PASSIA Meetings (2008)

29 June 2008, Jericho The Fatah Movement and its Role in the Palestinian National Movemen حركة فتح ودورها في الحركة الوطنية الفلسطينية Participants: Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman of Board of Directors, Makassed Society; Yahia Yakhlef, Bureau of Ideological Affairs and Studies Department; Loay Shabaneh, Head, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; Itedal Ashhab; Adnan Husseini, Architect; Mohammed Nuseibeh; Omar Shehadeh; Dr. Tarek Barakat, Director, Makassed Society; Dr. Leila Farsakh, Senior Researcher, Birzeit University; Varsen Aghabekian, Director of Development and Projects, Presid25ent’s Office, Ramallah; Othman Abu Gharbieh, Member of Fateh Revolutionary Council; Ghada Karmi; Omar Karmi, Journalist; Dr. Haitham Al-Hassan; Ahmed Soboh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rushdi Ashhab, Makassed Hospital; Najat Abu Baker, Dir, Palestinian Legislative Council; Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Palestinian Legislative Council; Hatem Abdel Qader, Advisor, Prime Minister;Dr. Nabeel Shaath, Member of Fateh Central Committee; Rabiha Diab, Palestinian Legislative Council; Raed Abu Ghazaleh, Director, Dr. Nabeel Shaath Office; Abdel Qader Hussini, Chairperson, Faisal Husseini Foundation; Ghassan Shak’a, PLO Executive Committee; Mahfouz Abu Turk, Photo journalist. Program: I.  Statistical Review on Fatah 2008 Othman Abu Gharbieh;Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Yahia Yakhlef Yahia Yakhlef Othman Abu Gharbieh Mahmoud Al Aloul Dr. Nabil Shaath Abdel Qader Husseini Ghassan Al-Shaka II.  Evaluation of Fatah: Perspectives of Strengths and Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges, and Political Problems Dr. Loay Shabaneh Varsen Aghabekian Najat Abu Baker Hatem Abdel Qader Dr. Haitham Al-Hassan Dr. Arafat Hidmi Rabiha Diab III.  The Draft Political Program of Fateh Movement.       Dr. Nabil Shaath   Mohammed Nuseibeh Adnan Husseini Dr. Leila Farsakh Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi Omar Shehadeh Rushdi Ashhab Raed Abu Ghazaleh Omar Karmi Dr. Tarek Barakat   2 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem Inter-Communal Relations in Jerusalem: Relief Organizations during World War One Speaker: Abigail Jacobson, Department of Middle East and African Studies, Tel Aviv University and Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Participants: Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman, Board of Directors, Makassed Society and Hospital; Fouad Dakkak, Engineer; Khalil Assali, Journalist, Radio Sawa.   21 February 2008, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem Topic: قراءة في مشاريع بلدية القدس الغربية حول التخطيط والتنظيم في بعض أحياء القدس الشرقية Speaker: Eng. Senan Abdel Qader Participants: Elias Khoury, Architect; Jamal Ghoseh, Director, Palestinian National Theatre; Maysa Gayyusi, Info Assistant; Suleiman Ghosheh, Doctor; Fouad Dakkak, Engineer; Fouad Hallak, Advisor, NSU; Asem Ababneh, Politic Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Basem Masry; Al-Quds 2009; Hasan Abu E’saileh, Cities Scheme; Ashraf Khatib, NSU; Abed Abu Diab; Ibrahim Al-Joulani, Businessman; Shereen Hosseini, Architect; Hisham Shkoukani, Deputy Assistant, PECDAR; Khalil Tofakji, Director, Arab Studies Society; Ahmad Abu Hussein, Architect; Naela Judeh, PECDAR; Mazen Sinokrot, CEO Sinokrot Group; Nabil Hammoudeh; Nabil Jawad;  Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Ahmad Al-Louzi, Land Surveyor; Ahmad Rwaidy, President Office; Jaad Qadamani, Lawyer; Suhad Saadi, Engineer; Azzam Abu Sa’oud, Director, Jerusalem Arab Chamber of Commerce, Industry; Wassim Khazmo, NSU; Abed Amaari, Engineer;  Mua'z Din-Nashashibi, Engineer; Hatem Abdul Qader;  Adnan Husseini, Architect; Huda Imam, Head, Jerusalem Studies Center; Raed Anabtawe, Engineer; Ahmad Nashashibi, Architect; Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, PECDAR; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Al-Quds University; Azmi Bishara, Legal Advisor, NSU; Mohammad Mustafa, Palestinian Investment Fund; Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, Dir. Gen, Islamic Waqf Offices; Yaser Abed Rabu; Terry Bullata, NPO/SDC; Ali Barakat, Cities Scheme; Adnan Abdul Raziq, Retired 12 February 2008, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem Topic: Open Discussion on Palestinian Identity. 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, Vanleer 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. More photos 31 January 2008, Grand Park Hotel, Ramallah Topic: Gaza – What Lies Ahead? Speaker: 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. Related materials: Introduction by PASSIA , A paper by Omar Sha'ban entitled "GAZA: What Lies Ahead" .

11 August 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:The Israeli Practices in the Old City of Jerusalem 2000-2008.
Participants: Qasem Khatib, correspondent, MBC TV.; Mark Mina, Cameraman, MBC TV., Ramallah.

7 August 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:Internal Palestinian Politics.
Participants: Kyler Kronmiller, Consul, US Consulate, Jerusalem.

6 August 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: ILO and UNDP Perspectives on Developments.
Participants: Munir Qleibo, Head of ILO offic , Jerusalem; Raul Rosende, Peace and Development Advisor, UNDP, Jerusalem.

5 August 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:Internal Palestinian Politics.
Participants: Mr. Edgar Motsisi, First Secretary, Representative Office of South Africa, Ramallah.

4 August 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:Internal Palestinian Politics.
Participants: Chiaki Matsumoto, Political Analyst, Representative Office of Japan to the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah.

31 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:Courtesy Visit.
Participants: Ambassador Dr. Klaus Burkhardt ,Head of the Representative Office
of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ramallah.

31 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Olmert's Resignation and the Negotiation Process.
Participants:
(1).Saudi Arabia TV, Wajeh Oweteh, Jouralist.
(2).Nile TV, Shafeqa Mansour, Producer; Afif Amaera, Cameraman.
(3).Press TV, Shireen Yaseen, Journalist.

21 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Courtesy Visit.
Participants:Bishwadip Dey, Representative of India, Ramallah.

16 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Interview On Sudan Issues.
Participants:A'atef Daghbas, Journalist-Alajzeera, Nabuls.
Related Article: Aljazeera.net

16 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: On Jerusalem Issue.
Participants: Sameh Nabil Said, Consul General, Arab Republic of Egypt - Embassy,Tel Aviv.

16 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, What lies Ahead!
Participants: Ahmad Mashal, journalist – GermanTV 2DF; Corine de Vries, foreign editor – Volskront; Graham Dines, political editor – East Anglian Daily Times; Anna von Sperling, journalist – Dagbladet Information; Girts Kondrats, foreign editor – Latvija Avize; Zsolt Sandor, foreign editor – TV2, Hungary; Frances Gleeson, journalist – Irish Examiner; Fontaine Daniel – RTBF radio, Belgium; Georg Baltissen, Tageszeitung Berlin; Valentia Bonaccorso, European Journalism Centre; Jurate Juskaite, Elektriny kroniko; Andre Matisak, Pravda; Martina Maskova, The Czech Radio; Matjaz Trost, journalist – Radio Slovenija; Ana Alonso-Montes, journalist – El Mundo; Andrzej Godlewski, journalist – Poland; Marina Pimentel – Radio Renascenca, Portugal; Nadim al-Jamal, Middle East Regional Coordinator – International News Safety Institute, Jerusalem.

16 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Civil Society.
Participants: Aaron M. Wenner, A.M Candidate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University.

10 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: The Impact of the Regional Politics on the Palestinian - Israeli Conflict.
Participants: Royce Kuzwayo, Deputy, South Africa Representative, Ramallah.

10 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society Issues.
Participant:
Ms. Pamela Scholey, PhD,Principal, The SecDev Group, Canada;
Mr. Teije Hidde Donker, Researcher Conflict Research Unit ,Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael.

8 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Law and Justice.
Participant: Stephen Zaluski, The International Development Group, Department of Justice, Canada; Alnoor S.Meghani,Counsel, International Legal Programs Section, Department of Justice, Canada.

3 July 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Elections in Palestine.
Participant: Larry Garer, Executive Director, New Israel Fund, Washington DC.

28 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Academic Cooperation.
Participant: Dr. Andrew Rigby, Professor of Peace Studies, Centre for Peace & Reconciliation Studies, Coventry University.

25 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: South Africa Parliamentary Delegation.
Participant:Mr. Mpho Mashaba, researcher; Ms. Dineo Martin, Committee secretary; Sheila Camerer, member of Parliament (MP); Royce Kuzwayo, South African Representative (SAREP); Edgar Motsisi, SAREP; MB Skosana, MP; M.P. Sibande, ANC MP; Cassandra Mbuyane-Mokone, Dept. of Foreign Affairs; Mewa Ramgobin, ANC MP; Dumisani Job Sithole, Chairman of the committee, ANC MP; L. ST Pekane, South African representative to the PNA; Charl Manning, SAREP

23 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Venezuelan - Palestinian Relations.
Participant:Jonathan Velasco, Encargado de Negocios, a.h, Venezuela Representitive Office.

19 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Discussion with American Professors.
Participant:Charles King, professor at Georgetown University; Dwight McBride, Dean and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeremy Varon, professor of History at Drew University; Jennifer Lind, professor at Dartmouth College; Rowey Mehta Horowitz, Tour Guide; Elisabeth Clemens, professor at the University of Chicago; Shinasi Rama, professor at New York University; Mervin Verbit, professor at Touro College.

17 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society and Security .
Participant:Colonel Nick Pratt, USMC(Ret), Field Staff, Middle East Field Office, Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security.

17 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Demilitarizing Conflicts - Learning Lessons in Northern Ireland, Palestine and Israel .
Participants:Dr. Corinna Hauswedell, Director of Studies, International Politics, Academy Loccum; Dr. Margret Johannsen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH).

17 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Abu Mazin Initiative.
Participants:Fredrik Kirst, Consul, Political Affairs, Sweden; Anna Brodin, Consul, Political Affairs, Sweden.

16 June 2008, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
Topic: The Two Narratives of Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations.
Participants Mr. Conor O'Riordan; Mr. Pinhas Inbari; Mr. Yohanan Tzoref; Ms. Tamar Arieli; Mr. Ziong Rhee ( Korean Embassy); Mr. Dan Katarivas;  Prof. Itzhak Galnoor; Dr. Anat Lapidot- Firila; Dr. Maya Kahanov; Ms. Haifa Sabag; Prof. Alfred Tobias; Dr. Merav Mack; Prof. Yossi Yona; Dr. Bashir Bashir; Prof. Rabbi Naftali Rotenberg; Mr. Ofer Zaltzberg; Ms. Harriet Gimpel; Mr. Ronni Shaked; Mr. Yizhar Be'er; Ms. Amit Leshem; Dr. Adel Manna.

14 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: An Open Discussion on Resolution to the Conflict
Participants: Robert Mayer, Teacher; Steven Lee, Professor; Torie Scott, Librarian; Keith St. Clair; professor; Richard Benfield, Professor of Geography; Paetra Hauck, Manager, Institute of International Education; Joyce Brotton, Professor of English; Allison Hodgkins, CIEE Resident Director International study program; Richard Hunt, Professor; Kathleen Ochshorn, Professor; Terry Markos, Director, International Service.

12 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Hungarian Parliamentary Foreign Committee Delegation.
Participants:  Dr. Nagy Andor, Politition; Tibor Karpati, Politition; Jozsef Kozma, MP; Zsolt Nemeth, MP of FIDESZ; Andras Klein, Foreign Affairs Committee; Bela Jungbert, Head, Hungarian Representative Office, Ramallah; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Prof., Al-Quds University.

11 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Civil Society and the Culture of Peace.
Participants: Professor Everett Mendelsohn, Harvard University, Department of the History of Science; Isabella Jean, Field Associate, CDA Collaborative Learning Projects.

9 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: South Africa Political Initiatives.
Participants: Royce Kuzwayo, Deputy, South Africa Representative, Ramallah

9 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: The State of Palestinian NGOs.
Participants: Professor Terry Boychuk, Department of Sociology, Macalester College; Professor Khaldoun Samman,Department of Sociology, Macalester College.

5 June 2008
Topic: OBAMA'S AIPAC SPEECH RILES PALESTINIANS
Participants: NBC News
Related Article: to download the article click here.

Topic: On Hamas
Participants: Al-Ahram weekly online
Related Article: to download the article click here( Al-Ahram weekly online, 5-11 June 2008, Issue No. 900 )

4 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: On Education.
Participants: Dr. Salim Al-Qutob, Dr. Arafat Al-Hedmi, Jamal Abu Tomi, Wasfi Al-Tamimi, Zahira Kamal, Dr. Ishaq Al-Qutub.

4 June 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Jerusalem Old City Initiative.
Participants: John Bell, Toledo International Center; Crystal Ennis, University of Windsor; Mick Dumper, University of Exeter; Michael Bell, University of  Windsor; Michael Molloy, University of Windsor, Marshall Breger, Catholic University of America.

29 May 2008, PASSIA Jerusalem.
Topic: Macalester College Faculty Seminar Visiting Jerusalem
Participants: Michael Monahan (Director, International Center); Frank Adler (Professor of Political Science);Terry Boychuk (Professor of Sociology); Ahmed Samintar (Institute for Global Citizenship); Thomas Ricks (Dept. of History, University of Pennsylvania); Wendy Weber   (Dept. of Political Science); Chuen-Fung Wong (Music Dept.); Lucy Forster-Smith(Chaplain); Olga Gonzales (Dept. of Anthropology); Khaldoun Samman (Dept. of Sociology).
Website: macalester.edu

28 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:  Prospects for Negotiation in Palestine.
Participants:H.E. Dr Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC); H.E. Dr LS Ted Pekane, Representative of the South African Representative Office to the Palestinian National Authority, Deputy Representative; Mr. Edgar Motsisi, First Secretary.

28 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic:  South Korea Peace Building Initiative.
Participants: Kak Soo Shin, Ambassador for South Korea.

27 May 2008, Representative Office of Portugal, Ramallah
Topic: Meeting with Dr. Jorge Sampaio, Former President of Portugal, High UN Representative for Alliance of Civilization.
Participants: Dr. Ghassan Khatib; Dr. Diana Buttu; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway; Dr. Ziad Abu Zayyad; Dr. Mahdi Abudl Hadi.

24 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: The Peace Process
Participants: Geraldine Sicola, Associate General Secretary, American Friends Service Committee; Ron Kraybill, PhD, Quaker International Affairs Representative in the Middle East Senior Advisor on  Peace building and Diplomacy, American Friends Service Committee;David L. Johnson, Acting Reginal Director, American Friends Service Committee - Amman.

14 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: George Bush & Israel 60th Anniversary  
Participants: N.J. Burkett, Correspondent, ABC, WABC-TV, New York

14 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Europe and the Palestinian Israeli Conflict
Participants: Francesco Santillo, Consul, Consulate General of Italy, Jerusalem

13 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Israeli Talks & Bush Visit in Middle East
Participants: Maria Gianniti, Journalist, Italian State Radio

12 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Palestinian Nakba
Participants: Mark Ooms, VRT, Belgian Public Radio

12 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Israeli Impasse
Participants: Frederik Kirst, Political Officer at the Swedish Consulate-General, Jerusalem.

7 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Palestinian Nakba of 1948
Participants: Adam Kautsky, Foreign News Reporter, Czech Television 

7 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Palestinian Nakba of 1948
Participants: Rodrigo Durao Coelho, Middle East Reporter, Brazilian Section, BBC World Service; Matias Zibell, Spanish American Section, BBC World Service.

7 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Refugees Issues
Participants: Prof. Emanuel Marx, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv; Nitza Nachmias, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, US.

6 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Society Issues
Participants: Rima Al-Azar, Consultant; Fadi Hidmi, Project Analyst; Majd Abu Soud, Project Coordinator

6 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: Middle East Peace Process.
Participants:Ronald Carroll,Peace Talks.FM, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada, www.peacetalks.rm.

3 May 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: On Jerusalem.
Participants: Dr. Professor Abed Al-Kabeer  Al-Alwi Al-Mudagheree, Director of  Bayt  al Al Qods Al-Sharif Agency, Rabat; Mohammad Halayka, Assistant.

29 April 2008
Topic:Working Dinner with the Deputy Head of the German Representative Office, at her Residence, Jerusalem - Mrs. Isphording
Participants: Mr. Hubertus Heil, Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD); Knut Dethlefsen,Resident Representative of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem; Dr. and Mrs. Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University; Dr. Khouloud Daibes Minister of Tourism; Dr. and Mrs. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA.

16 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:Palestinian - Israeli Impasse.
Participants: Harald Leibrecht; Marina Schuster, Member of the Committee on Forign Affairs, FDP parliamentary group; Dr. Werner Hoyer, Member of the German Bundestag Deputy Chairman of the FDP Parliamentary Group.

15 April 2008, Gemzo Suites, Hemingway Restaurant, Ramallah. (Working lunch)
Topic: Meeting President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter.
Participants: Dr. Iyad Sarraj; Dr.Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Dr. Mustafa Barghouti‎; Dr. Jamal Sha’ar; Dr. Hanna Naser; Lily Faidi; Zahira Kamal; Dr. Nabil Qassis.
Related Material:
Trip Report by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan: April 13-22, 2008 (Source: Carter Center).

Statement From The Carter Center on President Carter's Middle East Trip  (Source: Carter Center).

Related Article:
Hamas truce offer follows Carter talks  (Source: The National) .

3 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:Discussion on Czech foreign policy towards Palestine and Israel.
Participants:Ivo Silhavy, Head of Mission,Representative Office of The Czeck Republic, Ramallah.

1 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Palestine Nakba
Participants: Cesky Rozhlas, Bretislav Turecek, Middle East Correspondent .

2 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Palestine State
Participants: Georgetown University Academic Team

2 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Human Rights Issues
Participants: Timothy Rothermel, Director, West Bank / Gaza Field Officer, The Carter Center.

2 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem Culture
Participants:
Dr. Yuri Stoyanov, Director, The Kenyon Institute;
Dr Mahmoud Hawari, University of Oxford.

1 April 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Israeli Settlements
Participants:
Ambassador (Ret.) philip C.Wilcox, Jr. - President, Foundation for Middle East Peace.

31 March 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Palestinian - Israeli Impasse

Participants:
ILO, International Labor Office Delegation Geneva, Switzer Land , Fredrich, Regional
Director for Europe and Central Asia, ILO Geneva; Steven Oates, Senior Legal Advisor, ILO Geneva;
Philippe Egger, Deputy Director, Office of the Director-General, ILO Geneva; Tarq Haq, Employment Development and Strategies Officer, Regional Officer, Beirut;Rasha Al-Shurafa, Director of Jerusalem office, ILO.

27 March 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Russian influence on Jerusalem culture
Participants: Professor Ibrahim Sha'ban, Lecturer at Al-Quds University Faculty of Law; Dr Mustafa Abu Sway, Prof. of Philosophy and Islamic Studies at al-Quds University; Paul Rassadin, Attache at the Representative Office of the Russian Federation to the Palestinian Authority; Michael Sadleir, PASSIA researcher.

25 March 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic:The Policies of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Participants:Mr Peter Hyun Ryu, Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea; Mr Kang Hwang Wook, Resident Representative at the Palestine Office of KOICA (Korean International Cooperation Agency).

25 March 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:1948 Palestinian Nakba
Participants:Iren Meier, Foreign Editor, Schweizer Radio DRS, Swiss National Public Radio, News Department, Berne.

25 March 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:Palestinian Impasse
Participants:Kyler Kronmiller, Political Officer, U.S. Department of State, Consulate General of the United States of America, Jerusalem

March 6, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.

Topic:Interview for a Documentary Film
Participants:Dietmar Schulz, Foreign Affairs Editor at ZDF German Television

March 5, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.

Topic:The Impasse in Palestinian Society
Participants: Leila Drar, Political Analyst at the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm; Lt.-Col Lars-Gunnar Falk, security expert; Frederik Kirst, Political Officer at the Swedish Consulate-General, Jerusalem.

March 5, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.

Topic: The Visit of Condoleezza Rice and Prospects for a Truce in Gaza.
Participants:Michael Zumiot, producer at Palmedia for Jordan TV.

March 5, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.

Topic:The Visit of Condoleezza Rice to the Region.
Participants:Firas Lutfi, reporter for Nile TV, Egypt.

March 5, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem.

Topic:Jerusalem
Participants:Archbishop Theodosios Atalla Hanna of Sevastia, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

March 4, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic:Upcoming PASSIA Seminar on Finland.

Participants:Outi Saarikoski, Deputy Representative of Finland to the Palestinian Authority.

March 3, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic:Condoleezza Rice's Visit to the Middle East.

Participants:Reporter Sherine Tadros and producer Adam Pines from Aljazeera English.

March 3, 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic:Condoleezza Rice's Visit and the Israeli Assault on Gaza.

Participants:Ben Knight and Yo'av Appel from ABC Australia.

21 February 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Lessons from the Oslo Accords
Participants: Rasmus Grue Christensen, Deputy Representative and Head of Development at the Danish Representative Office, Ramallah; Lasse Brodersen and Leila Stockmar from the Danish Representative Office; Sarah Anne Rennick, PASSIA researcher.

20 February 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: The Palestinian Internal Impasse.
Participants: Mr. Sten Arne Rosnes, Representative of Norway to the Palestinian Authority; Ms. Guri Solberg, First Political Secretary at the Representative Office of Norway to the Palestinian Authority.

14 February 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: The Impasse in Palestinian Internal Politics
Participants: Min. Plen. Maurizio Massari, Head of Policy Planning Unit at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Consul Francesco Santillo from the Italian Consulate-General, Jerusalem.

13 February 2008, Jerusalem
Topic: The Palestinian Internal Impasse
Participants: Royce Kuzwayo, Deputy, South Africa Representative, Ramallah

7 February 2008, Jerusalem
Topic: The Jerusalem Old City Initiative
Participants: Michael Dumper, Professor of Middle East Politics at the University of Exeter.

7 February 2008, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participants:  Paul Rassadin, Attaché at the Representative Office of the Russian Federation to the PNA, Ramallah.

6 February 2008, Jerusalem
Topic: On Gaza
Al-Jazeera TV

5 February 2008, Working Dinner at the Residence of Mr. Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate, Jerusalem
Topic: Sweden and Palestinians
Participants: Mr. Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate, Jerusalem; MP. Goran Lennmark, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Swedish Parliament, Head of the Security and Europe; Dr. Sari & Dr. Lucy Nusseibeh; Mr. Ziad Bandak.

5 February 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Jerusalem "Wathika" Statement of January 2008.
Participants:
Mr Thomas Duffy, Deputy Principal Officer, US Consulate; Mr Stephen O'Dowd, Economic Consultant, U.S. Consulate; Dr Mustafa Abu Sway; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Mr Mazen Sinokrot; Morgan Hargrave (PASSIA intern).

4 February 2008, Working Lunch, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic: On Gaza
Participants: H.E. Sameh Nabil Said, Egyptian Diplomat, Egyptian Embassy, Tel Aviv

28 January 2008, Working Dinner, Zahra Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic:Gaza
Participants:  Ambassador Dr. Ralph Scheide, Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, Director of the Department Near and Middle East, Africa, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna; Dr. Oskar Wustinger, Austrian Representative Office, Ramallah

27 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Crisis in Gaza
Participants: Danny Rubinstein from Ha'aretz

26 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Breakout from Gaza into Egypt
Participants: Wajih Owaineh from Saudi TV

26 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Breakout from Gaza into Egypt
Participants: Matthew Gutman from ABC News

24 January 2008,PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:Gaza Crisis
Participants: Dyala Jwihan, Journalist, Al-Quds Net news agency, The Palestinian news agency Wafa
Related links: 1, 2, 3 .

21 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem

Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participants:: Jorg Ranau, German representative to the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah.

21 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:The One-State Solution
Participants: Karl Sabbagh, author and TV producer.

12 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The visit of President Bush to the Middle East
Participants: Dr. Rafael Hoffmann and Manfred Bohr from the Federal College of Security Studies, Berlin, and Gudrun Isphording, Deputy Head of the German Representative Office in Ramallah.

12 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Research Studies Program .
Participants:
Prof. Kyung Keun Song (Ph.D), Dept. of Arabic Language,Chosun University; Research Prof. Wang Jong Yoo (Ph.D), Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Konkuk University; Instructor Young Chol Choe (Ph.D); Dept. of General Education, Seoul Jangsin University; Research Prof. Meejeong Hong(Ph.D), The Institute of the Middle East Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; Dr. Mustafa Abu Swai, General Director of Islamic Research Center, Al-Quds University; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University.

12 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On the Visit of President George W. Bush to Jerusalem.
Participants: American Students Visiting from Bowdoin College, Maine: Niki Fitzgerald; Jess Weaver; Alexandra Locke; Joshua Miller; Anna Karass; Joseph Frazer; Nellie Connolly; Nick Simon; Kathleen Yaworsky; Mathew Ginther; Carla Cambiasso Helfer; Andrew Edwards; Rob Halliday; Hobie Kropp; Catherine Chin; Aaron Cole; Joelinda Coichy; Sacha Chiniara.  

11 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On the visit of President George W. Bush to the region
Participants:Quil Lawrence, correspondent for PRI's One World radio programme

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8 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic:Palestinian Internal Issues and Israel.
Participants:
Mervin Verbit, Professor; Richard Belsky, (History) Professor; Janna Wasilewski, Professor; David Garland, Professor, Diana Garland, Dean of Social Work; Meejeong Hong, Professor, Michael Koppisch, Professor; Kathie P. Learr, Professor.   

7 January 2008, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: George W Bush Visit to the Region
Participants: VOA & Sawa Radio; Finland Radio