The ''Palestine–Israel Journal'' is an independent,
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,
Jerusalem
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-based quarterly that aims to shed light on and analyze freely and critically, the complex issues dividing Israelis and Palestinians. In 2006 it was a candidate for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence and was recognized with a mention of honor for "its outstanding contribution to this great cause". In 2012, co-editors Hillel Schenker and Ziad Abuzayyad were awarded the ''Outstanding Contribution to Peace Award'' at the eighth
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The ''Journal''
Half of every issue is devoted to exploring a major theme on the joint
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i-
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
agenda, while the other half contains regular departments relating to Culture, Economics, Viewpoints, Book Reviews, Documents and a Chronology of Events. The ''Journal''s goal is to promote rapprochement and better understanding between Palestinian and Israeli people, and striving to discuss all issues without prejudice or taboos. The ''Journal'' is a unique joint venture promoting dialogue and the quest for a peaceful resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The ''Journal'' operates on the basis of cooperation, understanding and equality between the Israelis and Palestinians who comprise its joint staff. All decisions and work are shared and managed equally and in cooperation between a joint staff of Palestinian and Israel co-editors, managing editors and other staff. The fact that decisions are made together through dialogue and understanding is a matter of principle as well as a working strategy of the ''Journal''.
The editors of the ''Journal'' are Palestinian journalist and former Minister Ziad AbuZayyad and veteran Israeli journalist and commentator Hillel Schenker. The editorial board is composed of an equal number of Israeli and Palestinian academics and journalists. Every issue contains an equal number of articles by Israeli and Palestinian contributors, with the addition of several international articles.
History
The ''Palestine–Israel Journal'' was founded in early 1994 by Ziad AbuZayyad and veteran Israeli journalist Victor Cygelman (1926–2007) who was former deputy-editor of the Israeli peace journal ''
New Outlook
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''. The Journal was established, concurrently with the first phases of the
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, as a response to a much-needed avenue for dialogue among the opinion and policy-makers of the region. It was obvious from the start that, alongside the institutional efforts of Palestinians and Israelis, channels of communication had to be opened for academics and other experts; opinion, decision and policy makers, as well as grass-roots organizations and activists, to voice their views, promote and take part in the public debate for a democratic and just solution to the conflict.
Many prominent academic experts, political figures, journalists and activists have written for the Journal. Among them are Prof.
Shlomo Ben-Ami
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Biography
Shlomo Benabou (later Ben-Ami) was born in Tangiers, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel in 1955. He was educated at T ...
Shlomo Gazit
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Ghassan Kanafani
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Sari Nusseibeh
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Daniel Kurtzer
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Salim Tamari
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Jimmy Carter
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,
Kofi Annan
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and A.B. Yehoshua.
When Cygelman retired, he was replaced by Prof.
Daniel Bar-Tal
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Biography
Bar-Tal was born in Stalinaba ...
of
Tel Aviv University
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, who served as the Israeli co-editor from 2001–2005. In 2005, veteran Israeli journalist and commentator Hillel Schenker replaced Bar-Tal as Israeli co-editor of the ''Journal''.
Public events and ''Journal'' outreach
After each issue is published, the Journal holds public discussions aimed at promoting widespread public debate on the topics raised by the issue. For each issue, three discussions are organized: one in
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for Palestinians, one in
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for Israelis and one joint Palestinian-Israeli event run in English.
Published issues
* Peace Economics (1994)
* Religion and Politics (1994)
* Water (1994)
* Psychological Dimensions of the Conflict (1994)
* Oslo (1995)
* Our Jerusalem (1995)
* Women in The Conflict (1995)
* Refugees (1995)
* Education (1996)
* Autonomy or Statehood? (1996)
* The Road Ahead (1996)
* Children of The Conflict (1997)
* The Struggle For Land (1997)
* The U.S.A. and The Conflict (1997)
* The Environment (1998)
* Focus on 1948-1998: A Tale of Two Peoples (1998)
* The Role of The Media (1998)
* Human Rights (1999)
* Towards Statehood (1999)
* Peace Economics Revisited (1999)
* The New Generation (1999)
* The Search for Regional Cooperation (2000)
* Settlements or Peace (2000)
* Jerusalem (2001)
* Education in Times of Conflict (2001)
* Post-Oslo: Impasse and Options (2001)
* National Identity (2002)
* Right of Return (2002)
* Separation or Conciliation (2002)
* Narratives of 1948 (2002)
* Violence and its Alternatives (2003)
* Media and the Second Intifada (2003)
* Human Rights Now (2003)
* Two Traumatized Societies (2003)
* A Quest for Peace and Security (2004)
* The International Community and the Conflict (2004)
* Public Opinion/Yasser Arafat 1929-2004 (2004/2005)
* Civil Society (2005)
* Anti-Semitism & Islamophobia (2005)
* People-to-People: What Went Wrong & How to Fix It? (2005/2006)
* Going It Alone? Unilateralism vs. Negotiations (2006)
* Hamas and Kadima: Are They Up to the Challenge? (2006)
* The Role of the International Community (2007)
* Jerusalem: 40 Years Later (2007)
* Future Options (2007)
* The Economic Dimension: Past, Present and Future (2007)
* The Arab Peace Initiative (2007)
* 1948: Sixty Years After (2008)
* Human Security (2008)
* The Refugee Question (2008/2009)
* The Next Generation: Young Palestinians and Israelis Look Towards the Future (2010)
* A Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East (2010)
* Jerusalem: In the Eye of the Storm (2011)
* Women and Power (2011)
* Arab Spring (2012)
* Civil Society Challenges (2012)
* The Younger Generation (2013)
* A Middle East Without Weapons of Mass Destruction (2013)
* Two-State Solution at the Crossroads (2014)
* Natural Resources and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (2014)
* Time for International Legitimacy (2015)
* Religion and the Conflict (2015)
* Young Voices from Jerusalem (2015)
Panels
''People-to-People: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It?'' (June 6, 2006). Panelists: Elias Zanariri, Daniel Levy. Moderator: Gershon Baskin.
''Cooperation and Alliance-Building between Israelis and Palestinians Today'' (July 25, 2006). Panelists: Avivit Hai, Aida Shibli, Rabbi Arik Asherman, Zohar Shapira, Bassam Aramin. Moderator: Amit Leshem.
''People-to-People: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It?'' (September 16, 2006). General discussion moderated by Ziad Abuzayyad.
''Lebanon and Gaza: What Now?'' (September 19, 2006). Panelists: Ziad Abuzayyad, Danny Rubinstein, Raphael Israeli. Moderator:
Benjamin Pogrund
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Biography
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.
''Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible? A Proposal for Moving Forward'' (December 5, 2006). Keynote Speaker: Professor Johan Galtung. Panelists: Dr. Walid Salem, Professor
Daniel Bar-Tal
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Biography
Bar-Tal was born in Stalinaba ...
.
''Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible? A Proposal for Moving Forward'' (December 6, 2006). Keynote Speaker: Professor Johan Galtung. Moderator: Zahra Khalidi.
''The National Unity Government and the Current Situation'' (June 6, 2007). Speakers: Ziad Abuzayyad, Jibril Rajoub, Mohammad Barghouti, Qais Abdel Karim.
''The Role of the International Community'' (June 28, 2007). Speakers: Dr.
Daniel Kurtzer
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, Professor
Shlomo Ben-Ami
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Biography
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, Dr. Saeb Erekat. Moderator: Ziad Abuzayyad.
''Jerusalem: 40 Years Later'' (August 20, 2007). Speakers: Terry Boullata, Professor Naomi Chazan. Moderator: Nazmi Ju'beh.
''Israeli and Palestinian Leaders' Policy Dilemmas: Can They Deliver?'' (August 28, 2007). Chair: Professor
Amnon Cohen
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Akiva Eldar
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''Jerusalem: 40 Years Later'' (October 28, 2007). Presentations by: Ziad Abuzayyad, Dr. Siham Thabet, Sheikh Ammar Badawi.
''Talking about Gaza and Sderot'' (October 29, 2007). Speakers: Amira Hass, Professor Kenneth Mann, Nomika Zion, Um Haithem, Dr. Eyad Sarraj. Moderator: Anat Saragusti.
''PIJ and IPCRI on the Annapolis Conference'' (November 7, 2007). Speakers: Ziad Abuzayyad, Dr. Ron Pundak.
''“Lords of the Land” – Debating the impact of the Settlements'' (November 13, 2007). Speakers: Talia Sasson,
Akiva Eldar
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Benjamin Pogrund (born 1933) is a South African-born Israeli author.
Biography
Benjamin Pogrund was brought up in Cape Town. He began a career as a journalist in 1958, writing for ''The Rand Daily Mail'' in Johannesburg, where he eventually bec ...
On January 27, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference on Jerusalem entitled ''Israeli Settlements, Palestinian Refugees, and Gaza & the Two-State Solution''. The conference coincided with the release of three position papers on these subjects, which were commissioned by the European Union. Speakers included
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and Ziad Abuzayyad.
On May 10, 2010 Palestine-Israel Journal,
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and
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, London held in international conference in Jerusalem entitled ''A Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Realistic or Idealistic?'', following the publication of the March 2010 issue of the same name. Speakers included Dr.
Avner Cohen
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Dan Plesch
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.
On June 8, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference in conjunction with the Veneto Region under the auspices of the Peace Education through Media Project and with the support of the European Union's Partnership for Peace Project. The conference, entitled, ''"Peace Education Through Media"'', examined the role of the media and journalists in encouraging or discouraging violence, particularly in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On June 18–19, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal and the International Dialogues Foundation held a conference in The Hague, Netherlands on the subject of, ''"Jerusalem: Dialogues for Justice and Peace"''. Speakers included Ziad Abuzayyad, Menachem Klein, Walid Salem, and Moshe Maoz.
On April 13, 2011 Palestine–Israel Journal, with Ir Amim, the International Crisis Group and
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held a conference entitled ''Jerusalem - In the Eye of the Storm'', coinciding with the publication of the 2011 double issue of the same name. Split into two sessions, the conference focused first on the presentations of reports and studies. Presenters included Ray Dolphin, Ofer Zalzberg, Yehudit Oppenheimer, and Hillel Schenker, with Ziad Abuzayyad as moderator. The second session consisted of a panel entitled ''Talking About Jerusalem'', with Hagit Ofran, Dr. Jad Isaac, Hillel Ben-Sasson and Dr. Omar Yousef as speakers. The panel was moderated by Dr. Adnan Abdelrazek.
On December 13, 2012, The Palestine–Israel Journal held a public event in Tel Aviv discussing the challenges facing Israeli and Palestinian Civil Society.
In January 2012, The Palestine–Israel Journal held an event sponsored by the EU
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outlining guidelines for the media professionals covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On March 18, 2012 in celebration of International Women's Day, the Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference titled ''Women in Power''. Speakers included Lucy Nusseibeh, Professor Galia Golan and MK
Michal Rozin
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.
In March, 2013, The Palestine–Israel Journal co-hosted two conferences with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation; one called "Challenging the Israeli-Palestinian Stalemate" and the other "Jerusalem: Still Key to Any Future Israeli-Palestinian Agreement". Speakers included Ron Pundak, Hind Khoury and Muhammad Madani.
In April, 2014, co-editors Hillel Schenker and Ziad Abuzayyad flew to Washington D.C. to participate in a conference sponsored by The Foundation for Middle East Peace, Americans for Peace Now, and Churches for Middle East Peace titled "John Kerry's Initiative: Bump in the Road or End of the Road?".
The most recent conference was also co-sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation held on April 9, 2014 in New York City titled "Advancing a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in the Middle East". Speakers included Sameh Aboul-Enein, Shlomo Brom, Hillel Schenker, and Ziad AbuZayyad.
Simcha Bahiri Youth Essay Prize Contest
On August 11, 2009 the ''Palestine–Israel Journal'' awarded the first Simcha Bahiri Youth Essay Prize. The contest was open to Israeli and Palestinian writers aged 17–24 on the subject of, "The Day After the Gaza War: What can young people do to strengthen the prospect of peace?". The inaugural winners of the award were Maya Wind, age 19, for her essay, "We Need an Israeli-Palestinian Doubt Forum" and Khadrah Jean JaserAbuZant, also 19, for her essay, "We Need Healing, Engagement, and Reconciliation". The essays can be accessed at th PIJ website