab Liberation Front; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

10 May 2000
Palestinian Civil Society: Where to?
Participants: Eric Rouleau, French journalist; Alia Arasoughly, Sociologist of Culture;
Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

14 May 2000
Middle East Peace Process and the History of Jerusalem
Participants: students from the "Students Association for Political Scientists"-Leiden, Netherlands.
Speakers: Mr. Rene' Ch. Aquarone (Head of the Netherlands Representative Office): general introduction; Dr. Nazmi Ju'beh: Middle East Peace Process and the History of Jerusalem; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi (Head of PASSIA): question and answer
Place: PASSIA

24 May 2000
USA-Palestinian Cultural Affairs
Participants: Patric Kabra-Cultural Affairs Officer, US Consulate, Suzan Qaryouti Nammari-Cultural Affairs Specialist, US Consulate.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

25 May 2000
Canadian-Palestinian Relations
Participants: The Honorable Mr. Glbert Parent, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada and his accompanying Parliamentary Delegation.Faisal Husseini, Ziad Abu Zayyad, Mrs. Abla Nasser, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi.
Place: The American Colony Hotel-Jerusalem

5 June 2000
Exchanging Views on Political Developments: PA, Israel and Negotiations
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: Journalists from the Second German T.V.-Frank Freiling, Marie Heine, Christen Haas, Ute Shumacher, Ralf Eibl, Tina Fuchs, Bjoin Boer, Andrienne Woltersdorf, Nicolei Tewes, Michael Bauer.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

6 June 2000
The Palestinian Constitution Drafts-Documents and Information Papers
A meeting with Dr. Khalid Ariqat, General Director of Diplomatic Studies and Coordination with PLC-Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

7 June 2000
The Israeli Government Coalition Crisis and its Impact on the Peace Process
A meeting with Mr. Nicolas Lang, Deputy Head-Representative Office of Switzerland in Ramallah
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

9 June 2000
Palestinian NGOs
Participants: Lillian Peters, Representative, Quakers Middle East, Amman
Place: PASSIA

13 June 2000
German Middle East Policy and the Berlin Declaration of the EU.
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process.
Speakers: Mr. Gernot Erler, Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: Mr. Horst Freitag, Mr. Martin Weiss, Mr. Asseburg, Ms. Maria Jegal, Ms. Dorothea Rischowski.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

22 June 2000
The European Parliament and the Peace Process
A meeting with Mr.Per Gahrton-Member of European Parliament
Place: PASSIA

29 Jun 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process
Participants: Columbus State University group: Rajgopal Sashti, Angela Dirig, Sallie R. Duhling, Donna L. Kimzey, Florence Ferguson, Philip Washington, David A. Ludley, Elena B. Odio, Amy L. Reeder, Sukanya Senapati, Donald Housend, Patricia Khazaeli, Annie Lynch, Kenneth Paulk, Rita Robinzine.
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Place: PASSIA

29 June 2000
The Peace Process
Participants: Ms. Eija Rotinen, Head of the Representative office of Finland.
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Place: PASSIA

29 June 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participants: A meeting with the visiting delegation from Columbus State University-Rajgopal Sashti, Angela Dirig, Sallie Duhling, Donna Kimzey, Florence Ferguson, Philip Washington, David Ludley, Elena Odio, Amy Reeder, Sukanya Senapati, Patricia Khazaeli, Annie Lynch, Kenneth Paulk, Rita Robinzine
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

2 July 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process
Participants: Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education- Maria Hetherton, Fred Johnson, Patricia Raynolds, Kirk Effinger, Ed Snow, John Sakalouckas, Susan McNamee, Margaret Walding, D. Shauffer, John Murply, Dianne Snyder, Dick Snyder, Dean Easton, Leslie Tomasini, Karen Talus, Jeffrey Daiglie, Jesse Mase, Richard Lindseh, Sandra theunil, Linda Coffman, Kari Wimbish, Maryann Coffey, Ric Rogers, Sheillah Rogers, Michael Davis, Robert Lennox, Barbara Leighton.
Speaker: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

3 July 2000
European-Palestinian Relations
Participants: Mr. Jean Breteche-the representative of the European Commission Representation, Ms. Isabel Candela.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

13 July 2000
Civil Society
A meeting with Michael Morfit, Vice president, Governance and Public Sector Management- Development Alternatives Inc. , USA
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

14 July 2000
A working dinner with Mr. Robin Kealy, HM British Consul General.
Place: British Consul General's Residence- Sheikh Jarrah

16 July 2000
The EU and the Peace Process
Participants: Ina Koopman-Financial and Project Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, kerstin Roeske-Program Manager, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

24 July 2000
Iranian-Palestinian Relations
A meeting with Dr. Mehrdad Khonsari, Senior Research Consultant, Center for Arab & Iranian Studies.
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

27 July 2000
Civil Society and the Peace Process: Camp David II
A meeting with Mr. Asif Khan-Regional Affairs Officer, UNSCO
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

31 July 2000
Future Elections in the Palestine-Problems and Prospects
Participants: Dr. Marin Albu, Head, Rumanian Representative Office, Rammalh.
Place: PASSIA

1 August 2000
Japan and the Palestinian Civil Society
Participants: Katsuyoshi Hayashi, Head of the Japanese representative Office to the PA.
Place: PASSIA

14 August 2000
Palestinian NGOs and the Peres Center for Peace.
Participant: Amos Ron, Peres Center for Peace.
Place: PASSIA

14 August 2000
Israeli-Palestinians Relations and the Peres Center for Peace
Participants: Dr.Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA; Dr.Khalil Shikaki, Palestinian Center for Policy and survey Research, Ramallah; Dr.Daniel Doron, Israeli Center for Social and Economic Progress, Mevasseret Zion; Hillel Halkin, Journalist
Place: PASSIA

15 August 2000
The Peace Process
Participants: Rachel Blanch, British Consulate, Jerusalem
Place: PASSIA

24 August 2000
The Camp David Negotiations
A meeting with HE Robin Kealy, the British Consul General
Place: PASSIA

9 September 2000
Palestinian + Georgian Case of Transition
A meeting with HE Paata Kalandadze, Consul of Georgia
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

14 September 2000
The Palestinian State Declaration
A meeting with HE Jorge de Carvalho, Head of the Portuguese Representative Office to the PNA, Al Bireh
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

14 September 2000
The Peace Process and Camp David Scenarios
A meeting with Dr.Jorge de Carvalho, Head of the Portuguese Representative Office to the PNA, Ramallah
Place: PASSIA

16 September 2000
The Peres Peace Center and the Palestinians
A meeting with Mr. David Berger, the former Canadian Ambassador to Israel
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

19 September 2000
Japanese-Palestinian Relations
A meeting with Mr. Katsuyoshi Hayashi, Head of the Japanese representative Office to the PNA
Place: PASSIA-Jerusalem

23 September 2000
Camp David Maps
Participant: Larry Collins, the Author of "O Jerusalem"
Place: PASSIA

5 October 2000
The Al-Aqsa Intifada
A meeting with Mr. Asif Khan, Regional Affairs Officer, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

6 October 2000
The Al-Aqsa Intifada
A meeting with The Egyptian Consul Mr. Ahmad Sharif Lutfi
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

6 October 2000
The Al-Aqsa Intifada
A meeting with the French Consul General Mr. Denis Pietton, and Mr. Michel Prom and Mr. Christian Nakleh.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

19 October 2000
The Al-Aqsa Intifada
A meeting ith Mr.Katsuyoshi Hayashi, Head of the Japanese Representative Office to PNA
Place: Passia

26 October 2000
The Arab Summit of October 2000
A meeting with Mr. Ahmad Sharif Lutfi, the Egyptian Consul General
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

4 November 2000
The Romanian Elections
A meeting with Dr. Marin Albu, the Head of the Romanian Representative Office to the PNA.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

6 November 2000
Palestinian-Brazilian Relations
A meeting with Ms. Ligia Maria Scherer-Councellor, Brazilian Embassy
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

8 November 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the American Elections
A meeting with Mr. Katsuyoshi Hayashi and Mr. Takeshi Okabo from the Japanese Representative Office to the PNA.
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

9 November 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the American Elections
A meeting with Mr. Ahmad Sharif Lutfi, the Egyptian Consul General in Tel Aviv
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

12 November 2000
The Al Aqsa Intifada and the Current Situation
A meeting with Ms. Hanlie Booysen, from the South African Representative Office to the Palestinian National Authority
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

16 November 2000
European Position vis-a-vis Al Aqsa Intifada
A meeting with Eija Rotinen, Head of the Finnish Representative Office to the PNA
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

17 November 2000
Palestinian Security Needs
A meeting with Mr. Hosinger - Austrian Embassy in Turkey
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

20 November 2000
Assessment of the Current Situation in Palestine
A meeting with the Mr. Jorge de Carvalho, Head of the Portuguese Representative Office to the PNA
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

25 November 2000
The Current Intifada: Where to?
A working lunch with HE Robin Kealy-the British Consul General, and HE Ronald Schlicher-the American Consul General, Mr. Donald Anderson-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mrs. Dorothy Anderson.

27 November 2000
Palestinian Arab Relations
A meeting with Mr. Ahmad Sharif Lutfi, the Egyptian Consul General, Tel Aviv
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

28 November 2000
Diplomatic Efforts to Resume the Peace Process
A meeting with Mr. Takeshi Okubo, the Head of the Japanese Representative Office to the PNA
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

29 November 2000
A Palestinian Perspective on the Early Israeli Elections
A meeting with Mr. Nicolas Lang - Deputy for Political Affairs, Swiss Representative Office to the PNA
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

6 December 2000
Geographic Separation and a Future Palestinian State
A Meeting with Mr. Michael Baumann, Counselor- Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

6 December 2000
Palestinian-Israeli Geographic Separation and its implications
A meeting with Mr. Tae-Sik Lee, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem

6 December 2000
The Donors Role in the Current Political Situation
A meeting with Mr. Larry Garber, Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Place: PASSIA, Jerusalem