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For Januray meetings please see : Meetings on Governance

 

20 February 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Palestinian-Israeli discussion on the New York Review of Books' Article:
          
"The Suicide Bombers" (article published 16 January 2003)
           By Professor Avishai Margalit, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Participant(s): Avishai Margalit, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Naim Ateek, Director, Sabeel: Palestinian Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, East Jerusalem; Shimshon Zelniker, Director, the Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Rafiq Husseini, Deputy Director General / Director of Operations, the Welfare Association, Jerusalem; Rivka Feldhay, Lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Van Leer Institute; Albert Aghazarian, Lecturer and Consultant, Jerusalem; Michele Auga, Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem; Amit Leshem, the Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Nora Carmi, Sabeel: Palestinian Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, East Jerusalem; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Deniz Altayli, Programs Director, PASSIA; Elise Aghazarian, Projects Coordinator, PASSIA.

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20 March, 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: US War on Iraq - A Palestinian Discussion..

Participant(s): Khalil Tufakji, Arab Studies Society; Adnan Abdulrazek, Arab Studies Society; Sami Abu-Dayyeh, Net Tours; Nazmi Ju'beh, Head of Riwaq; Issa Kassissieh; Mohammad Jadallah, physician; Dlesdondro Dhurd, Political Officer, Argentina Embassy; Felix Eikneberg, FES.

24 March, 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Assessing Palestinian Negotiations - What's at Stake?

Speaker: Diana Buttu (Lawyer, Negotiation Support Unit (NSU))

Participant(s): Mohammad Jadallah, Physician; Walid Salem, PANORAMA (Palestinian Center for the Dissemination of Democracy and Community Development); Steve Hibbard, Canadian Representative Office; Diana Butto, Negotiation Support Unit; Sami Abu-Dayyeh, Net Tours; Adnan Abdelrazek, Arab Studies Society; Felix Eikenberg, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; Terry Boullata, school principle; Safa' Abu Assab, Program Manager, Diakonia.

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3 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: The Role of Civil Society and Palestinian Economy.

Speaker: Iyad Masrouji (Managing Director, Masrouji Trading Company, Ramallah)

Participant(s): Ibrahim Joulani, Private Sector; Azzam Abu S'oud, Director of the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce; Hussein Abu Gharbiyyeh, Director of the Jerusalem Labor Office; Hala A'mas, Director of the Community Care Institution; Ahmad Hashem Zghayyar, Palestinian Legislative Council, Safa' Abu Assab, Diakonia; Felix Eikenberg, FES; Rafiq Husseini, Deputy Director General / Director of Operations, the Welfare Association, Jerusalem; Fadi Hidmi, Welfare Association; Jamal Ghosheh, Palestinian National Theater; Mahmoud Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Fayiza Zalatimo, Ar-Razi Medical Lab; Shireen Abdul Hadi, USAID mission; Elise Aghazarian, PASSIA; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA.

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27 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): International Labor Organization (ILO) Annual Mission to the Occupied Palestinian               Territories.

  • Assessment of the prevailing socio-economic situation and its impact on the Palestinian Workers in the Territories.
  • Reassessment of existing programs and identification of new programs of technical cooperation that respond to the needs and priorities of the Palestinians resulting from the present humanitarian crisis.

Participant(s): Philippe Egger, Senior Economist, Bureau of Programming and Management, ILO; Giovanni di Cola, Senior Official Coordinator, Development Cooperation Department, ILO; Catherine Comtet; Official Lawyer, ILO; Samir Radwan, Advisor to Director General on Development Policies and Counselor on Arab Countries, ILO; Fredrich Butler, Assistant Director General, ILO; Khaled Doudine, ILO Representative, Jerusalem.

1 May 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): Palestinian-Israeli discussion: Discourse on Current Affairs

Participant(s): Dan Dinew, Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Rafiq Husseini, the Welfare Association, Palestine; Shimshon Zelniker, Director, the Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Naim Ateek, Director, Sabeel: Palestinian Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, East Jerusalem; Rivka Feldhay, Lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Van Leer Institute; Albert Aghazarian, Lecturer and Consultant, Jerusalem; Amit Leshem, Coordinator of Projects with Palestinians, the Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Michele Auga, Resident Representative, Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem; Avishai Margalit, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Emmanuel Sivan, Hebrew University, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Itzhak Galnoor; Professor of Political Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Deniz Altayli, Programs Director, PASSIA; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.; Elise Aghazarian, Researcher, PASSIA.

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5 May 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah

Topic(s): The Wall: Cantonization and Unilateral Separation
              By Naser Al-Faqih: (Coordinator, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC))

Participant(s): Chris Choshane, third secretary, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Alistair Wallbaum, Canadian Representative Office; Saed Abu Farha, Journalist, Al-Ayyam; Elisabeth Peterson, Friedrich Ebert Foundation; Azem Bishara, Advocate; Khaled Islaih, Researcher; Bassam Musleh, Lawyer; Nasser Al-Faqih, Organizational Development Specialist; Jamal Jum'a, PENGON Coordinator; Charles Shammas, Mattin Group; Susan Rockwell, Mattin Group; Martin Siepermann, ICCO (Dutch Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation); Erik Acherman, ICCO Programs Officer; Jalal Khader, Lawyer.

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13 May 2003. PASSIA, Ramallah

Topic(s): The Role of the Private Sector in Promoting a Secular, Democratic Palestinian State

Participant(s): Mr. Sam Bahour; Palestinian businessman and writer; Dr. Said Zeedani, Director of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights, Ramallah; Dr. Mamdouh Aker, Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights, Ramallah; Dr. Faisal Awartani, General Manager of Alpha International for Polling, Research & Informatics, Ramallah; Dr. Tayseer Arouri, Birzeit University; Mr. Iyad Masrouji, Managing Director, Masrouji Trading Company.

 

For June meetings please see:

 

Meetings on Governance
Meetings of the Religious Unit
Meetings on Jerusalem

 

3 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): Israeli-Palestinian Discussion on the Two State Solution

Participant(s): Itzhak Galnoor, Van Leer Institute; Amit Leshem, Van Leer Institute; Nazmi Al-Jubeh, Head of Riwaq, Ramallah; Avishai Margalit, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Rafiq Husseini, Welfare Association, Jerusalem; Michèle Auga, Resident Representative, Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, Jerusalem; Albert Aghazarian, Free Lance Lecturer, Consultant; Rivka Feldhay, Lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Van Leer Institute; Dan Diner, Professor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Elise Aghazarian, Researcher, PASSIA; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.

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7 August 2003. PASSIA, Ramallah   

Topic(s): Reform Plans and Programs in Palestine (Arabic Session)
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Presentation by: Mr. Basel Jaber (Palestinian Reform Coordination and Technical Support Unit)

Participant(s): Salem Ajlouni, Economist & Consultant; Khaled Islah, Researcher; Basel Jaber, Palestinian Reform Coordination & Technical Support Unit; Bassam Abdul Rahman, Liaison Officer; Lubna Hammad, Legal Consultant, Unicef; Faisal Awartani, Lecturer, Birzeit University.

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14 August 2003. PASSIA, Ramallah   

Topic(s):  Education and Political Culture of Palestine - Past and Present.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Ricks (Specialist/Consultant International and Middle East Studies, Visiting Professor, Birzeit University).

Participant(s): Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Saida Affouneh, Director of Planning Department at Al-Quds Open University; Anas Alaili, Editor Educational Magazine, Qattan; Ziad Khalaf, Executive Director, Qattan Foundation; Silvia Xillo, Researcher in Intercultural Studies; Faisal Awartani, Professor of Statistics, Birzeit University; Bassam Abdul Rahim, Liaison Officer, Local Aid Coordination Committee Secretariat; Jose Ferreira de Forseca, Representative Office of Portugal, Al-Bireh; Muzna Shihabi, Birzeit University; Miriam Levin, Visiting Student; Jay Ross, Visiting Student.

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4 September 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): Understanding the Palestinian Crises.

Organized by: UK student politicians

Participant(s): Karim Palant, Labour Student National Chair; James Lloyd, National Union of Students Executive; Carli Harper-Penman, National Union of Students; Kirsten Jongberg, President of the Guild of Students, Birmingham University; Bob Inder Singh, British Organization of Sikh Students; Rami Okasha, Labour Students; Luciana Berger, Union of Jewish Students; Sam Dobbyn, Conservative Future UK; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.


17 September 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): The Crises in Palestinian Israeli Peace Process.

Organized by: Group of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Participant(s): Knut Elstermann, Journalist; Arnim Roever, Economist; Renate Ullrich, Theater Scientist; Karin Fischer, Editor Deutschland Radio; Lutz Nitsche, Project Coordinator; Christiane Recht, Editor SWR; Ulla Uux, Political Scientist; Henry Braeutigam, Economist; Christiane Görres, Cultural Worker; Suleiman Abu Dayyeh, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Jerusalem; Ursula Barzen, Judge; Mechthild Zschau, Journalist; Sigga Nürnberg, Administration; M. Grudunske; Christian Semler, Journalist; Esther Hass, Cultural Commissioner; Roman Kovar, Publisher; Marie-Louise Jung, Lecturer, Kultur Alive Institute; Tessa Hauswedell, Editor; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.

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14 October 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): The Road Map for a two state solution!

Participant(s): Delegation from the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDs), London, United Kingdom: Rear Admiral Roger G. Lockwood; Capt. Andrew AL. McFarlane; Mr. Stephen T. Cochrane; Col. David StJ. Homer; ACP. KC John Lee; Mrs. Raduta D. Matache; Brig. Paul R. Newton; Capt. Lo ï c L-N Raffa ë lli; Mr. Kiyoshi Serizawa; Gp. Capt. Dai L. Whittingham; Col. Dangnai N. Yao; Wg. Cdr. Eddie ASC Culbert.

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18 October 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah

Topic(s): Political Elites in Palestine & Democracy: Preliminary Reading.

Speaker(s): Dr. Ayman Yousef, Birzeit University.

Participant(s): Wafa’ Abdul Rahman, Miftah; Ahmed Badawi, SWP, Berlin; Badia’ Abu Ar-Rub, Lecturer; Lily Habash, Consultant; Abdul Rahman M. Mughrabi, Al-Quds University; Diab Jarrar, Al-Quds University; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA; Areej Al-Yousef, PASSIA.

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12 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic(s): Bi-Nationalism

Speaker(s): Meron Benvenisti, Historian.

Participant(s): Terry Bullata, Head, Board of Trustees Women’s Studies Center & New Generation School; Avishai Margalit, Professor, Hebrew University; Manuel Hassassian, Executive Vice-President, Bethlehem University; Father Rafiq Khoury, Latin Patriarchate; Sami Abu Dayyeh, Businessman; Amit Leshem, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Itzhaq Galnoor, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem; Diana Buttu, Legal Advisor, PLO Negotiation Support Unit; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South Africa Representative Office, Ramallah; Nora Carmi, Coordinator, Women’s Program, Sabeel, Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, Jerusalem; Ahmed Ghneim, Member of Fateh Higher Committee; Samir Huleileh, Sales and Marketing Manager, Nassar Investment Company, Bethlehem; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA, Jerusalem; Nick Kardahji, PASSIA, Jerusalem.

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18 November 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah

Topic(s): The Negotiations in South Africa-Lessons for Palestine

Speaker(s): Dr. Greg Mills, National Director of the South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Johannesburg, South Africa.

Participant(s): Marwan Barakat, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Rowan Al-Faqih, Birzeit University; Nizar Farsakh, Amal Hussein, Negotiation Support Unit; Nasser Qatami, Council of Young Leaders; Wafa’ Abdul Rahman, MIFTAH; Niall Holohan, Irish Representative Office; Holger Tillmann, German Representative Office; Samer Salameh, Council of Young Leaders; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA; Hijazi Natsheh, Areej Al-Yousef, Nick Kardahji, PASSIA.

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PASSIA FORUM 2003

20 June 2003. Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem

Topic(s): The Road Map - Where To

Speaker: Dr. Sa’eb Erekat, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (Jericho), former PLO Chief Negotiator

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04 August 2003. Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem   

Topic(s): The Socioeconomic and Political Impacts of Israel’s Security Fence - with a Focus on the Jerusalem Area

Presentation by: Jan de Jong (Geographer and Land Planning Expert)

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13 December 2003, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem

Topic(s): Holiness & Holy Places-Discussion With The Delegation of The World Council of Religious Leaders.

Participant(s): Fadia Daibes, Water Law Specialist; Suleiman Abu Dayyeh, Palestine Desk Fredreich Naumann Foundation, Jerusalem; Master Sheng Yen, Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, USA; Mohammed & Sa’eda Nusseibeh, Ad-Dar Hotel; Azzam Al-Khatib, Director, Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Yukako Nimi-Arti; Swami Veda Bharati, Hindu Monk, The Meditation Center, USA; Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Rabbi; Adnan Husseini, General Director of Jerusalem Islamic Waqf; Guo Yao Fa Shi Chang Ji Shi, Personal Attendant & English Secretary to Master Sheng Yen; Mae Chee Sansanee, Founder and Director of Sathira Dhammasthan, Buddhist Leader, Thailand; Madhu Sawlaey, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, World Council of Religious Leaders; Janki Kripalani, Brahma Kumaris Tram, UK; Dayananda Saraswati, All India Movement for Seva, Inc., India; Usama Salman, Director, St. Vincent Association, Jerusalem; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Head, South Africa Representative Office; Walid Shomaly, Excutive Director, Palestinian Center for Research & Cultural Dialogue, Bethlehem; Mohammed Hussein, Director, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Nader Al-Asar, Consul, Egyptian Embassy, Tel-Aviv; Azzam Abu As-Su’oud, Director of the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director, Chautauqua Institution, USA; Sister Joan Chittister, Executive Director, Benetvision, USA; Phra Thepsophon, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand; Lalit Kumar Bakashi, President, Golden Eagle Group Co. Ltd., Japan; Charles Mendies, India; Setsuko Nakanishi, Japan; Bawa Jain, Secretary General, World Council of Religious Leaders, USA; Mahmoud Abu Rmeileh, Nick Kardahji, Sana’ Shannak & Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA.

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Briefings 2003
 

(All meetings were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA)

3 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map: Palestinian Perspective.
Participant(s): Nader Al-A'asser, Consul, Egyptian Embassy, Tel Aviv.

4 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Refugees: Palestinian Priorities, Conditions & Demands.
Participant(s): Mr. Rami Khoury, Chief Editor, Daily Star Newspaper, Beirut, Amman.

6 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Islamic Waqf Schools in Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Adnan Husseini, Director, Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem.

7 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Refugees: Towards a Possible Settlement
Participant(s): Rami Khoury, Chief Editor, Daily Star Newspaper, Beirut, Amman.

10 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Dutch – Palestinian Relations.
Participant(s): Geert Wilders, Member of Parliament, Liberal Party for Freedom and Democracy, Netherlands; Rob Decker, Second Secretary at the Representative office of the Netherlands to the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah.

11 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Israeli Decisions to Close Universities and Colleges in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Participant(s): Nader Al-A'asser, Egyptian Consul, Tel Aviv.

14 January 2003, Working Dinner, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Changing Borders: Palestine, Israel and the Future Scenarios.
Participant(s): Ms. Conny Meirs, state Department, Washington D.C.; Adnan Huseini, Director of Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem; Dr. Thomas Neu, Rep. ANERA, Jerusalem.

15 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Islamic Political Trends in Palestine.
Participant(s): Dr. Jung Sang Ryul, Center for International Area Studies, Institute for the Middle Eastern Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Dr. Young-Chol Choe, Myong Ji University, South Korea.

15 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): PASSIA – USAID Cooperation.
Participant(s): Scott Nicholas, USAID, Cairo Office.

16 January, 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Fatah – Hamas Dialogue in Cairo.
Participant(s): Isabel Kershner, The Jerusalem Report Magazine, Jerusalem.

16 January, 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Academic Cooperation between South African Institutions and PASSIA.
Participant(s): Mohamed Rafique Gangat, Representative of South Africa, Ramallah; Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South African Representative Office, Ramallah.

16 January, 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Fears in and for Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Dr. Menachem Klein, Bar Ilan University; Mr. Daniel Seidemann, Lawyer; Adnan Husseini, Director, Islamic Waqf, Jerusalem.

16 January, 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Security and Civil Society Issues.
Participant(s): Fayaz Manji, Program Officer at the Peace-Building and Human Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Alistair Warlbaum, Political Affairs Officer, Canadian Representative Office, Ramallah.

17 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Christian – Muslim Institutional Cooperation in East Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Alexa Smith, Journalist, Baptist Church, Atlanta.

17 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Women’s Role in Empowering Civil Society in Time of Crisis.
Participant(s): Maha Muna, Program Specialist, Governance, Peace and Security Programme, UNIFEM, New York; Alia el Yasir, UNIFEM Consultant, Jerusalem; Sawsan Baghdadi, Project Manager, Sustainable Human Development, UNDP, Jerusalem.

18 January 2003, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Changing Borders: Palestine, Israeli and the Future Scenarios.
Participant(s): Conny Myers, U.S. State Department; Dr. Thomas New, Rep. ANERA.

19 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Assessment of the First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies in Mainz, Germany ( 8 – 13 September 2002).
Participant(s): Kirsten Maas, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Ramallah.

20 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): PASSIA – FES Cooperation
Participant(s): Hajo Lanz, Desk Officer for Palestine, FES Bonn; Michele Auga, Director F.E.S. Jerusalem; Felix Eikenberg, Project Coordinator, F.E.S. Jerusalem.

21 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Intifada vis-à-vis Israeli Re-occupation of the Territories.
Participant(s): Christopher Stevens, U.S. Political Section Chief, U.S. Consulate, Jerusalem.

21 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): PASSIA – USAID Cooperation.
Participant(s): Larry Garber, Head USAID Mission, West Bank and Gaza.

22 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map and Russian Role.
Participant(s): Oleg B. Ozerov, Head of the Middle East Peace Process Desk, Middle East and North Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow.

24 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Agenda of the Palestinian Faction Meeting in Cairo.
Participant(s): Dr. Andreas Reinicke, Head, Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ramallah.

27 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Civil Society Since 1967.
Participant(s): Professor Asher Susser, Director, Dayyan Center, Tel Aviv University; Ephraim Lavy, P.H. D. Candidate.

29 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Faction Meeting in Cairo and the Israeli Elections.
Participant(s): Dr. Marin Albu, Head, Romanian Representative Office to the P.A., Ramallah.

30 January 2003, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic(s): PASSIA – USAID Cooperation
Participant(s): Larry Garber, Head of USAID Mission, West Bank and Gaza; Martha Myers, USAID Mission, Tel Aviv.

31 January 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Israeli Elections and their Impact on Palestinians
Participant(s): Donald Macintyre, Chief Political Commentator, the Independent, London.

4 February, 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): ISBN for Palestinian publications
Participant(s): Dr. Mohammed Dajani, PECDAR.

5 February, 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinians after the Israeli Elections"
Participant(s): Philip Wilcox, President, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington D.C.

8 February, 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Bedouins in the Negev.
              Problems facing Palestinian children
Participant(s): Dr. Hassan Abu Sa'd, Head of the Educational Department, Hind Al- Husseini College, Jerusalem; Dr. Shehdeh Jabour, Head of Social Services Department, Ar'ara local Village Council, Negev.

18 February 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Faisal Husseini Foundation in Jerusalem: Prospects for Cooperation.
Participant(s): Abdul Qader Husseini; Issa Kassissieh.

18 February 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Impact of the Iraqi crisis on Palestinians
Participant(s): Leonhard Moll, Head, Austrian Representative Office; Huge Lirida, Austrian Military Attaché, Ankara.

18 February 2003, Consul General Residence, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Humanitarian Aid for the Palestinian Civil Society in Times of Crisis
Participant(s): Göran Berg, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem; Head of Middle East Desk in the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm.

20 February 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Berlin - Paris vis-à-vis the Arab World and the Iraqi Crisis
Participant(s): Michael Baumann, Counselor, German Embassy, Tel Aviv.

24 February 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The issue of a Palestinian Prime Minister
Participant(s): Joumana Abu - Zayyad Jaouni, political officer, British Consulate.

5 March 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): : Library Issues.
Participant(s): Sarah Ewan, Director, British Council

5 March 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Periodicals, publications and U.S. lectures.
Participant(s): Chuck Hunter, U.S. Consulate; Susan Nammary.

12 March 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Prime Minister
Participant(s): Affif Safyeh, Palestinian general delegation in London and the Vatican,

18 March 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Prime Minister
Participant(s): Atilio N. Molteni, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic.

20 March 2003, Working Lunch, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Prime Minister mission
Participant(s): Larry Garber, Director, US Aid Mission.

29 March 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Humanitarian Aid
Participant(s): Rene C. Aquarone, Chief of Cabinet, UNRWA, Gaza

2 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Prime Minister mission
Participant(s): Emmanuelle De Foy, Belgian Deputy Consul.

4 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Impact of the war on Iraq on the Palestinians
Participant(s): Andreas Reinicke, German Representative Office

5 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The War on Iraq and the Palestinians.
Participant(s): Doug Hostetter, Senior Middle East Correspondent, Communications Department, American Friends Committee.

10 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Civil Society Programs in Palestine
Participant(s): Rima Ghandour, US Aid (United States Agency for International Development).

10 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s):: Socio-Economic Problems facing Palestinian Jerusalemites on a Daily Basis
Participant(s): Amneh Badran, Acting Director, Jerusalem Center for Women; Mahira Dajani; Principal of Dar At-Tifl Al-Arabi school.

12 April 2003, Jerusalem Center for Women (JCW), Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Future of Palestinian Diplomats: A Lecture by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi
Participant(s): A group of young Palestinians taking a training course at JCW.

12 April 2003, Working Lunch, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict in the aftermath of the War on Iraq
Participant(s): Mohammed Rafique Gangat, South African Representative; Maysoun Odeh, South African Representative Office.

13 April 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): The relationship between Civil Society and the Private Sector in Palestine and the path of Democracy Enhancement.
Participant(s): Professor Lisa Taraki, Sociology Department, Birzeit University; Mrs. And Mr. Iyad Masrouji, Managing Director, Masrouji Trading Company, Ramallah; Khadijeh H. Abu Ali, Freelancer, Researcher on Women Issues, General Union of Palestinian Women, Ramallah, Elise Aghazarian, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.

16 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Prime Minister Mission
Participant(s): Takeshi Okubo, Head, Palestinian Affairs Section, Japanese Embassy.

16 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Prime Minister
Participant(s): Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Chris Mohale, Counselor, South African Representative Office, Ramallah.

22 April 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian - Israeli Research Work on Jerusalem
Participant(s): Dr. Joseph Ginat, Haifa University, Professor of Anthropology and Middle East Studies.

24 April 2003, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic(s): The visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister
Participant(s): Takeshi Okubo, Head, Palestinian Affairs Section, Japanese Embassy.

29 April 2003. Working Dinner, American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map
Participant(s): Massimo d'Alema, President of the Democrats of the Left Party; Luciano Vacchi, Deputy Head, Foreign Relations, Democrats of the Left Party; Gianni Ghisi, Italian Consul General.

1 May 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map
Participant(s): Takeshi Okubo, Head, Palestinian Affairs Section, Japanese Embassy.

6 May 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map
Participant(s): Lászlò Fehérvári, Hungarian Representative.

15 May 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Islamic movements in Palestine
Participant(s): Reinhard Uhrig, Head of Cultural Affairs, Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.

20 May 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): PASSIA Research
Participant(s): Tetsuya Mizutani, Representative Office of the Government of Japan in Gaza.

26 May 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Visit of the Swedish Prime Minister
Participant(s): Göran Berg, Consul General of Sweden.

27 May 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map
Participant(s): Takeshi Okubo, Head, Palestinian Affairs Section, Japanese Embassy.

3 June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Private Sector and Civil Society
Participant(s): Dr. Andreas Reinicke, Head, Representative office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ramallah.

3 June 2003. Working Lunch, Christmas Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map
Participant(s): Larry Garber, USAID Mission, Tel Aviv

16 June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Introduction to the work of PASSIA
Participant(s): Jean Jacques Juris, Representative of Switzerland to the PA. Ramallah.

19 June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Islamic movement in Palestine after September 11.
Participant(s): David Thaler, Defense and Policy Analyst, RAND, Arlington, VA – USA

23 June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): NGOs and Democratization issues
Participant(s): Lara Saade, External Affairs & Outreach – Middle East North Africa, The World Bank.

30 June 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Jerusalem Issues.
Participant(s): Prem G. Kumar, Political Officer, U.S. Consulate, Jerusalem.

7 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Civil Society and Democracy
Participant(s): Rana Taha, WSP International, Geneva.

9 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Documentation
Participant(s): Mark Dennis, Senior Media Advisor, UNSCO, Jerusalem.

16 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic(s): Palestinian leadership crisis
Participant(s): Takeshi Okubo, Head, Representative Office of Japan, Gaza.

22 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Jerusalem Issues
Participant(s): Dr. John Jenkins, CMGLVO, British Consul General, Jerusalem.

23 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian Reform Politics
Participant(s): Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South African Representative Office, Ramallah.

23 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Jerusalem Issues
Participant(s): Mathias Finken, Counselor, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv.


26 July 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Refugee issues
Participant(s): Mathias H.T. Burchard, chief, UNRWA Liaison office in Geneva.


4 August 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian civil society and the Quartet
Participant(s): Dr. Johas Jolle, Senior Executive Officer, Political Affairs, Norwegian Representative Office, Ramallah; Ms. Kristin Enstad, Norwegian Representative Office, Ramallah.

5 August 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Shas Party and the Question of Religion and State
Participant(s): M.K. Ilan Leibovitch, Member, Foreign Affairs & Security Committee, The Knesset, Jerusalem; Garry Sussman, Researcher.

8 August 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The dynamics of Palestinian civil society and the Road Map
Participant(s): Dr. Andreas Reinike, Head of German representative office, Ramallah

13 August 2003. PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian civil society and current security issues
Participant(s): Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South African Representative Office, Ramallah

16 August 2003. Jerusalem
Topic(s): UNRWA mission and the Palestinian reform agenda.
Participant(s): Rene Aquarone, chief of cabinet, UNRWA, Gaza

16 August 2003. Jerusalem
Topic(s): The US, the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Road Map
Participant(s): Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman, 9th District of Ilinois, North Chicago and Northern suburb; Michael C. Kotzin, Executive vice President, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; 3 other personalities accompanying the Congresswoman.

27 August 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Crisis of Palestinian Leadership.
Participant(s): Ms. Karin Roxman, Swedish Foreign Ministry; Goran Berg, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem.

31 August 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Road Map.
Participant(s): John Tory, Toronto Mayoral Candidate; Hershell Ezrin, Canadian Businessman; Steve Hibbard, Head, Canadian Representative Office, Ramallah.

3 September 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Israeli Occupation and the Road Map.
Participant(s): Ms. Jan Henderson, Ambassador, New Zealand Embassy, Ankara.

10 September 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Palestinian – Israeli Security Issues, The Hudna
Participant(s): Daniel Pregl, Colonel, Austrian Defence Attache, Austrian Embassy, Ankara.

17 September 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Making of a Palestinian Government.
Participant(s): Takeshi Okubo, Head, Representative Office of Japan, Gaza.

30 September 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Government of Ahmad Qrei’a (Abu Ala’) and the Road Map.
Participant(s): Mr. Laszlo Fehervari, Head, Hungarian Representative Office, Ramallah.

30 September 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Islamic Movement in Palestine and the Road Map.
Participant(s): Reinhard Uhrig, Head of Cultural Affairs, Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ramallah.

1 October 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Trial of Marwan Al-Barghouthi.
Participant(s): Hanlie Booysen, Deputy Representative, South African Representative Office, Ramallah; Chris Mohale, Counselor, South African Representative Office, Ramallah.

3 October 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Current Situation in Palestine.
Participant(s): Andrea Nahles, member of the Board of the Socialdemocratic Party in Germany (SPD); Rainer Zimmer-Winkel, Center for Encounters and Communication Honoring the Heritage of Willy Brandt, Jerusalem; Michéle Auga, Resident Representative Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jerusalem; Elisabeth Peterson, Project Coordinator Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jerusalem.

8 October 2003, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Wall, Israeli Settlement and the Future of the Conflict.
Participant(s): Gerald Kaufman, MP, Labor Party, UK; John Jenkins, British Consul General, Jerusalem; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Place: Working Dinner, Al-Pasha’s Restaurant, Jerusalem.

16 October 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Geneva Document
Participant(s): Matthias Finken, Counselor, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv.

3 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Identity and Leadership.
Participant(s): Chuck Hunter, Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs, US Consulate, Jerusalem .

4 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Municipal Election in Palestine .
Participant(s): Larry Garber, Mission Director, USAID West Bank & Gaza Mission , Tel Aviv.

7 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Political and Municipal Elections in Palestine .
Participant(s): Dr. Gökhan Centinsaya, Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey; Cagri Sakar, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Turkey, Jerusalem.

8 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Canada 's Development Assistance.
Participant(s): Mark E. Baily, Director General, Middle East and North Africa (GMD), Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa; Steve Hibbard, Head Canadian Representative Office, Ramallah.

11 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The New PA Government.
Participant(s): Chris Rampling, Political Officer, British Consulate, Jerusalem.

23 November 2003 , PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Viability of the Two-State-Solution!
Participant(s): Steven Hibbard, Head, Canadian Representative Office; Canadian Journalists from Quebec: Claude Hamel, reporter for Reseau de I'information; Jonathan Trudel, reporter for the bi-monthly magazine L'actualite; Sophie Thibault, editor of a free weekly newspaper, ICI; Serge Truffaut, editorialist for Le Devoir; Philippe Elharrar, Director of Public Affairs, Quebec Israel Committee.

30 November 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): German Organizations & the Current Crisis in the Middle East.
Participant(s): Christian Hanelt, Annette Heuser, Bertelsmann Foundation, Brussels-Gütersloh.

2 December 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Recent Palestinian-Israeli Meetings in Madrid, London and Geneva.
Participant(s): David Pregel, Colonel, Austrian Defense Attache, Austrian Embassy, Ankara.

2 December 2003, PASIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Geneva Accords.
Participant(s): Anne Mowe, Councilor, Political Affairs, Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.

3 December 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Geneva Accords.
Participant(s): Matthias Finken, Counselor, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv.

15 December 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Culture of Political & Security Issues in Palestine.
Participant(s): Fayaz Manji, Program Officer, Peace Building & Human Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Charlotte Garay, Special Projects-West Bank & Gaza And Israel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Canada; Alistair Wallbaum, Political Officer, Representative Office of Canada, Ramallah.

16 December 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): Introduction to PASSIA’s Vision & Mission.
Participant(s): Frans Potuyt, Head, Representative Office, Kingdom of Netherlands, Ramallah.

16 December 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s): The Israeli Government's Unilateral Redeployment.
Participant(s): Göan Berg, Swedish Consul General, Jerusalem.

24 December 2003, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic(s):  Herzliya Conference 2003.
Participant(s):   Takeshi Okubo, Head, Palestinian Affairs Section, Japanese Embassy.

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