Meetings & Workshops
21
Nov
2022
The Question of Jerusalem
Participants: Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University, and MA Students from the Center for Jerusalem Studies, Al-Quds University: Qusay Abbas, Project Coordinator, Youth Development Department, Arab Studies Society, Jerusalem; Reha Ermumcu, Director, Turkish Cultural Center, Jerusalem; Iman Hamdieh, Arts Tutor, Founder, Alef Studio; Basma Abbasi, Islamic Heritage, Mithaq; Adli Naser Al-Deen, Head, Electrical Department of Islamic Waqf.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
17
Oct
2022
Jerusalem
Participants: Hans Henrik Fafner, Journalist; Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, Director, Jahalin Solidarity; Students: Victor Nyland; Louise Berg Lund; Signe Bro; Matilde de Bcer; Maya Øbakke; Bjork Aurora; Agnete Ølgaard; Matilda Tindø; Josephine Rasmussen; Rasmus Troldbors; Rasmus Weile; Kristine Gregersen; Magnos Dela; Freja Mehlsen; Iben Marie Yyberg; Emilie Sophie Thorsen; Amanda Widmer; Isabell Søresen; Astrid Raunkjor;Karoline Praestholm; PASSIA: Alexandre Miliani, Intern; Ines Amarnath, Intern.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
11
Oct
2022
South Africa's Experience of Conflict Resolution and Negotiating an End to Apartheid: Sharing Insights for the Palestinian Case
Speakers: Mohammed Bhabha, Qualified Attorney and Experienced Negotiator, former Member of the South African Parliament; Roelf Meyer, Lawyer, former Member of the South African Parliament, former State President, and Chief Negotiator for the National Party Government.
Participants: Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of the Republic of Bulgaria; Semra Demirer, Deputy Consul General of Turkey; John W. Robbins, Political Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: Paloma Serra, Deputy Consul General, Spanish Consulate General; Linnea Wesslén, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Sweden; Julio Escobedo, Representative Office of Mexico; Julian Arellano Riviere, Intern, Consulate General of Belgium; Michelle Hansen, Intern, Danish Representative Office; Victor Hansen, Intern, Representative Office of Denmark; Rosalia Bollen, Special Assistant for Political Affairs, UNSCO; Dr. Helga Baumgarten, Professor, Birzeit University; Eveline Muhareb, Project Coordinator, DAAD; Joan & James Alty, Representatives for Jordan, Palestine and Israel Mennonite Central Committee; Leonarda Pfaus, Intern, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES); Virginia Grossi, PhD Student; Constance Mouille, Student; Nina Magenties, Student; Roesch Matheo, Student; Michael Atzwanger, Volunteer; Rafael Mohr, Volunteer; Charlie Hierons,Consultant, Dialogue Advisory Group; Tommaso Toutanesi; Ein Arik Latin Monastery; Mathios Kallouma; Mathieu Totilo; Linda Kateeb; Don Wagner, Friends of Sabeel, North America; Mike Mineter, Iona Community, Scotland; Steve France, Mondoweiss Blog, affiliated with the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine-Israel Network, Washington DC; Lynn Fitzgerald; Karen Anderson; Silvia Giuliano; Roelf Meyer; Alexus Lentz; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Al-Quds University, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center; Prof. Khuloud Khayyat Dajani, Al-Quds University; Khalil Abu Khadija, Researcher, Grassroots Al-Quds; Samer Sharif, Director, Grassroots Al-Quds; Wafa Dajani, Consultant, Women's Study Center; Fadwa Khawaja, Chairwoman, Jerusalem Center for Women (via Zoom); Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Adv. Moazaz El-Hussainy, Lawyer; Dr. Sari Nusseibeh; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Mohammad Hadieh, Executive Director, ACT for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Studies; Dana Nuseibeh, Lecturer; Nora Kort; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security; Ibrahim Matar, Palestinian Economist and Researcher; Mohammad Siam, MA in International Law; Muneeb Sada; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Hussam Mousa, Tour Guide; Haifa Siyam, Translator; Forward Thinking, UK: Oliver McTernan, Director (Via Zoom); Harry Higginson, Projects Officer; Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Director; Nicolaus Limbourg, Middle East Programme Officer (via Zoom); PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Adnan Joulani, Imad Farrah; Omar Farrah; Alexandre Miliani, Intern; Ines Amarnath, Intern; Hind Husseini.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
10
Oct
2022
Palestine: the Land, the People, Their Rights, and Their Leadership
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Carrie van der Kroon, Manager, Defence for Children, Netherlands; Ronald Pasavee, Legal Director; Paul Koopmans, Banker; Michal Rovers, Civil Servant; Jol Schonerld, Immigration Director; Lodenghe de Beukelaer, CEO of a hospital; Anja de Bruin, Head of Business Operations, National Police; Joe Berkman, Entrepreneur International Logistic Company; Teresa Fogelberg, Moderator, Comenius; Jan Willem van Hoogstraten, CEO, Energy Company; Gerard van Ballegooy, Director, Ministry of Justice; Ida Veltman, Manager.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
22
Sep
2022
The Current Situation of the Palestinian Cause and the Role of Christians in Palestine
Participants: Ein Arik Latin Monastery: Ignazio De Francesco, Monk & Researcher; M. Caterine Pew; Alessandro Barchi; Ada Nava; Hilene Vittoni; Carla Copperlloti; Tommaso Toutanesi; Giorgio Jaracchi; Masi Claudio.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
13
Sep
2022
Religious Profile of East Jerusalem (as Part of East Jerusalem Seminar)
Participants: Alistair Burt, Former Member, UK Parliament; Michele Dunne, Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network (FAN); Daniel C. Kurtzer, Former US Ambassador to Israel & Egypt, S. Daniel Abraham Professor, Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affair; Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, Director, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Program, U.S. Institute of Peace; Ambassador Svein Sevje; Naif Abu Sharkia, Professional Mediator and Consultant in conflicts with National and Religious Dimensions; Dr. Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali; Celine Touboul, Co-Executive Director, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF); Ambassador Hesham Youssef; Daniel (Danny) Seidemann, Member, Israeli Bar Association; Dan Rothem, Senior Policy Advisor, Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation (HKI); Jess Manville, Research and Policy Associate, Terrestrial Jerusalem; Ofer Zalzberg, Middle East Program Director, Herbert Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
7
Jun
2022
Palestinian Educational Institutions, Cultural Heritage and National Identity in Jerusalem
Speakers: Father Ibrahim Faltas, Counselor of the Custody of the Holy Land & Supervisor of the Terra Santa Schools
Participants: Maria Velasco, Deputy Head, Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA); Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Programme, Office of the European Union Representative; Shereen Abu-Eid, Programme Manager, Public Administration Reform TAIEX, Twinning, and SIGMA Coordinator, Office of the European Union Representative; Takashi Hattori, Counsellor, Representative Office of Japan to Palestine; Ludivine Henry, Attaché for French Language, French Consulate General; Alison McEwen, Deputy Consul General, British Consulate General; John W. Robbins, Political Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; 'Alaa' Mahmoud, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Elie Teichman, Education & Exchanges Officer, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Rosaline Antar, Political Specialist, Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem; Sylvia Amer, Academic Programs Manager; Bernard Philippe, Former EU Official; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Muna Hidmi, Project Manager, UNDP; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung East-Jerusalem (FES); Malak Ammouri, Project Assistant & Media Coordinator, FES; Lisa Maria Loeffler, Junior Guest Researcher, FES; Bernard Thibaud, Director, Secours Catholique-Caritas France; Leonie Martiny, Student, Former Intern, PASSIA; Dr. Anja Zorob, DAAD Long Term Lecturer and Associate Professor of Political Science at Birzeit University; Dr. Bernard Sabella, Executive Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Dr. Usama Salman, Pontifical Mission, Freelance Tour Guide; Dr. George Malki, Country Representative, International Orthodox Christian Charities; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Yousef Daher, Executive Director, Jerusalem Inter-Church Center (JIC); Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Aziz Al-Assa, Researcher; Dr. Mohammad Dajani, WASATIA; Prof. Khuloud Khayyat Dajani, Al-Quds University; Diya' Maswadeh, Educator; Samer Nusseibeh, CEO and Vice-President, Mohammed Zaki Nuseibeh & Sons Group; Daoud Kuttab, Journalist; Rene George Zambile, Airline Instructor, Aviation International Consultant; Nora Kort, President, Atta Services-Aid to the Aged; Qusay Abbas, Project Coordinator, Youth Development Department (YDD); Danya Hirbawi, Tour Guide; Rahaf Idkeidek; Hussam Mousa, Tour Guide; Etraf Joulani, Psychological Support Counselor for Groups; Hadia Husseini, Receptionist; Motaz Dmeiri, Student; Halla Mansour, Fine Artist; Fadi Khouri, Translator; Dana Nusseibeh; Ensaf Shaheen; Counseling; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Director; Hind Husseini; Imad Farrah; Omar Farrah, Intern; Samiha Okkeh, Intern; Ibrahim Tahboub, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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Jun
2022
Presentation on Al-Quds at the Taawon General Assembly Meeting
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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26
May
2022
Youth Perspectives on the Future of Jerusalem
Participants: Palestinian Affairs Unit, US Embassy, Jerusalem: John W. Robbins, Political Officer; 'Alaa' Mahmoud; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Director.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
24
May
2022
Jerusalem - The Situation on the Ground
Participants: Delegation Visit of Social Democratic Party (SPD) Members of the German Bundestag: Gabriela Heinrich, Deputy Chairwoman of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, Alternate Member of the Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentary Committee, Alternate Member of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid Parliamentary Committee, Deputy member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Dr. Nils Schmid, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of SPD Parliamentary Group, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Parliamentary Committee for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure; Sanae Abdi, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Climate Change and Energy, Alternate member of the Parliamentary Committee for Building, Regional Planning, and Urban Development; Accompanied by: Dirk Sawitzky, Political Advisor of the SPD Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag; Dr. Konstantin Witschel, Political Advisor for Israel/Palestine of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Palestine: Hannes Alpen, Director; Nidal Alayasa, Program Manager; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
30
Apr
2022
Palestine: the Land, the People, Their Rights, and Their Leadership
Speakers: Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
30
Apr
2022
Dialogue on Jerusalem
Speakers: Hadeel Diabeh, Coordinator, Al-Bustan Association, Silwan; Fatmeh Hammad, Human Rights Defender & Former Recipient of the Folke Bernadotte Academy Scholarship on Women Peace and Security based at MIFTAH; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians; Yasmin Ayyad, Communications and Events Officer, Station-J, Jerusalem; Ahmad Hasna, Researcher.
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Project Coordinator, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
30
Apr
2022
Palestine, Palestinians and Female Leadership
Speakers: Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Secretary-General, Presidency Council, Al-Quds University
Participants: Delegation from the Comenius Leergangen Group: Pieter-Matthijs Gijsbers, Director, Comenius; Peter Dooijeweerd, Delta Scholengroep; Jacob Klink, Entrepreneur, TIB Reehorst Dordrecht; Jan-Paul Krijgsman, CIO, Dümmen Orange; Marco Pastors, Director, Nationaal Programma Rotterdam-Zuid; Maarten van Rooij, Director Service Center, Ministry of Justice; Martine Vis, Program Director, Police; Dick van der Vis, (Interim) CFO, Dirk van der Vis Management; Duco Adema, Member, Board of Directors, Ceder Group.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
22
Mar
2022
War in Ukraine, Rising Prices and the Effects on the Socioeconomic Conditions in Palestine
Speakers: Mazen Sinokrot, Regional Director, Arab Food Industries Federation, Former Minister of Economy; Rabeh Morrar, Director of Research, the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).
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Tags: Palestinian Politics.
Participants: Georgi Milenov, Head, Representative Office of Bulgaria; Pedro Blanco Pérez, Head, Representative Office of México; Klara Schneiderova, Deputy Head of Mission, Representative Office of the Czech Republic; Zeina Ayyad, Economic Department, French Consulate General; Aurelien Boissier, Political Advisor, French Consulate General; Amb. Ahmet Riza Demirer, Acting Head, Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey; Saara Heinola, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Finland; Tina Tindemans, Deputy Head of Cooperation, Consulate General of Belgium; Niko Fritscher, First Secretary, Representative Office of Germany; Sofie Blindbæk Gilsaa, Trainee, Danish Representative Office; Amb. Afif Safieh, Roving Ambassador for Special Missions; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Bernadette Loussi, Project Manager, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS); Amro Oweineh, Analysis and Evidence Officer, ICRC; Hind Khoury, Secretary-General, Kairos Palestine; Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Dr. Nader Salaymeh, Pharmacist; Dr. Nafez Nubani, Medical Doctor; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Mohammad Asideh, Program Director, Zimam; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Jamal Al-Aref, Consultant; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Rifat Nasser Eddin; Tawfiq Habasch, the Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Dr. Amjad Shihab, Al-Maqdisi College; Basem Thabet, Translator & Interpreter; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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Mar
2022
Muslim Cemeteries in Jerusalem – Issues and Threats
Speakers: Mustafa Abu Zahra, Chairman of Cemeteries Committee in Jerusalem; Dania Abu ElHaj, Lawyer, The International Center of Justice for Palestinians.
Participants: Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank & Gaza Strip, UNRWA): Samah Jaouny, Programme Manager, East Jerusalem Programme; Patrice Budry, Attaché, Programme Manager - East Jerusalem Team; Muna Nur Mohammad, Project Management; Wilfried Pfeffer, Consul General, Belgian Consulate Consul General; Théodore Martin-Labiche, Political Chancellery, French Consulate General; Georgina Woodhouse-Hills, Political Consul, British Consulate General; Nevin Jamal Eddin, First Secretary, Representative Office of Egypt; Moataz Dawabsheh, Project Manager, UNDP; Rania Nubani, Project Manager, UNDP; Jumana Jaouni, Head of Mission Advisor, ICRC; Shifa Jayousi, Project Coordinator, UNSCO; Terry Bullata, Senior Program Manager, Swiss Development Cooperation; Rasmus Brandt, Program Manager, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Omar Haramy, Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center; Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem & Palestine, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Sheikh Mohammad Mustafa Sarandah, Judge in Jerusalem’s Islamic Courts, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Adv. Nabil Izhiman, Lawyer; Mohannad Gbara, Lawyer; Eng. Alaa Salhab, Engineer and Businessman, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Eng. Naser Abu Al-Leil; Eng. Adnan Husseini, PLO Executive Committee Member, Member, Islamic Waqf Council; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Community Work Center, Al-Quds University: Reema Rezeq; Elham Shaheen; Munir Marjeieh; Ratebeh Aladin Natsheh, FIDA; Jamal Al-Natsheh, Real Estate Agent; Adnan Joulani, Executive Director, Saraya Center for Community Services; Waad Qannam, Project Coordinator, Palestinian Vision Organization (PalVision); Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Zakaria Odeh, Executive Director, Civic Coalition for Jerusalem; Suhaib Sharabati, Head, Media and Public Relations Department, Jerusalem Governorate; Haifa Siyam, Translator; PASSIA: Deniz Altayli, Program Director; Wala' Abu Ghannam, Program Coordinator; Imad Farrah; Hind Husseini; Omar Farrah, Intern; Alyssa Bivins, Ph.D. Candidate, Volunteer; Floraine van der Meer, Volunteer.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA