Meetings & Workshops

 
19
May
2017

South Africa and Palestine

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ashraf Suliman, Head, Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Daniel Stemmer, First Secretary - Political, Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Akram Sakka, Protocol Director, Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Ambassador M. Dangor, Special Advisor; A. Groenewald, Director: Mediation Support Unit and International School, Diplomatic Training, Research and Development; Jan Ybema, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Apr
2017

The Question of Jerusalem: 50 Years of Occupation Must End!

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Izzat Abdul Hadi, Palestinian Ambassador to Australia; Mark Coulton, Member, Australian Parliament; Robyn Coulton, Farmer; Ross Hart, Member, Australian Parliament; Ken O’Dowd, Member, Australian Parliament; Maria Vamvakinou, Member, Australian Parliament; Penni Pappus, Assistant to MP Maria Vamvakinou; Lisa Singh, Senator; Stella Michael, Student; Jan Ybema, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
25
Apr
2017

Commemorating Eng. Ibrahim Dakkak (1929-2016)

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Ekrima Sabri, Head, Supreme Islamic Council, Jerusalem; Rev. Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Head, The Islamic-Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem & Holy Sites, former Head, Latin Patriarchate; Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, PLO Executive Committee Member; Zahira Kamal, General Secretary, Palestine Democratic Union (FIDA); Abed Al-Qader Husseini, Head of Board of Directors, Faisal Husseini Foundation, Jerusalem; Azzam Dakkak, Dakkak Family Representative.
Participants: Hijazi Risheq, Member, Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Jerusalem; Khalil Assali, Journalist, Akhbar El Balad; Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan, Head, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land (ELCJHL); Terry Boullata, Swiss Development Cooperation, Jerusalem; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, Head, High Council of Waqf, Jerusalem; Ziad Hammouri, Director, Jerusalem Center for Social & Economic Rights (JCSER), Jerusalem; Issam Taha, Retiree; Badr Jamjoum, Retiree; Jamileh Kabaja, Housewife; Minas Kabaja Dakkak; Sani Meo, Publisher, This Week in Palestine; Azzam Hashlamoon; Diana Safieh, Safia Tours; Yasin Abu Saud; Rima Abu Saud; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Khaled Jamjoum; Ali Khamis; Saed Dakkak; Salam Daana, Medical Doctor; Wadi Kabaja; Hisham Bakri; Khaled Barghouth; Issam Awwad; Nabeel Hamoudeh; Nora Carmi, Kairos Palestine; Samia Khoury; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Nabil Sub Laban; Salah Zuheikeh; Walid Salem, Lecturer at Al-Quds University; Rania Elias, Yabous Cultural Centre, Jerusalem; Khaled Kaloti, Businessman, Jerusalem; Aref Husseini, Founder of Al-Nayzak; Dr. Tamer Sawalha; Majed Husseini, Reitree; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Issam Rabee, Engineer; Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Fr. Rafiq Khouri, Latin Patriarchate, Jerusalem; Raja Khalidi, Development Economist; Sami El-Yousef, Regional Director for Palestine and Israel, Pontifical Mission.​
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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4
Apr
2017

The Current Situation in Palestine and Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Global Platform Palestine/ActionAid Palestine - Danish Visiting Delegation: Jette Feltheim, Therapist, Social Work; Lone Israelsen; Lise Kofoed, Gardener; Bente Christiansen, Teacher; Lars Engberg, Economist; Mette Roerup, Teacher; Dorte Kelp, Teacher; Helle Fog, Nurse; Joline Khader, Admin & Finance Officer, Global Platform Palestine - ActionAid Palestine.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
30
Mar
2017

The Conflict in the Region and Palestine's Domestic and International Challenges

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: LSE International Relations (Grimshaw) Club Students Group: Tarlach Russell; Leighton Hughes; Abi Steadman; Clara Rupf; Martha van Bakel; Mary Smith; Annie Osborne; Megan Scott; Yasmin Muneer; Seifu Al-Midhadi; Grant Goldberg; Alina Epeykina; Chieh Ho Cheng; Nora Hristova.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
28
Mar
2017

Sweden's Ongoing Engagement and Dialogue with the Palestinian and Israeli Civil Societies Promoting a Peaceful Solution to the Conflict

  • Organizer: Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
  • Location: Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem.
Participants: Ambassador Per Örnéus, Swedish Government’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process; Lily Feidy, CEO, The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (Miftah); Omar Shaban, Founder & Director, Pal-Think - Strategic Studies; George Zeidan, Co-Founder of Palestine Marathon, Palestine Marathon Organizing Committee, Right to Movement; Walid Salem, Director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development and Lecturer at Al-Quds University; Nidal Foqaha, Palestinian Peace Coalition (Geneva Initiative).
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
23
Mar
2017

UNSCO's Work in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Robert Piper, Deputy Special Coordinator, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), Jerusalem; Shirin Pakfar, Chief, Coordination Unit, UNSCO, Jerusalem; Shifa Jayousi, UNSCO, Jerusalem; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
22
Mar
2017

US President Trump and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Andy Dwonch, Mission Director for Palestine, Mercy Corps; Marie Cherchar, Consul & Head of Political Affairs, Consulate General of Belgium, Jerusalem; Mark Brown, Representative, Lutheran World Federation; Julie Norman, Lecturer & Researcher, Queen's University Belfast; Ulrike Hauer, Head of Political Section, Office of the European Union Representative; Karita Laisi, Head of Development Cooperation, Representative Office of Finland, Ramallah; Tom Dallal, Deputy Director, Diakonia; Hans Grundberg, Deputy Head of Mission, Swedish Consulate General, Jerusalem; Dr. Bernard Sabella, PLC Member, Executive Director of Middle East Council of Churches/Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Walid Salem, Director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development and Lecturer at Al-Quds University; Fouad Hallak, Policy Advisor, NSU; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Kate Taber, Facilitator for Peacemaking and Mission Partnerships at Presbyterian Church (USA) World Mission; Ashleigh Montgomery, Graduate Student, School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, USA; Khalil Assali, Journalist; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
21
Mar
2017

Key Documents of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Gregory Mahler, Academic Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs & Professor of Politics, Earlham College, USA
Participants: Dr. Bernard Sabella, Sociologist, Executive Director of Middle East Council of Churches/Department of Services to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR); Manal Hazzan, Lawyer; Walid Salem, Director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development and Lecturer at Al-Quds University; Fouad Hallak, Policy Advisor, NSU; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
15
Mar
2017

The Political Environment and Prospects for the Realization of the Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: The Elders, London, United Kingdom: Andrew Whitley, Senior Advisor; David Nussbaum, Chief Executive; Nathaniel Kelly, Policy Advisor, Paul Kuzmickas, Head of Operations.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
1
Mar
2017

Palestinian Political Agenda 2017

  • Organizer: Representative Office of Finland to the PA, Ramallah.
  • Location: American Colony Hotel, Jerusalem.
Participants: Visiting Delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Finland: Jarno Syrjälä, Director General, Department for Africa and the Middle East; Elina Eloranta, Desk Officer for Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, Unit for the Middle East and North Africa; Marianne Mäkinen, Team Leader, Middle East Peace Process, (MEPP) Team, Unit for the Middle East and North Africa.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
21
Feb
2017

The Current Situation in Palestine and Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Katia Schnellecke, Desk Officer for Palestine and Israel, Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Berlin; Dr. Beyhan Senturk, Director, FES, Jerusalem; Omran Shroufi, Program Manager, FES, Jerusalem; Nicola Hofmann, Intern, FES,Jerusalem; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
8
Feb
2017

Empowering Youth and Strengthening Palestinian Identity in Jerusalem

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: PASSIA, Jerusalem.
Participants: Daoud Ghoul, Manager, Health Work Committees; Naheel Bazbazat, Women & Youth Coordinator, Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA); Somoud Abu Khdair, Volunteer; Lama Alami, Lawyer; Jess Notwell, Volunteer; Hind Husseini, PASSIA; Tasneem Qasem, Intern, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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7
Feb
2017

Briefing for the Belgian Prime Minister on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and the Question of Jerusalem & the Holy Places

  • Organizer: Consulate General of Belgium, Jerusalem.
  • Location: Residence of the Belgian Consul General, Jerusalem.
Participants: Charles Michel, Belgian Prime Minister; Bruno Jans, Belgian Consul General, Jerusalem; Sari Nusseibeh; Fadi Hidmi, Director General, The Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Jerusalem; Rania Elias, Yabous Cultural Centre, Jerusalem
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
18
Jan
2017

Reflections on Trump and Palestinian Strategy

  • Organizer: PASSIA.
  • Location: Legacy Hotel Jerusalem.
Speakers: Dr. Jerome M. Segal, Senior Research Scholar, University of Maryland, US; Sam Bahour, Managing Partner, Applied Information Management (AIM); Al-Shabaka Policy Advisor
Participants: Pierre Cochard, Consul General, French Consulate, Jerusalem; Minh-Di Tang, Deputy Consul General, French Consulate, Jerusalem; Amb. Francisco Mauro de Holanda, Head, Representative Office of Brazil to the PA, Ramallah; Leandro Vieira Silva, First Secretary; Representative Office of Brazil, Ramallah; S-Tolga Eimer, Counsellor, Turkish Consulate, Jerusalem; Artras Gailinas, Head Representative Office of Lithuania to the PA; Meejoeng Hong, Professor, Seoul, Korea; Sidney Fisher, Counsellor and Head of Political Section, Representative Office of Canada to the PA, Ramallah; Simon Mmutle, First Secretary Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Nicholas Cooper, Political Officer, Representative Office of Australia to the PA, Ramallah; Marcia Pius, Head, Representative Office of Australia to the PA, Ramallah; Maher Daoudi, Senior Programme Manager, Humanitarian Assistance, Consulate General of Sweden, Jerusalem; Jussi Tanskanen, First Secretary, Representative Office of Finland to the PA, Ramallah; Pedro Sousa e Abreu, Head, Representative Office of Portugal to the PA, Ramallah; Dr. Andrea Nasi, Head, Representative Office of Austria to the PA, Ramallah; Dr. Beyhan Senturk, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Omran Shroufi, Program Manager, FES; Nisreen Al-Aref, Head of Administration & Finance, FES; Christoph Klement, Project Assistant, FES; Nicola Hofmann, Intern, FES; Feryat Sannuroglu, FES; Joost van Puijenbroek, PAX; Pieter Dronkers, PAX; Jannie Kuik, Program Officer, PAX; Adam Rasgon, Journalist, Jerusalem Post; Jamal Al-Aref, UNDP; Dr. Safa Nasser Eddin, Vice-President, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Omar Zaro, Jerusalem Area Director, Al-Quds University; Majdoleen Jibril, Social Media, PCBS; Shakib Husseini; Nabil Izhiman, Legal Professional, Jerusalem; Dana Hanna, Intern, Program Assistant; Saad Halawani, British Council, Jerusalem; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Asad Tahhan; Dr. Nafez Nubani, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Dr. Inas Abu Shilbayeh, Consultant; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Zakariya Odeh, Director, the Civic Coalition for Palestinians' Rights in Jerusalem; Ratebeh Alaedin, Palestine Democratic Union -FIDA; Mohammed Kirresh, Researcher; Shifa jayyousi, UNCo, Jerusalem; Fouad Hallaq, Negotiations Support Unit; Ibrahim Matar, Economist; Christine Rinawi, Reporter, Palestine TV; Sawsan Safadi, PR Manager, PA Ministry of Education; Nabeel Hamoudeh; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA, Hind Husseini, PASSIA; Sarah Backleh, Intern, PASSIA; Tasneem Qasem, Intern, PASSIA
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA
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