PASSIA Meetings (2007)

More photos 15 August 2007, PASSIA Office, Ramallah Topic: Symbols of Palestinian Identity: Emerging from 60 Years of Nakba (Novels, Events, Images, Dates, Personalities). Participants: Dr. Salim Tamari, Director, Institute of Jerusalem Studies, Ramallah; Adel Manna’, Madar, Ramallah; Varsen Aghabekian, President Office, Ramallah; Ibtisam Shamma, Announcer, Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, Ramallah; Dr. Adel Samara, Founder, Al-Mashriq Al-A’amal Center for Cultural and Development Studies; Loay Shabaneh, Head, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Bassam Al-Salhi, Legislative Council, Ramallah; Erin Woddewski, FES Fellow; Phil Leech, Student, Internship; Jerome Drevon, Student, Internship; Vicky Rossi, Public Information Assistant, UNRWA, Jerusalem; Areej Hazboun, Journalist; Michael Nev, Public Information Assistant, Jerusalem; Fadwa El-Sha’r, General Dir., Ministry of Interior, Ramallah; Afif Safieh, Palestinian Ambassador, USA; Abbad El-Rayyes, FES Click here to download the summary of the Meeting - Arabic Symbols of Palestinian Identity, to download file Click here- English   More photos 23 July 2007, PASSIA Office, Ramallah Topic: Challenges of Internal Party Management Speakers:Christian Kroenin, Executive Director of the SPD in the state of Schleswig- Holstein; Sven Zylla, Chief of Staff of the State Minister for Education and Women Affairs in Schleswig- Holstein. Participants: Khalil Nakhleh, Director, Mu’assasat, Ramallah; Luay Shabaneh, Head, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Faisal Awartani, CEO, Alpha International for Polling, Research and Informatics; Mahmoud Abu Omar, Media Department, Foreign Relation Culture; Hiam Burbar, Public Relations, Foreign Relation Culture; Saleh Hakawati, Fateh FRC; Haitham Arar, Fateh Party; Roland Friedrich, Head of Deaf, Ramallah; Hazem Kawasmi, Economist; Fadwa Elsha’r, Ministry of Interior, Ramallah; Ahmad Badawi, Research Associate, SOAS; Tariq Jarrar, Executive Director, Institute of Public Policy; Abbad El-Rayyes, FES; Dr. Usama Antar, FES, Gaza; Elisabeth Peterson, Governmental Schleswig- Holstein, Germany; Ghadeer Dajani, NDI, Ramallah. More photos 25 June 2007, PASSIA Office, Ramallah Topic: Palestinian Internal and External Crisis Speaker(s): Dr. Rolf Mützenic, Chairman of the SPD Working Group on the Middle East in the German Parliament Participant(s): 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. 9 June 2007,Best Eastren, Ramallah More Photos Topic: 40 Years of Israeli Occupation PLO and Fateh Movement Where to?? 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. Related article: ملخص نتائج الورشة , Overview   More Photos 2 May 2007, Best Eastern Hotel, Ramallah Topic: The Eu's Policy on the Middle East Participants: Ross Allen, Political Consul; David Hallam, Head DFID; Janet Rogan, DHM, British Embassy Tel Aviv; Nlgel Milverton, European Union, Border Assistance Mission, Rafah; Alexandre Diebolt, French Consulate of Jerusalem; Ramadan Battah, Fateh; Baker Abu Baker, Fateh; M. Beirute, Fateh; Mohammed Heniheh, Fateh; Nisreen El Aref, FES; Omar Fouad, Fateh; Ahmed Soboh, MOFA; Khalil Nakhleh, Mu'assasat; Samia Bamieh; Conor O'Riordan, Ireland; Francesco Mascini, Netherlands; Osama Al Basal, General Director; Amal Jadou, Director General International Department Office of the President; Abdel Jaber Barghouti, Fateh; Lucien Vermeir, Deputy Head of Mission EUCOPPS; Haitham Arar, MOI; Qais Abdul Karim, PLC Member; Sabri Saidam, Birzeit University, Jorge Torres Pereira, Representative of Portugal; Lance Domm, UK Representation to the EU; Awvus Lapsley, UK Representation to the EU; Knut Dethlefsen, FES; Hani Al Masri, Badael Center.     18 April 2007, Best Eastren, Ramallah Topic: Party Organization and Development التنظيمات الحزبية وتطورها Speakers:Visiting Delegation of German Party Professionals More Photos Participant(s): Diala Ghosheh, Student; Sameer Dwaikat, Lawyer; Naeem Salameh, Central Elections Committee; Jamela Awawdeh, Student; Dr. Jamal Muhaisen, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport; Wafa Awad Akel, Fatah Women; Haitham Arar, Head of Women Affair Unit Ministry of Interior; Iman Takroore, Fatah Women; Arafat Abu Alia, Fatah; Laila Abu Baker, Fatah Women; Baker Abu Baker, Fatah Training Committee; Omar Fouad, Fatah Training Committee, Hanan Jarrar, Fatah Refugee Committee; Suhad Zahran, Al Quds Open University; Heam Shamasna, Teacher; Feryal Salah Al Deen; Najwa Audeh, General Manager; Khawlah Asker, Teacher; Hala Helo, Teacher; Mohammad Abu Meshret, Student; Hanady Yousef Shukri, Student; Munther Masalma, Student; Manar Najht Hamaeel, Student; Fadi Ahmad Hammad, Student; Banan Mohammad Cealak, Student; Maisoon Mahmoud, Student; Jalal Azzam, Student; Saadi Al Wahid; Abdel Jaber Barghouthy, General Director; Dr. Ali Abu Samer, Professor University; Dr. Mahmoud N. Shanaaq, Professor University; Saleh Alziq; Raja Nawateet, Student; Jafar Hamayel, Ministry of Interior; Rawan Nawateet, Student; Wisal Abu Alia, Student; Azmi Tbaish; Mohammad M. Hroub, University Lecturer; Sami Rammal, Biology Teacher; Moneer Aljaghoub, Employer; Ayoob Al.Tanbour, Employer; Fatima Faroun, Chairperson Shorouq Society for Women, Azariya Jerusalem; Ghayda Abu Zayyad, Student; Firas Dwikat, Student; Amal A. Khalife, Director of the Journalist Office; Rowaida Rabaiah, Student; Nisreen Al Wazani, Student; Mays Razzaz, Student; Ala' Zoghier, Engineer; Jawad Yahya, Politician; Fadwa Elshaer, Politician; Khuloud Hassouneh, Hebron; Irfat Noor Jaber, Student; Izz Eldden Tamimi, Hebron; Aiman Al Sharawi, Hebron; Wafa Sliman, Public Relations, Police Center, Ramallah; Raed Al Saify, Police Center; Moujieb Karajeh, Political Guidance Commission. More Photos 06 February 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem Topic: Non-Violent Political & Social Activism: Application to the Palestinian Case within its Political, Economic, Social and Religious Context. Speaker: Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Director of the Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island, US. Participant(s): Stacy Barrios, Cultural Affairs Office; Amjad Shihab, Al-Quds University; Bishop Dr. Munib Younan, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan & the Holy Land; Dr. Avi Melech Ben Israel, Educator; Tarek Abu Ata, Director Love the Neighbor; Suzan Nammari, Senior Cultural Affairs Specialist, American Consul General; Mais Zuhaika, Project Officer, Youth Sector; Fouad Dakkak, Engineer; Jamal Al-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Rev. Sharon Key, Certified Nonviolence Trainer; Lina Masrouji, Assistant DGM, Jepharm. More Photos 24 January 2007, PASSIA, Ramallah Topic: The German EU Presidency 2007 – Opportunities and Challenges for EU Policy in the Middle East. Speaker: Dr. Rolf Mützenich, Chairman of the SPD Working Group on the Middle East in the German Parliament, SPD Spokesperson for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Participant(s): Nazmi Al-Jubeh, Dir., Riwaq; Mazen Sinokrot, CEO Sinokrot Group; Sabri Saidam, Birzeit University; Fadwa El-Sha’er, Ministry of Interior; Hazem Kawasmi, GTZ; Saleh Rafat, FIDA; Nasser Al-Kidwa; Roland Friedrich; Ahmed Soboh, Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs; Qais Abdel Karim, PLC Member; Hubert Jäges, Deputy Representative, German Rep. Office; John Ashley, Mai Namiki, Max Zonnemann, FES; Usama Antar, FES, Gaza; Lily Habash; Palestinian Women’s Forum, Hiba Husseini, Lawyer, Al-Mustakbal Foundation for Strategic & Policy Studies. Paper by Dr. Rolf Mützenich

19 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society Issues
Participants: Larry Garber, Executive Director, New Israel Fund, Washington D.C.

18 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Jerusalem
Participants: Jean-Paul Ghoneim, Cooperation Advisor for Cultural Affairs, French Consulate, Jerusalem

18 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:EuroMesco: What Lies Ahead; Partnership
Participants:
Goncalo Santa Clara Gomes, Senior Project Manager, EuroMesco.
Dr. Tobias Schumacher, Deputy Project Manager, EuroMesco.

17 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Paris Conference
Participants: Barbara Szerer, French TV

13 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Future of Fateh Movement in Palestine
Participants:
Christian Kroning, Executive Director of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the State of Schleswig-Holstein.

12 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Islamic and Interfaith Religious Ethics in World Crises
Participants: Cecelia Lynch, Associate Professor, Political Science Director, CGPACS, Center of Global Peace and Conflict Studies,University of California, IRVINE, USA.

5 December 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Annapolis the Day After
Participants: Ms. Katharina Ritz, Head of ICRC Mission in the Occupied and Autonomous Palestinian Territories; Mr. Christoph Harnisch, Head of ICRC Delegation in Israel and Occupied and Autonomous Territories.

26 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: The role of Slovenia as President of the Council of the European Union from January 2008.

Participants: Igor Pogacar, Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the Palestinian Authority.

24 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Paris Donors' Conference and Prospects after the November 2007 Annapolis meeting

Participants: Serge Michailof, National Political Science Foundation at Sorbonne University; Philippe Lecrinier, director of the French Development Agency at the French Consulate-General, Jerusalem; Guillaume Le Bris, regional coordinator for the Palestinian Territories and Yemen at the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Department of the French Development Agency, Paris.

Topic: Research Studies on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

19 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Jerusalem Issues
Participants: Matt Gutman, Middle East Correspondent, ABC News Radio, Jerusalem

19 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Palestinian Economy
Participants: Michael J. Schreuder, Economic Officer, Consulate General of the United States of America, Jerusalem.

17 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Annapolis Conference November 2007
Participants: Muna Mitsowi, Head, The Japanese Newspaper “Yomiuri Shimbun” in Jerusalem

13 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Discussion on the Jerusalem Document and on archaeological digs in the Old City.
Participants:
Philip Buschard and Janne Andersen from the Danish Representative Office, Ramallah

12 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Van Leer Academic Agenda
Participants:
Gabriel Motzkin, Director, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute;
Amit Lechem, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem.

2 November 2007, Working Dinner at the Residence of Mr. Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Jerusalem
Topic:  Sweden and the Palestinian Israeli Conflict
Participants: Carin Jamtin, Former Swedish Minister of Development Cooperation; Ann Linde, International Secretary of the Swedish Social Democratic Party; Espen Bart Eide, State Secretary at the Ministry of Defense of Norway; Luciano Vecci, International Secretary of the Italian Democratic Party; Yonnec Pollet, External Relations, Party of European Socialists; Rafiq Al- Husseini, Chief of Staff, President Office, Ramallah; Tahani Abu Dakkah, Minister of Youth, PA; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.

1 November 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Annapolis Conference
Participants: Fredrik Krist, Political Consul, Swedish Consulate, Jerusalem; Mr. Nils Eliasson, The Consul General of Sweden in Jerusalem.

31 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem Old City Initiative
Participants: Arthur Hughes, Senior Advisor, The Jerusalem Old City Initiative, University of Windsor, Canada; Michael Dumper, Exeter University; Jodi White, Public Policy Forum, Ottawa, Canada; David Cameron, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Political Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Adnan Husseini, Advisor for Jerusalem Affairs to President.

30 October 2007, Working Lunch, Darna Restaurant, Ramallah
Topic: EU and Annapolis Conference
Participants: Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy; John Kjaer, Head of EU Commission in the OPT; Dr. Hasan Abu Libdeh; Samir Huleileh; Dr. George Al-Abed; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Jihad Al-Wazir; Basem Khoury  

29 October 2007
Topic: Annapolis Conference and Gaza Strip
Participants: Al-Jazeera TV

27 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Islam and Politics
Participants: Katerina Dalacoura, Lecturer in International Relations, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

25 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Annapolis Conference in November 2007
Participants:
Ralph Joseph Tarraf, Deputy Head of Policy Planning Department; Susanne Riegraf, Desk Officer Middle East Policy Planning Department; Gudrun Isphording, Deputy Head, Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.

25 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Annapolis Conference in November 2007
Participants:
Arien Spitzen; Alon Eviatar; Ofer Saar; Palestinian Affairs Department, Ministry of Defense, Tel-Aviv

25 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Europe and the Middle East
Participants: 
Christian-Peter Hanelt, Senior Expert Project “Europe and the Middle East”, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Berlin;
Almut Moller, Europe and the Middle East, Center for Applied Policy Research, Munich, Germany.

25 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: American Seminar at PASSIA.
Participants:
Dr. Thomas Ricks, Independent Scholar, Havertown, PA USA;
Michael D. Monahan, Director, International Center, Macalester College.

23 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Agenda and November 2007 International Meeting in Washington DC.
Participants: Masashi Matsumoto, Reporter, Cairo Bureau Chief, Newspapers of the Japanese Communist Party.

18 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: EU and the Palestinian Internal Agenda
Participants: Marie Cross, Ambassador, Representative of Ireland to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union; David Bruck, First Secretary (Middle East and Mediterranean), Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU; Conor O’Riordan, Head, Ireland Representative.

17 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: US November International Meeting and the Palestinian Agenda
Participants: Wilhelm Martin Sudhoff, First Counselor, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv; Dennis Strecker, Third Secretary, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tel Aviv.

16 October 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: US November International Meeting and the Palestinian Agenda
Participants: Royce Kuzwayo, Deputy, South Africa Representative, Ramallah

16 October 2007, Jerusalem
Topic: "Swimming Against the Tide"
Participants: Oakland Ross / Middle East Bureau, Toronto Star newspaper, Canada.

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29 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: E-Democracy Program  
Participants: Keith Cooper, NDI, Jerusalem; Tomislav Perica, Resident Senior Party Officer, NDI, Jerusalem.

27 September 2007, PASSIA, Ramallah
Topic: Palestinian Human Rights Issues.
Participants: John Dugard, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, UNOG-OHCHR, Geneva; Darka Topali, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,   UNOG-OHCHR, Geneva.

17 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Current Situation
Participant: Victoria Billing, Deputy Consul General, British Consulate, Jerusalem

13 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Jerusalem Issues.
Participants:
Nadr Asr, Egyptian Consul General;
Sameh Nabil Said, Consul General, Egyptian Embassy / Tel Aviv;
Adnan Hussaini, Advisor for Jerusalem Affairs to President Mahmoud Abbas.

11 September 2007, Portuguese Representative Office, Ramallah
Topic: EU and the Palestinian Israeli Conflict
Participants: Luis Amado, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal; Almeida Sampaio, Portuguese Ambassador for Middle East Issues; Jorge Pereira, Portugal Representative; Ghassan Khatib, Birzeit University; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head, PASSIA; Lili Feidy, Director, Miftah; Zakariya Al-Qaq, Al Quds University.

9 September 2007, Working Dinner, American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic: Open Discussion on Palestinian Israeli Conflict
Participants: Joshka Fischer, German Former Foreign Minister; Samir Huleileh, Portland Trust; Ghassan Khatib, Birzeit University; Azmi Shu’aibi, General Coordinator, Aman; Basim Khoury, Business man; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head, PASSIA.

6 September 2007, American Colony Hotel, East Jerusalem
Topic: A Briefing by Palestinian NGOs / Think Tanks.
Participants:
Mr. Tony Blair, Quartet Representative;
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi;
Dr. Khalil Shikaki.

6 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society and Palestinian Political System.
Participants:
Dr. Andrea Gurber, FES, Berlin;
Dr. Roland Schmidt, Secretary General of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin;
Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Fredrich-Ebert Foundation, Jerusalem.

6 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Reconciling Israel's Core Requirements For Peace with the Arab Initiative.
Participants:
Alon Ben-Meir, Ph.D, Professor of International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies, Center for Global Affairs, NUY-New York.
Lise A.Skorge, Chief Political Analyst, Office of Alon Ben-Meir, Ph.D, New York.

6 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: EU and the Palestinian Internal Crisis
Participants:
John Kjaer, European Commission Representative; John Lynch, Political Officer, European Commission.

3 September 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jordan Valley Project
Participants: Daisuke Lijima, Bureau Chief, NHK Jerusalem Bureau; Nobuhisa Degawa, Senior Commentator, News Commentators Division, General Broadcasting Administration, Japan; Loay khoury, Correspondence

30 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Understanding Palestine
Participants: Dr. Friedemann Buettner, Berlin, Germany

30 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Political Situation in Gaza Strip and Projects for the Future
Participants: Rene’ Aquarone, Director of External Relations, UNRWA.

28 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Hamas Role in Social and Political Processes and Structures in Palestine in 1992-2003.
Participants: Minna Saarnivaara, Assistant in Arabic and Islamic Studies M.A, Institute for Asian and African Studies, University of Helsinki

28 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Jerusalem
Participants: Sarah Kreimer, Associate Director, Ir Amim , Jerusalem; Amos Gil, Executive Director, Ir Amim, Jerusalem.

28 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Islamic Issues
Participants: Sherifa Zuhur, Research Professor of Islamic and Regional Studies, Strategic Studies Institute, USA

27 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society
Participants: Hannu Juusola, PHD, Coordinator, Israel and Palestinian Authority, The Finnish Institute in the Middle East (FIME), University of Helsinki

23 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Christian Theology of Liberation
Participants: Samuel Kuruvilla, PHD Student, Exeter University, UK

23 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society Issues
Participants: Lotte Buch, PHD Candidate Anthropology, Denmark

23 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: UN Conference and Israel Requesting to Change the Names of OPT Citizen and Towns.
Participants:
Arabia TV

23 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Dispatches Show
Participants:
Peter Armstrong, CBC News

22 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Israeli Settlements at Karm Al-Mufti in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem
Participants:
Ramatan and Palestine TV, Ramallah.

22 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Internal Palestinian Issues
Participants:
Bill Docherty, Director, Human Rights Legal Center, Society of St. Yves, Jerusalem

22 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Internal Palestinian Issues
Participants:
Mr. Won Sup Park, Korean Representative

21 August 2007, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Future of the West Bank and Gaza.
Participants:
Paola Caridi, Letterazz News Agency, Italy.