TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE PEACEFUL SOLUTION

A CONFERENCE OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS REVIEWING THE PEACE PROCESS: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE PEACEFUL SOLUTION
26 -27 November 2008 in Jerusalem


Wednesday, 26th
Place: Hind-Al Husseini College, Shaikh Jarrah Campus - Jerusalem
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Opening Remarks: Sari Nusseibeh & Walid Salem
Session One: Where We Stand?
9:30 - 11:30 Chair: Hasan Dweik
• Abdel Salam Almajali
• Samir Abdullah: The Achievements of the Palestinian Government and the Challenges Ahead
• David Kimche
• Ziad Abu Zayyad: Future Prospects and Possible Scenarios
• Luisa Morgantini – Projection of a short video message
Barriers
• Lucy Nusseibeh: Psychological Barriers, and How to Overcome Them?
• Muli Peleg: Barriers for Solving the Israeli Conflict and Ways Out
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break
Session Two: Alternative Solutions
11:45 – 13:45 Chair: Hanna Siniora .
• Sari Nusseibeh: Equality Versus Self-Determination
• Ron Ponduk: Why Oslo is Still Relevant?
• Amira Dotan
• David Newman: Demarcating the Borders of Two States: is it Still Possible
• Dan Jacobson: Is UNTAP (United Nations Transitional Administration in Palestine) an option?
• Tony Klug: A Peace-Building Ladder for the Middle East
• Ibrahim Bisharat: Solving a Sixty-Year Old Conflict: an Unconventional
Personal Approach: No More Catch 22 Proposals
• Eyal Erlich: The Hudna Initiative
13:45 – 15:00 Lunch Break
Session Two: Continuation
15:00 – 17:00 Chair: Ziad Abdeen
• Gibril Rojoub: Alternatives to End Occupation
• Alon Liel: We Will Not Miss the Syrian Opportunity
• Hamadeh Faraaneh: Dividing Land or Dividing Authorities
• Elie Podeh: Breaking the deadlock: Pursuing the Multi-Bilateral Approach
• Galia Golan: The Evolution of the Israeli Position on Peace
• Munir Nusseibeh: One State Vs. Two: International Law Perspective
• Izhak Schnell: The Future of the Settlers in the Context of the Gaza experience
• Ofra Lyth: Secularizing Israel as a Necessary First Step Towards Any Solution of the Conflict
• Eric Eggleston & David Kellen: Letting the Dough Rise: Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in 2010
Discussion
17:00 – 17:15 Coffee Break
Session Three: The Role of the International Community and the Civil Society
17:15 – 19:15 Chair: Jannie Kuik
• Martijn Dekker: Lessons Learned from Kosovo and Aland Island
• Ofer Bronchtein: Prospects of European Role
• Ilai Alon: The Arab Peace Initiative: Some Linguistics Comments
• Folke Sundman: The Role of Multi-stakeholder Co-operation in International Problem-solving: experiences of the Helsinki Process
• Esra Cuhadar-Gurkaynak, Huseyin Tanriverdi & Osman Usta: Turkish Role -Opportunities and Constraints
• Reiner Bernstein: German and European Policies Concerning the Peace Process.
• Walid Salem: Third Party Involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: a Quest for Peace Building
• Yehudah Paz: The Role of Local and International Civil Society
• Efrat Elron: Peace and Stability Operations in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Processes: Present and Possible Future Roles in a Lasting Solution
Discussion

Thursday, 27th
Place: Al Quds University – Abu Dis Campus
Session Four: West Bank and Gaza Strip Divide and ways out
9:30 – 11:45 Chair: Ata Qaymari
• Munther Dajani: The Future of PA
• Mkhaimer Abu Sada: Gaza - West Bank: How to Bridge the Divide?
• Ali Abushahla: The Other Negotiations: Hamas and Israel: The Tahdi’a over Gaza Strip
• Sufian Abu Zaida: Non-Violent Ways Out of the Impasse
• Qaddura Faris: One Year Proposal of Stopping both Negotiations and Violence
• Omar Shaban: Emerging from the Present Palestinian Crisis: a Roadmap Towards Exit
• Ido Zelkovitz: Fighting for Hegemony and Building the Right Model for Islam in Gaza and in the West Bank - Fatah vs. Hamas
• Nisreen Shahin: Civil Society Visions for Ways Out
• Esther Riley: Parity for Peace in Israel/Palestine: A Condominium Solution
11:45 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.30 Closing Session
13.30 – 14.00 Wrap-up – Jannie Kuik, Walid Salem, Munther Dajani, Moshe Maoz
14:00 – 13:00 Tour in the University