Meetings & Workshops
7
Jul
2018
Jerusalem in the History of the Palestinian Cause and in Palestine's Diplomatic Relations and the Increasing Israeli Settler Presence in the City
Participants: University of Cambridge Students: Jay Mens; Frida Winzell; Hani El-Bay; Naman Habtom; Barry Colfer; Ishaan Bhardwaj; Sudipta Purkayastha; Daniela Bosnjak; Micayla Colman; Kate Sligo; Olivia Grace Cowgill; Isuru Devendra; Theo Demotele.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
3
Jul
2018
Working Dinner on the Occasion of Visitors from the European Commission.
Participants: Christian Danielsson, Director General in DG for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, European Commission, and Michael Miller, Head of Unit, Middle East in DG Neighbourhood South, European Commission; Ralph Tarraf, EU Representative, Jerusalem; Alessandra Viezzer, Head of Cooperation, EU Representative Office, Jerusalem; Dr. Nasser Qudwa, Chairperson, Yasser Arafat Foundation; Dr. Mohammed Shtayyeh, Head, PECDAR, Ramallah; Diana Buttu, Private Attorney and Consultant, Haifa/Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
1
Jul
2018
Working Dinner for the Visiting Minister President of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.
Participants: Rudy Demotte, Minister President of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels, Belgium; Belgian Diplomats; Palestinian Civil Society Members.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
28
Jun
2018
The Strategic Leadership Course of the Austrian Government
Participants: Dr. Andrea Nasi, Austrian Representative; Strategic Leadership Course of the Austrian Government: Michaela Amschl; Walter Auer; Philipp Bodzenta; Karl-Heinz Bohl; Wolfgang Bont; Bernhard Collini-Nocker; Renate Dopplinger; Josef Eltantawi; Peter Engert; Johann Essl; Norbert Frischauf; Norbert Griesmayr; Gottfried Haber; Michaela Huber; Philipp Ita; Andreas Januskovecz; Sandra Kick; Kurt Koleznik; Margaretha Kopeinig; Peter Koren; Franz Kueberl; Brigitte Mang; Julius Marhold; Arthur Maurer; Felix Montecuccoli; Peter Newole; Sigrid Oblak; Thomas Possert; Michaela Reitterer; Thomas Rochowansky; Angelika Schaetz; Ronald Schranz; Gregor Schuetze; Peter Skiczuk; Martin Stift; Albert Stoeger; Sabine Strasser; Thomas Von Der Gathen; Siegfried Voessner; Siegfried Walch; Brigitte Wolf.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
14
Jun
2018
The Present Political Situation in Palestine and Future Prospects
Participants: International Academic Exchange Delegation: Cameron Ballard-Rosa, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Corey Brettschneider, Professor of Political Science at Brown University; Eleanor Brown, Professor of Law at Penn State; Dianne Pfundstein Chamberlain, Associate Research Scholar at the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University; Steve Chan, College Professor of Distinction, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Farrand Residential Academic Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder; Terry Chapman, Senior Editor of International Studies Quarterly and Associate Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin; Rachel A. Epstein, Professor of International Relations at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver; Matthew Fuhrmann, Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University; Jonathan HIllman, Fellow and Director of the Reconnecting Asia Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Mike Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame; Marcus Holmes, Assistant Professor of Government at William and Mary Zeit; Elizabeth Kier, Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington; Charles Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, former Special Assistant to the President for National Security; Roseanne McManus, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Baruch College, CUNY; Jonathan Mercer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington; Nuno Monteiro, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Security Studies at Yale University; Andrew Moravcsik, Professor of Politics and Director of the European Union Program at Princeton University; Dan Reiter, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Political Science at Emory College; Joshua Rovner, Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University; Branislav L. Slantchev, Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego; Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of New America, a think and action tank dedicated to renewing America in the Digital Age, Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University; Matias Spektor, Associate Professor in International Relations at FGV in Brazil and a columnist with leading newspaper Folha de S. Paulo; Robert Trager, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles; Alex Zakaras, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont; Emuna Braverman, adult Jewish education and writing for aish.com; Nachum Braverman, Executive Director of Academic Exchange; Jay Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer of OneMain Holdings, Inc., Board Member of a number of philanthropic organizations (e.g., The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and Say Yes to Education); Tammy Levine, active in philanthropy and on numerous charitable boards including Rye Country Day School, UJA of Greenwich, Greenwich Jewish Family Services, and J-Teen.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
29
May
2018
What’s behind Israel’s New Plans of Survey & Registration of Land in East Jerusalem
Speakers: Khalil Tafakji, Director of the Mapping and Geographic Information Systems Department of the Arab Studies Society; Elias Khoury, Lawyer, Jerusalem.
Participants: Mehmet Zahit Uzun, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Turkey, Jerusalem; Takeshi Ota, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Japan, Ramallah; Diego Ciliento, Intern, Consulate General of Italy, Jerusalem; Basia Nino, Development Expert, Representative Office of Poland, Ramallah; Ashraf Suliman, Head, Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Choi Young-Sam , Korean Representative; Andre Cortez, First Secretary, Representative Office of Brazil, Ramallah; Felix Makarowski, Consulate General of Sweden, Jerusalem; Rémy Bouallegue, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of France, Jerusalem; Christoph Klement, Project Manager, FES; Christina Stahlbock, Representative, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service); Eveline Muhareb, DAAD; Joris Van Winckel, Political Officer, Office of the European Union Representative (EUREP); Maria Marti, Attaché in EU Delegation to West Bank and Gaza Strip (JPD),EUREP; Samah Jaouny, Program Manager, East Jerusalem Programme, EUREP; Raymond Dolphin, OCHA; Andy Dwonch, Mission Director for Palestine, Mercy Corps; Lasse Jacobsen, Intern; Neele Eilers, Intern, FES, Jerusalem; Wolfgang Schmidt, Propst, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer; José Vericat, Country Representative & Field Office Director, Carter Center; Isobel Scott-Barrett, Programmes Officer, Forward Thinking, UK; Shifa Jayousi, Program Officer, UNSCO; Jumana Jaouni, Head of Mission Advisor, ICRC; Jamal Al-Aref, UNDP; ; Terry Bullata, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SCD); Saad Halawani, National Programme Manager, SCD; Ayham Nasser, UNDP; Rev. Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Head, Islamic-Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem & Holy Sites, former Latin Patriarch; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; May Hallaq, Lawyer; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Imad Abu Diab, General Manager, JDC; Khalil Assali, Journalist, Akhbar El Balad; Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Muntaser Edkeidek, Executive Manager, Burj Al-Luqluq Social Center, Jerusalem; Khalil Issa, Advocacy Officer, PalVision; Dr. Amjad Shihab, General Manager, Al-Shihab Al-Maqdisi College; Walid Salem, Director, CDCD; Ratebeh Aladin, FIDA; Maha Samman, Professor, Al-Quds University; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Rawan Dajani, Deputy Director, Deputy Director General, Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; Christine Rinawi, Palestine TV, Jerusalem; Zakaria Al-Qaq, Al-Quds University; Nora Carmi, Kairos Palestine; Fayzeh Zalatimo, Consultant, Red Crescent Society & Member of the Board of Trustees, Dar Al-Tifl Al-Arabi, Jerusalem; Amal Nashashibi, Chair of Board, Al-Mirsat; Sylvia Abu Laban, President, Basmet Amal Society; George Zeidan, Co-Founder of Palestine Marathon, Palestine Marathon Organizing Committee, Right to Movement; Hiba Aslan, Palestine TV; Kholoud Al-Khayyat Al-Dajani, Professor, Dean, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Feras Abu Diab, Engineer; Dr. Safa Nasser Eddin, Vice-President, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Khaled Kaloti, Businessman, Jerusalem; Haifa Siam, Translator; Rania Muhareb, Al-Haq; Mohammed Nuseibeh, Al-Dar Hotel, Jerusalem; Ahmad Jalajel, Al-Quds Newspaper; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Hiba Zayed, Intern, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA Team.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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23
May
2018
Education on Jerusalem
Participants: Delegation from Prime Ministry/Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities: Mehmet Nedim Aslan, Middle East Coordinator; Sevinç Ebru Temel, Expert; Mehmet Zahit Uzun, Head of Section, Deputy Directorate General for the Council of Europe and Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
19
May
2018
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Participants: Norwich University Students - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Field Study: Dr. Travis Morris, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Director of the Peace and War Center, Norwich University; Thomas DeMag, Sophomore, Business Management; Dylan O’Brien, Sophomore, Political Science & English; Morgan Woods, Junior, Psychology & Spanish and Criminal Justice; Amber Reichart, Junior, Spanish, International Studies, and Political Science; Joe Santangelo, Junior, Mechanical Engineering; Christopher Schwenck, Junior, Political Science & History and German; Jake Center; Junior, Civil Engineering; Evan Bowley, Junior, Criminal Justice; Anastasia Ichim, Cadet, Royal Military College of Saint-Jean, Canada, International Relations and English.
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PASSIA
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3
Apr
2018
Israel Today: The Rise of the Right and its Implications
Speakers: Ayman Odeh, Member of the Knesset; Head of the Joint List; Anton Shalhat, Author, Researcher and Director of the Israel Unit at MADAR Center, Ramallah
Participants: Amb. Francisco Mauro Brasil de Holanda, Head, Representative Office of Brazil to the PA, Ramallah; Rodolfo Sahium Ribeiro, Second Secretary, Representative Office of Brazil to the PA, Ramallah; Andre Cartez, Representative Office of Brazil to the PA, Ramallah; Patrick Jacobs, Counsellor, Representative Office of South Africa to the PA, Ramallah; Pauline Besson, Press Attachée, French Consulate, Jerusalem; Elina Eloranta, Deputy Head, Representative Office of Finland to the PA, Ramallah; Francesco Brusaporco, Consulate General of Italy, Jerusalem; Artūras Gailiūnas, Head, Representative of Lithuania, Ramallah; Wade Jacobs, Student, South Africa; Dr. Beyhan Senturk, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Christoph Klement, Project Manager, FES; Judith Stellmach, Program Manager, FES Israel, Herzliya; Nisreen Al-Aref, Head of Administration and Finance, FES, Jerusalem; Kora Loeble, Intern, FES, Jerusalem; Sana' Hasna, Researcher, Jerusalem File, Palestinian Negotiation Support Project, Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Dr. Mohammed Dajani, Professor; Bashir Muhtaseb, Lawyer; Elias Khoury, Lawyer; Mahmoud Abu Eid, Tour Guide; Maher Deeb, Physician; Mahmoud Jarallah, Businessman; Diana Safieh, Safia Tours; Samer Nusseibeh, Engineer, Jerusalem; Jamal Al-Aref, Program Manager, UNDP; Walid Salem, Director, CDCD; Aref Husseini, Founder of Al-Nayzak; Khaled Kaloti, Businessman, Jerusalem; Ali Dowani, Cameraman, Roya TV; Saman Khoury, PDF, Jerusalem; Terry Bullata, Swiss Development Cooperation; Khalil Assali, Journalist, Akhbar El Balad; Mohammad Abu Khdeir, Journalist, Al-Quds Newspaper; Mazen Sinokrot, Chairman of AlQuds Holding, Jerusalem; Hani abu Diab; Azmi Qaddomi, Kaddomi Co.; Hani Bullata, AFD; Tamer Sawalha; Nora Kort, President, Community Development Consultant; Dr. Amjad Shihab, General Manager, Al-Shihab Al-Maqdisi College; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Raed Saadeh, Jerusalem Tourism Cluster, TAJ; Deniz Altayli, Program Director, PASSIA; Tasneem Qasem, Volunteer, PASSIA; Hind Husseini, PASSIA.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
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15
Mar
2018
Annual Mission of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Delegation to the oPT
Participants: Frank Hagemann, Deputy Regional Director for the Arab States, Beirut; Steven Kapsos, Head, Data Production and Analysis Unit, Department of Statistics, ILO, Geneva; Katerine Landuyt, ILO, Geneva; Mounir Kleibo, Representative, ILO Jerusalem; Konstantinos Papadakis, Senior Dialogue and Governance Specialist, Governance and Tripartism Department, Geneva.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
6
Mar
2018
The Future of Jerusalem, Negotiations, and the Question of Palestinian Representation in the City
Participants: Center for Jerusalem Studies, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem: Dr. Munir Nuseibah, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Director, Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic and Community Action Center, Al-Quds University; MA Students: Khaled Mudaber, Lawyer; Shorouq Issa, Administrative Officer; Wiam Al-Shihabi, Attended Lawyer; Hiba Al-Fattash, Teacher; Oday Sinokrot, Employee; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA
20
Feb
2018
How to Defend Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem - Bab Ar-Rahmeh Cemetery as a Case Study
Participants: Sheikh Abdel Azim Salhab, Head, High Council of Waqf, Jerusalem; Rev. Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Head, the Islamic-Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem & Holy Sites, former Latin Patriarch; Prof. Imad Abu Kishek, President, Al-Quds University; Dr. Hani Abdeen, Member, Awqaf Council, Dean of Medical School, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Mazen Sinokrot, Member, Awqaf Council, Chairman of AlQuds Holding, Jerusalem; Eng. Fouad Dakkak, Member, Awqaf Council; Hatem Abdel Qader, Fatah member, former Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, former PLC member for Jerusalem; Sami Irsheid, Lawyer, Jerusalem; Usama Halabi, Lawyer, Researcher, Jerusalem; Fouad Hallak, Policy Advisor, PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah; Mohammad Hadieh, Legal Counselor; Dr. Safa Nasser Eddin, Vice-President, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Ghassan Deik, Dean of Registration, Al-Quds University; Dr. Suleiman Ghosheh, Medical Doctor, Jerusalem; Khalil Assali, Journalist, Akhbar El Balad; Ratebeh Natsheh, Social Youth Activist; Walid Salem, Lecturer; Sheikh Jamil Hamami, Lecturer, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Nabeel Hammodeh, Businessman; Naim Maslamani, Professor, Al-Quds University.
All Meetings & Workshops were attended by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of
PASSIA