PASSIA Meetings (2010)

3 May 2010, Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem Topic: Britain & the Middle East in the 9/11 Era Speaker:Dr. Rosemary Hollis, Director of the Olive Tree Scholarship Programme, and Visiting Professor at City University London. Discussant: Rizeq Zu’bi, Lecturer, The Arab Academic College, Haifa Participants: Guy Bustun, Researcher; Dr. T. Jayasinghe; Head, Representative Office of Sri Lanka; Sophie Allen; Jack Twiss Quarles Van Ufford, Head, Representative Office of Netherlands; Nabih Asal, Professor; Terry Boullata, SDC; Star Shatfir, Student; Omar Quqas, Sales Engineer; Sam Mcbratney; Ana Coclho, Representative Office of Portugal; Mazen Nuseibeh, Teacher; Juht Dryden, OCHA; Sam Rose, UNRWA; Steven Rosenbos, BBC; Jose Miguel De La Cruz, Head, Representative Office of Chile; Tal Kubin; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman, Board of Directors, Makassed Charitable Islamic Society; Fouad Abu Ghosh, BBC; Nora Carmi, Sabeel Coordinator; Dr. Bernard Sabella, PLC, Jerusalem. Related Article: Click here     20 April 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem Topic: Planning & Zoning of the City of Jerusalem (part 2) Speaker: Sinan Abdel Qader Engineering Participants: Mazen Nuseibeh, Teacher; Dr. Marin Albu, Rumanian Representative; Ahmad Atoun, PLC, Jerusalem; Jihad Attoun; Sami Abu Dayyeh, Ambassador Hotel; Azzam Abu Soud, Chambers of Commerce, Jerusalem; Bashir Barakat, MSc; Ivo Silhavy, Diplomat, Representative Office of Czech Republic; Alan Bugeja, Head, Representative Office of Malta; Sergio Gimenez-Ferrer, EUREP, Jerusalem; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Guy Burton, Resecher, LSE; Nora Kort, Community Development; Lehlohonolo Shadrack Ted Pekane, Ambassador, Representative Office of South Africa; Jack Twiss, Diplomat, Representative Office of Netherlands; Edgar Motsisi, Representative Office of South Africa; Mazen Sinokrot, Private Sector; Basel Quttaineh, Engineer, IPCC; Usama Antar, FES; Omar Kassab, FES; Farouk Abdul Rahim, Physician; Amin Habbas; Darwish Hijazi, Engineering; Rifat Sharawi, Slaes Engineering; Abed Abu Diab; Khaled Kalouti, Civil Engineering; Mustafa Abu Zahra, Agricultural Engineering; Hail Sandoukah, Member of Al-Quds Society; Ahmad Al-Batsh; Atallah Hanna; Archbishop Theodosios; Adnan Abdel Raze; Dr. T. Jayasinghe, Head, Representative Office of Sri Lanka; Khalil Assali, Jerusalem Press; Jamal Ghoseh, General Manager, PNT; Mutasem Awad, Ministry of Planning.     7 April 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem Topic: Planning and Zoning of the City of Jerusalem (Part 1) Speaker: Sinan Abdel Qader, Engineer. Participants: Dr. Omar Yousef, Architect, Urbanist Coordinator, Lecturer in Al-Quds University; Mohammed Nusseibeh, Engineer, Member, Council for Waqf and Islamic Affairs; Azem Bisharah, Lawyer; Ali Barakat, Engineer; Darwish Hijazi, Engineer; Mustafa Tawfiq Abu Zahrah, Engineer; Nabil Daooud Hamoudeh; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Khalil Assali, Journalist; Ziad Zughayar, Architect; Basel Quteineh, Engineer, International Peace and Cooperation Center (IPCC); Fouad Hallak, Negotiation Support Unit (NSU); Fouad Dakkak, Engineer; Zahi Khoury, Businessman; Ahmed Hashem Zughaiar, Head, Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture; Raya Sbitany; Akram Sbitany; Omar Alami, Jerusalem Cigarette Co.; Mazen Sinokrot, CEO Sinokrot Group; Emtiaz Diab, Journalist; Ishaq Budeiri, Arab Studies Society; Mazen Jabari, Director, Youth Development Department (YDD); Huda Al-Imam, Director, Center of Jerusalem Studies; Rami Assali, Search For Common Ground (SFCG); I’tedal Ashhab, Popular Organization; Jamal Amro, Lecturer, Birzeit University; Sami Abu Dayyeh, Ambassador Hotel; Khaled Abu Arafeh, Engineer; Dr. Abdul Rahman Abbad, The Muslim Scholars and Ulama’ in Palestine; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway , Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Paola Caridi, Journalist; Saeda Ikremawi, Al-Iman Schools; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer; Xavier Abu Eid, Negotiation Support Unit (NSU); Raja Shamas, Negotiation Support Unit (NSU); Azzam Abu Sa’oud, Director, Jerusalem Arab Chamber of Commerce, Industry; Dr. Amin Habbas; Dr. Yousef Natsheh, Department of Islamic Archeology, Al-Aqsa Mosque; Samar Dissi, Representative Office of Switzerland; Sana Dwaik, Lawyer; Hisham Bakri, Head, Engineers’ Association; Monther Shwieki, Project Manager, Al-Quds Foundation for Development (AFD); Tawfiq Habesh, Businessman; Bashar Azzeh, PLC; Fouad Jabr, Banking Consultant; Adnan Husseini, Governor of Jerusalem; Nisreen Zughayer, Advisor to the Governor of Jerusalem.   More     24 February 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem Topic: Jerusalem in the Narratives of the Negotiators: Palestinian & Israeli Speakers: Gilead Sher, Former Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Barak and Chief Negotiator; Nabil Shaath, Fateh Central Committee Member. Participants: Jose M. de la Cruz, Representative of Chile to the Palestinian National Authority; Prof. Amin Soud Habbas, President, Nancy Education & Culture Center; Mohammad J. Zahaikah, Media Consultant, A. SBITANY & Sons Co.; Ali Shahwan; Khalil Assali, Jerusalem Press Club; Valentine Van Vyve, Journalist; Pauline Berger, Executive, International Relations of the City of Besancon, France; Islam Bkeirat; Ismael Abu Arafeh, Advocacy & Communication Officer, CHF International; Nisreen El-Aref, Administration & Finance Manager, FES; Jamal El-Aref, Deputy Middle East Representative, ANERA; Pia Rantala-Engberg, Head, Representative Office of Finalnd; Mehmet F. Sekerci, Deputy Chief, Turkish Consulate; Henrik Meyer, FES; Alexa des Rues, FES; Zahi Khouri, Retired; Oddvar Bjorge, EAPPI; J. Bell, Project Manager; Finn Bj. Mjaaseth, Psychologist; Marit Redse, Teacher; Naofumi Hashimoto, Head, Representative Office of Japan; Terry Bullatah; Fouad Dakkak; Victor Munyer, Diplomat; Said Murad, General Director, Sabreen Association for Artistic Development; Ehab Swaid; Matthew K. Maggard, Diplomat, US Consulate General; Florian Vande Walle , journalist; Ivo Silhavy, Diplomat, Representative Office of Czech Republic; Anas Abdeen, Project Coordinator, Al-Maqdese for Society Development; Richard Brotherton, Architect, New York City Department of Design and Construction; Adam Penman, FAO; Florian Fischer, Student; Ramon Ansoain, Consul General, Spanish Consulate; Rachel Erickson, US Consulate General; Mazen Nuseibeh, Teacher; Basel Quttaineh, Engineer; Karim Yakobi, Program Manager; Jenny Grant-Curnow, Head, Representative Office of Australia; Aoibhin De Burca, Ph.D., University College Dublin, Ireland; Adnan Abdel Razeq, Ph.D.; Lueia Russo, Coordinator; Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate; Borja Vazquez; Susanna Bennett; Journalist; Clementine Sagot, International Relations Executive; Arthur Sagot-Duvauroux; Dr. Michel Bahbah, Administrator, Augusta Victoria Hospital; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; David Viveash, Consultant; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, Chairman, Board of Directors, Makassed Charitable Islamic Society; Basem Abu Asab, Physician; Paola Caridi, Journalist; Nathalie Brunet, Program Administrator, FAO; Alan Bugeja, Head, Representative Office of Malta; Inas Abu Shilbayih; Andrey Bouyer, French Consulate Intern; Dr. T. Jayasinghe, Head, Representative Office of Sri Lanka; Yacub Abu Assab, Society Development Institution (Closed); Shawky Seif El-Naser, UNRWA; Wael Saadi; Roger Gutierrez, UNIFEM; Taleb Dweik; Sinan Abdel Qader, Engineer; Sulieman Abu Dayyeh, Head, Friedrich Naumann Foundation; Thu Kifl Bakri, Trader; Sameh Nabil Said, Egyptian Diplomat, Egyptian Embassy, Tel Aviv; Nora Carmi, Sabeel; Isabel Wolf, Student; Michael Neu, UNRWA; Sidsel Wold, Journalist, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation; Geert Cockx, Consul General, Belgian Consulate; Issa Freij, Filmmaker; Erika Jara, Journalist. More   16 February 2010, Best Eastern Hotel, Ramallah . Topic: Hamas Political Agenda. Speakers: Dr. Khaled Hroub Director of the Cambridge Arab Media Project (CAMP), Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, UK Dr. Abdel Rahim Al-Sheikh Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Birzeit University Prof. Bassem Ezbidi Head of the Political Science Department, Birzeit University Prof. Helga Baumgarten Head of the MA Program Democracy and Human Rights, Birzeit University Participants:Naila Zaid Abdel Hadi, Consular Assistant; Kathrin N. Theify, Student; Mohammad M. Ataya, Journalist; Laura Conti, Journalist; Valentine Van Vyve, Journalist; Mahmoud Gamal, Egyptian Diplomat; Lara Hourani; Arturo Pacheco, Journalist; Geert Cockx, Consul General, Belgian Consulate; Volodymyr Shkurov, Head, Representative Office of Ukraine; Lehlohonolo Shadrack Ted Pekane, Ambassador, Representative Office of South Africa; Raed Eshnaiwer, Student; Martin Meyer Hamme, Student; Luis Daniel Hernandez Lugo, Head, Representative Office of Venezuela; Martha H. Mellum, Student; Mohammed Abu Arrah, Journalist; Hind Awwad, BNC Coordinator; Saadeh Salameh, Birzeit University; Khaled Abu Arafeh, Engineer; Samera Esmer, Berkeley University of California; Nadia Dibsy, International Committee of the Red Cross; Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Al-Iman School; Jamil Harb, Associate Professor, Birzeit University; Azza El-Semeiri, Coordinator of IR, Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution; Amira Hass, Journalist, Haartz; Barbara Amstad, Head of Mission, International Committee of the Red Cross; Baker Abu Baker, Fateh Movement; Naofumi Hashimoto, Head, Representative Office of Japan; Hannah Bae, Representative Office of Germany; Alan Bugeja, Head, Representative Office of Malta; Fajr Harb, Carter Center; Ilana Stettner, KAS, Ramallah; Graeme McIntyre, Head, Representative Office of Canada; James J. Carroll, Head, Representative Office of Ireland; Rosimar da Silva Suzano, Deputy, Representative Office of Brazil; Nicolas Masson, Deputy Head, DCAF; Dareen Khattab, IWC; Samir Hijazi, Accountant; Mutasem Amad; John Hare; Edgar Motsisi, Diplomat; Alexandre Bilodeau, Political Counselor, Canada; Roland Friedrich, Head of Office, DCAF; Thafer Saaideh, Lawyer; Lily Habash; Dr. Yahya Shawar, Palestinian Radiology; Mehmet F. Sekerci, Deputy Chief, Turkish Consulate; Mah,oud Ramahi, General Secretary, PLC; Ahmad Attoun, General Secretary, PLC; Tristan Dunning, Doctoral Candidate; Fadwa El-Sha’er, Ministry of Interior; Rasha Ali, MFI; Rifat Sharawi, Electric Engineer; Murad Bustami; Sami Alalul; Inas Abu Shilbayih; Henrik Meyer, FES; Dalia Hamza, MA Student; Paola Caridi, Journalist; Basel Diab, Assistant of the Ambassador; Representative Office of Venezuel; Mutasem Dweikat, Journalist; Mohammed Salameh, Journalist; Yacub Abu Asab; Administrator; Sam Bahour; Consultant; Joaquin Manrique, Consul, Spanish Consulate; Omar Yosef, Journalist; Arar Ghazaleh, Teacher; Wafa’ Abdel Rahman, Filastiniyat; Adnan Al-Sharawi, Trainer; Hatem Rabah Qafaish, PLC Member; Abdel Rahman Fahmi Zeidan, PLC Member; Saed Daoud; Asmahan Thabteh, Red Crescent; Dr. Omar Abdel Razeq, PLC Member. More     26 January 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem. Topic: Israel’s Political Decision Making: Who, How and the Different Components Speakers: Akiva Eldar Journalist, Ha’aretz Daniel Ben Simon Member of the Knesset (Labor Party) Ahmad Tibi Member of the Knesset (United Party of the Arab Movement for Change) Participants: Gilles Cerutti, UNRWA; Rajai Masri, Consultant; Rusela Alexander, FES; Odelia Bitun, Walla; Pia Rantala-Engberg, Head, Representative Office of Finland; Fajr Harb, Carter Center; Almut Woller, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation; Anas Abdeen, Project Coordinator, Al-Maqdese; Shawky Seif El-Nasr, UNRWA; Alan Bugeja, Head, Representative Office of Malta; James J. Carroll, Head, Representative Office of Ireland; Dr. Michael Broening, Director, FES; Hala Hallak, Doctor; Charl Manning, Diplomat, Representative Office of South Africa; Jack Twiss, Diplomat, Representative Office of Netherlands; Fouad Dakkak; Eva Tomic, OHCHR, Ramallah; Marc Frings, Researcher; Ali Shahwan, Businessman; Rakad Dllashe, Lawyer; Arturo Marzano, Researcher; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; Henrik Meyer, Program Manager, FES; Samer Abu Jobara, Political Affairs Officer, UN Office; Bashir Barakat; MSc.; Reem Masri, Journalist; M. Zahaykah, Journalist; Amit Leshem; Robert Crothers, Middle East Representative, ANERA; V. Van Vyve, Journalist; Omar Karmi, Journalist; Mustafa Al-Kurd, Musician; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Lecturer, Al-Quds University; Kelsey Aturod, Consultant; Yacub Abu Asab; Phadime Choshane, Diplomat, Representative Office of South Africa; Emmal Baker, English Editor; Helga Baumgarten, Professor; Salwa Alinat, Student; Doris Carrion, Teacher; Kristian Brakel, Diplomat, Representative Office of Germany; Omar Shweiki, Research Scholar, Kenyon Institute; Davide Rom, Project Manager, ACS, Italy; Paola Caridi, Journalist; Jessica Fuchs, Student; Dr. Ali Abu Kaf, Professor; Fatmeh Obiedat, Biology Medical Lab Science; Ralf Hexel, FES, Israel; Mutasem Amad; Nils Eliasson, Consul General, Swedish Consulate; Brady NG, Photo Journalsit; Dr. Jorge Torres Pereira, Head, Representative Office of Portugal; Sara Codognotto, Student; Florian Fischer, Student; Valentino Sardeno, Employee; Mahmoud Gamal, Egyptian Diplomat; Victoria Sjolander, Political Adviser, EUPOL COPPS, Ramallah; Aminah Abdel Haq, Lawyer; Albert Aghazarian, Al-Madi Translation & Interpreting; Vedat Gul, Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate general, Jerusalem; Anna Brodin, Political Officer, Swedish Consulate general; Mohammed Nusseibeh; Martina Iannizzotto, Country Representative, ACS; Murad Bustami; Elisa Claessens; Omar Yousef, Professor, Al-Quds University; Khalil Assali, Director, Al-Quds Educational TV; Tom Neu, Director, Carter Center; Muriel Esposito, Student; Munib R. Masri, Padico; Hiba Darwish, Padico; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, President, Chairman Board Director, Makassed Society. Related article: Click here to download   More     11 January 2010, Ambassador Hotel, Jerusalem. Topic:The Israeli Agenda on Jerusalem. Speakers: • Daniel Seidman: -The Wall & Settlements • Menachem Klein: -Jerusalem & Negotiations • Sinan Abdul Qader: -Arab Neighborhoods & the Municipality Plans • Jeff Halper: -House Demolitions & Confiscation of Property • Sami Rasheed: -City Planning & the Law as a Tool for Control Participants: Turgay Demir, Commercial Counselor, Turkish Embassy, Tel Aviv; Wafa Abu Leil, Architect; Meejeong Hong, Professor, Korea; Ahmad Assi, Student; Rami Mahfouz; Darwish Hijazi, Engineer; Mutasem Amad, Governance Officer, Ministry of Planning; Marwan Hamad, Lawyer; Sara Celilerti, PR & Media, Jerusalem Center for Women; Zahi Khouri, Businessman; Saed Mashal, Politician; Laura Riberto, Lawyer, UNRWA; Amy Anderson, Director, Center for International Programs, University of Dayton; Rebecca Bahan, Director, International Center; Osama Kanaan, Mission Chief, IMF; Brett Hanley, Assistant Humanitarian Officer, OCHA; Saman Khoury, Journalist; Khaled Khatib, Engineer; Azzam Abu Saoud; Dorina Derwanz, Student; Michel Bahbah, Adminstrator; Fouad Dakkak; Lina Sayyad, Lawyer; Khalil Abu Arafeh, Architect; Ahmad Hashem Zughaiar; Amit Leshem; Myles McCabe, Society of Mary, USA; Fatima Obeidat, Biology Lab Science; Areej Adel Siyaj, Psychologist; Aminah Abed Al-Hack, Lawyer; Anas Abdeen, Project Coordinator, Al-Maqdese; Moritz Lechleuthner, Student; Almut Woller, Student; Mansour Tahboub, Journalist; Elin Asgeirsdottir, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA; Mohsen Ghosheh, Engineer; Nora Paw, Editor, Maan News; Samir Mohammed Abu Leil, Council for Waqf and Islamic Affairs; Hanan Nasrallah, Project Officer, Catholic Relief Services; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds University; Noor Dkeidek, Community Organizer; Tridip Ray; Miroslawa Czerna, Polish Humanitarian Organization; Dr. Arafat Hidmi, President, Chairman Board Director, Makassed Society; Dr. Nafez Nazzal, Professor; Dr. Laila Nazzal; Dyala Husseini; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; Laila Higabi, Filmmaker; Nora Carmi, Program Coordinator, Sabeel; Ziad Sharia, Netherlands Rep. Office; Marge Kloos, Education; Jessica Howell, Program Officer, CRS; Kristian Brakel, Diplomat, German Representative Office; Samir Kirrish, Engineer; Isam Anani, Lawyer; Savas Celik, Lawyer; Florian Fischer, Student; Ulf Brennecke, Student; Shawky Seif El-Nasr, UNRWA; Dr. Abed Arhman Abbad, Scientists Committee; Henrik Meyer, FES; Azzam Al-Khatib; Lia Tarachanson, Journalist, The Real News Network; Fouad Hallak, NSU; Hosniya Aweijneh; Rifat Sharawi, Sales Engineer; James McDowell, NGO Worker; Hani Abu Diab; Suheil Khouri, General Manager, National Conservatory for Music; Mohammad Alatas, Filmmaker; Rania Elias, Manager, Yabous Foundation; Emhal Dweik, Architect; Stefanie Kiste, Student; Hanna Hallak, Lecturer; Valerie Feron, Journalist; Asbjorn Knuldsen, Student; Yacub Abu Asab; Yasin Gaith, Advocate; Tom Neu, Director, Carter Center; Fajr Harb, Carter Center; Jeries Basir, Maktoob; Alexander Rusche, FES; Masashi Tsudaka, JVC; Jaber Salem, Lawyer; Ziad Zaghal; Carsten Hansen, Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council, Jerusalem; Khaled Abu Arafeh; Bashir Barakat; MSc.; Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University. 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29 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Religion, Politics and the Future of Palestine
Participant(s): Kevin Carnahan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Central Methodist University; Naser R. Ideis, Senior Information Specialist, Consulate General of the United States of America, Jerusalem.

17 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Jerusalem Civil Socity.
Participant(s): Munib al-Masri; Mazen Sinokrot; Omar Alami; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Mazen Jabari; Khalid Husseini, Bashar Azzah.

16 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Russia and Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Ambassador Oleg Peresypkin, Center of the Oriental Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Rassia, Moscow.

16 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Settlement.
Participant(s): Elias Karram, Correspondent, Aljazeera TV.

11 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: PASSIA programs in 2011.
Participant(s): Mrs Sana F. Shtasel, Alliance for Middle East Peace.

8 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations.
Participant(s): Mrs Pia Rantala-Engberg, Head of Finland Representative office, Ramallah.

7 Dec. 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Palestinian Issues.
Participant(s): Mr. Bill Corcoran, ANERA President; Dr. Ken P. Lizzio, Country Director, West Bank & Gaza, ANERA.

26 November 2010, Working Dinner, American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian–Israeli Impass
Participant(s): PES Delegation of the Middle East, Israel and Palestine (November 25-28. 2010); Espen Barth Eid, Chair of the Delegation, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, PES Presidency member, DNA, Norway; Morten Damm Krogh, International Secretary, SD, Denmark; Piero Fassino, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, DP, Italy; Giacomo Filibeck, Member of the International Department in Charge of Middle East, Africa and Mediterranean, DP, Italy; Bert Koenders, Former Minister of Development, PvdA, The Netherlands; Marije Laffeber, PES Presidency member, International Secretary, PvdA, The Netherlands; Catalin Sorin Ivan, Member of European Parliament, PSD, Romania, Anne Linde, International Secretary, SAP, Sweden, Sebastian Toro, Senior Economic Adviser in the Swedish School Democratic Parliamentary Group, SAP, Sweden; Yonnec Polet, Head of the International Unit, PES; Michael Oberreuter, International Unit, PES; Dr. Michael Broening, Director, FES.
 

24 November 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: FES-PASSIA Cooperation.
Participant(s): Armin Hasemann, Division for International Cooperation, Department for Near /Middle East and North Africa, FES, Berlin; Dr. Michael Broning, Director of the FES office in Jerusalem; Henrik Meyer, Project Manager, FES office, Jerusalem.

11 November 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Palestinian Reconciliation.
Participant(s): Sung-Hong Yang, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea.

8th November 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Jerusalem Initiative 2010
Participant(s): Dr. Arafat Al-Hidmi, Chairman, Makassed Society; Khaled Kaloti, Engineer; Omar Al-Alami, Manager, Jerusalem Cigarette; Jamal Nusseibeh, Professor Law, Al-Quds University; Mazen Sinokrot, Businessman; Darwish Hijazi, Engineer; Yousef Dajani, Chairman Board of Director, JDECO; Ishaq Budeiri, Lawyer.

8th November 2010, Working Lunch, Azure Restaurant, Ramallah
Topic: Canada & the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Participant(s): Bob Johnston, Regional Director General Europe, Middle East and Maghreb Directorate (EMM); Sean Boyd, Director, West Bank and Gaza and Palestinian Refugees Europe, Middle East and Maghreb Directorate; Marta Samper, Counsellor (Head of Cooperation), Representative office of Canada; Chris Greenshields, Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority

2 November 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic:Courtesy Visit
Participant(s): Hanna Pappalardo , Consul, Consulate General of Italy, Jerusalem.

7th October 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Direct Talks & What Lies Ahead
Participant(s): Karim Lebhour, Radio France International; Benjamin Barthe, Correspondent, La Monde

6th October 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Report on Jerusalem
Participant(s): Suheir Freitekh; Ofer Zalzberg, Analysts; International Crisis Group, Working to Prevent Conflict Worldwide, Jerusalem.

5th October 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Jerusalem
Participant(s): Political Officer, South Africa Representative Office, Ramallah

3rd October 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: The Question of Jerusalem
Participant(s): Shahnaz Parveen; Mary Coombes; Racha Mustapha; Ali Dabbagh; Sana Dabbagh; Leni Selirgei; Hilary Rosser; Sue Smith; Mais Zakaria; Sahar Saleh

29 September 2010, PASSIA Office, Jerusalem.
Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participant(s): Mr. Chris Greenshields, Representative of Canada to the PA, Ramallah.

17 August 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Israeli Negotiations.
Participant(s): Chungnam Park, Head, Representative Office of the Republic of Korea in Palestine.

12 August 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Israeli Negotiations.
Participant(s): Edgar Motsisi, Second Political Secretary, Machiel van Niekerk, Counsellor, South African Representative Office to the PNA.

29 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Human Rights.
Participant(s): Dr. Thomas Neu, Director, The Carter Center, Ramallah.

20 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Muslim Holy Sites.
Participant(s): Hafida Talhaoui, Student, Utrecht University; Samira Talhaoui, Student, Amsterdam University.

20 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem and the Peace Process.
Participant(s): Qais Assad, Political Officer, British Consulate General, Jerusalem; Martin Day, Regional Arabic Spokesman for the British Government, British Embassy, Dubai.

19 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Loyalty.
Participant(s): Al Jazeera English TV: Sherine Tadros, Correspondent; Khaled Zighari, Producer; Mamoun Syam, Cameraman.

8 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Farewell meeting.
Participant(s): Dr. Klaus BURKHARDT, German Representative to the PA, Ramallah.

8 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Turkey-Israel Relations.
Participant(s): Mehmet F. SEKERCI, Deputy Council General of Turkey, Jerusalem.

8 July 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Europe and the Middle-East conflict.
Participant(s): Anna BRODIN, Political Officer of the Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.

17 June 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Reconciliation Issues.
Participant(s): Munib Rashid Al-Masri, Nablus.

16 June 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Hungarian Academic Delegation.
Participant(s): Dr. Meszaros Tamas, Rector, Corvinus University of Budapst; Prof. Zsolt Rostovanyi Dsc, Dean. Corvinus, University of Budapst; Magdolua Toth, Dean of Faculty of horticultural Science, University of Budapst; Csaba Czibere, Head of Rep. Office of Hungary; Csaba Rada, Deputy head of Rep. Office of Hungary.

9 June 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit.
Participant(s): Roberto Storaci, Consul, Gonsulate General of Italy, Jerusalem.

1 June 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem
Participant(s): Dr. Amanda Pilz, Deputy Politcal Chief, Consulate General of the United States of America, Jerusalem.

31 May 2010, in front of the Orient House, Abu Obeida Jarrah Street, Jerusalem.
Topic: Candlelight Memorial Event to mark the 9th anniversary of the death of FAISAL ABDUL QADER HUSSEINI
Related files: Inivitation, Article.

25 May 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Question of Jerusalem
Participant(s): Jerry Vallat.

20 May 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Civil Socity.
Participant(s): P.R.J. Dumore, Qatat Political Consulting, The Netherlands.

18 May 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Proximity Talks.
Participant(s):Phadime Choshane, Political Advisor, Mokhalajoe Lebona, Political Advisor, South African Representative Office to the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah.

18 May 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Obama & the Middle East.
Participant(s): Daniel Brumberg, Senior Advisor, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace, US.

12 May 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit.
Participant(s): Bogustaw Ochodek, Representative of the Republic of Poland to the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah.

3 May 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: A Poetic Approach to the Middle East Through the Art of Photography
Participant(s): Frederic Brenner, French photographer; Amit Leshem.

29 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine
Participant(s): Laurent Zecchini, Bureau Chief, Le Monde, Jerusalem.
Related Article: Click here to download (French Edition)

28 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Political Prisonars
Participant(s): Barbara Amstad, Head of Mission, ICRC.

28 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Inter-Palestinian Reconciliation
Participant(s): Zingisa Cawe, International Relations Officer; Salam Abram, Member of Parliament African National Congress; Dr M. S Motshekga, African National Congress Chief Whip of the Majority Party; Edgar Motsisi, First Secretary (Political), South African Representative Office to the Palestinian National Authority.

20 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Inter-Palestinian Reconciliation
Participant(s): Inger Buxton, Deuty Director; Signe Burgstaller, Deputy Head of Department, Director, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden.

20 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: P.M Salam Fayad's Strategy
Participant(s): Sung-Hong, Yang, First Secretary, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Korea.

17 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian-Israeli Impasse.
Participant(s): Dr. Marin Albu, Head of the Representative Office of Romania & Delegation from Romania: Sarbulescu Ioana Madalina, Councellor of the Ministry of Economy; Arat Oana Marie, Head of department/Ministry of Public Brands; Spataru-Hobjila Isabela, lawyer; Yisan Nadia Maria, general Manager; Lunescu Roxana, student; Toader Corina Andreea, Public Functionary Police Academy; Giurca Laura, Lawyer; Osoianu Lacramioara, Notary public; Popa Flavian, Public Prosecutor; Caian Gabriel, Judge; Vasile Blesku, Deputies of Romanian Parliement; Ion Baiculescu, Administrator; Avram Lavrentn, Administrator; Filip Cristina, General manager; Filip Conjiawim, Doctor Professor; Sarghe Alexandru, Consultant; Bazgau Mihin, Consultant; Nedelcu Floremtima Oama, Expert Ministry of Administrator; Cozma Emil, General manager; Nicola Cristina Mariana, Administrator; Stan Ecaterina.

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15 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: EU & The Question of Maps.
Participant(s): Marc Otte, EU Special Representative for the MEFP; Tomas Dupla, Europeoan Commission; Christian Berger, EU Representative; Thierry Vallat, Adviser to EUSR; Mahdi Abdul Hadi, PASSIA; Mazen Sinokrot, Private Sector; Yousef Dajani, Chairman of the Jerusalem District Electricity Company; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Al-Quds University; Jamil Hamami, Al-Quds University; Khaled Kaloti, Engeneer, Businessman; Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council ( PLC) Jerusalem District.

15 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: OIC, Organization of Islamic Conference and the Question of Jerusalem.
Participant(s): DE-BODMAN Florent, a Diplomat, French Consulate General in Jerusalem.

14 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: On Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Raymond Dolphin, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Barrier Specialist; Eleonora Lotti, Research Assistant, OCHA, Jerusalem.

14 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics.
Participant(s): Dr. Muriel Asseburg, Head, Research Unit, Middle East and Africa, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP).

13 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Expulsion of Palestinians.
Participant(s): A'tef Daghbas, Al-Jazeera TV, Nablus.
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12 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics.
Participant(s): Paola Caridi, Italian Journalist; Csaba Czibere, Head of Mission; Csaba Rada, Deputy Head of Mission, Representative Office of the Republic of Hungary to the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah.

12 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics.
Participant(s): Axel Von Hoerschelmann, Head of Division, International Relations, Wesern Europe, USA, CIS, Asia, Ministry of Economic and European Affairs, Land Brandenburg; Ralf Christoffers, Minister of Economy and European Affairs in the German federal state of Brandenburg; Peter Schaefer, Representative, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.

10 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics.
Participant(s): Friedrich Buttler, Special Representative of the Director-General;Martin Delz, Legal Specialist; Rasha G. El-Shurafa, Programme Officer, West Bank and Gaza; Munir Qleibo, Head of ILO office, Jerusalem.

7 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem and the EU Politics.
Participant(s): Christian Berger, Head of Mission, European Commission Technical Assistance Office, Jerusalem.

7 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: US and the Palestinian Israeli Confilct.
Participant(s): Edgar Motsisi, First Secretary (Political), South African Representative Office to the Palestinian National Authority.

7 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Knowladge as a Negative Space for Power.
Participant(s): Ariadna Petri, Project Officer, National Center for Substainable Development in Romania; Dr. Marin Albu, Head of the Representative Office of Romania.

7 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Internal Palestinian Politics
Participant(s): Krista Auchenbach, Political Officer, U.S Consulate General Jerusalem.

6 April 2010, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinians Try a Less Violent Path to Resistance.
Participant(s): Ethan Bronner, New York Times.
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3 April 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Peru: The Process of Immigration to Israel
Participant(s): Fouad Abu Ghosh, Producer, Middle East Bureau, BBC News; Fernando Lucena, Producer Director.

29 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Topic: On Jerusalem.
Participant(s): The Guardian: Rory McCarthy, Middle East Correspondent; Harriet Sherwood, Jerusalem Correspondent.

29 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: State Building Thesis
Participant(s): Mokhalajoe Lebona, Political Advisor, South African Representative Office to the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah.

23 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Russian Culture in Palestine
Participant(s): Paul Rassadin, Attache at the Representative Office of the Russian Federation to the Palestinian Authority.

17 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem: Israeli Settlement Policy
Participant(s): Visitors from the Swidish Consolate: Radoslav Zivkovic; Anna Brodin, Consul, Political Affairs, Sweden.

16 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: French-Palestinian Academic Cooperation
Participant(s): Consulate General of France in Jerusalem: Lucienne d’Alencon, Director of the French Cultural Center in Nablus; Fanny Lafourcade, Attache for University Cooperation and Institution ; Benoit Tadie, Counselor of Cooperation and Cultural Affairs.

16 March 2010, Noterdam Hotel in Jerusalem.
Topic: Civil Society in Palestine and Israel.
Participant(s): President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil; Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi; Dr. Yossi Beilin, Presiden, Beilink.

11 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit.
Participant(s): Gamal M. Atta, Political Officer, Representative Office of Egypt.

10 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics
Participant(s): Francesco Santillo, Consul, Italian Consulate, Jerusalem.

10 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Historical Perspective of Israel/Palestine.
Participant(s): Reverend Mae Elise Cannon, Executive Pastor, Hillside Covenant Church, USA.

10 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics
Participant(s): Schneider Julie, Journalist, France.

8 March 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Employment Program
Participant(s): German Technical Cooperation: H. Jochen Regner, Project Manager, Regional Funds; Corinna Gayer, Researcher.

25 February 2010, American Colony, Jerusalem
Topic: Working Dinner
Participant(s): Igor Pogacar, Head, Representative Office of Slovenia; Anja Mezeg, M.A.I.S., Third Secretary, Division for Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania, Unit for the Middle East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia; Tomaz Mencin, Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of Division for Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia.

24 February 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit.
Participant(s):Krista Auchenbach, Political Officer, U.S. Consulate General Jerusalem.

17 February 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Culture and Identity in Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Yousef Dajani; Mohammad Nasseibeh; Ahmad Zughaier; Khalid Abu Arafeh; Jamil Hamami; Mustafa Abu Sway; Dr. Arafat Hidmi; Shiekh Ikrima Sabri; Mazen Sinokrot; Sari Nusseibeh; Abdel Raheem Abbad.

16 February 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participant(s): Dr. Jaimie Lovell, Director, Kenyon Institute; Omar Shweiki, Research Scholar, Kenyon Institute.

13 Feb 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Islamic Higher Committee in Jerusalem
Participant(s): Sheikh Ikrima Sabri; Sheikh Jamil Hamami; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway.

9 Feb 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participant(s): Alan Bugeja, Representative, Representative Office of Malta, Ramallah.

4 Feb 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participant(s): Masahiko Mitsumoto, Representative Office of Japan to PA.

28 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The Question of Holy Places in Jerusalem.
Participant(s): Anne Barker, Middle East Correspondent, ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation, news and Current Affairs.

28 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Palestinian Internal Politics
Participant(s): LT.Col. Alon Eviatar, Counselor of Palestinians Affairs, Ministry of Defense; David Cohen, Assistant, Tel-Aviv.

25 January 2010, Ramallah Friends Meetinghouse, Ramallah.
Topic: Palestinian Perspectives on Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdel Hadi, Chairman of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA); Mr. Rifat Kassis from Defense for Children International – Palestine.
Organizer: The Carter Center.

25 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit.
Participant(s): Jenny Grant-Curnow, Representative, Australian Representative Office,
Ramallah.

21 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: The American Policy in the Middle East
Participant(s): Ahmed Jalajel, Journalist, Al-Alam Tv & Dubai Tv.

21 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Courtesy Visit
Participant(s): Igor Pogacar, Representative, Representative Office of the Republic of Slovenia to the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah.

18 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem Issues
Participants: Mr. Sameh Nabil Said, Egyptian Diplomat, Egypt - Embassy, Tel Aviv.

13 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem Issues
Participants: TFI TV: Liseron Boudou, Grand Reporter; Michael Illouz, Producer; Danny Tzion, Camera Man.

6 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Korea & the Peace Process.
Participants: KWAK, Sam Ju, First Secretary, Representative Office of the Republic of Korea, Ramallah; Dr. Meejong, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Konkuk University.

6 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Internal Conflicts in Palestine & Israel.
Participants: Dr. Meejong & Dr. Young Chol Choe, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Konkuk University; Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Alquds University.

5 January 2010, PASSIA, Jerusalem
Topic: Arab Student Aid International.
Participants: Dr. Arafat Hidmi; Wasfi Tamimi; Ishaq Al-Qutub; Sameer Al-Qutub.