Group: A WiserEarth Palestine-Israel Platform

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"Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal.

But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable... that mankind is doomed...

that we are gripped by forces we cannot control. We need not accept that view. Our problems are manmade... therefore,

they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable...

and we believe they can do it again."

President Kennedy’s commencement address at American University, June 10, 1963

New Groups

	The Holy Land Trust was founded in Bethlehem in 1998 on the principles of nonviolence. The HLT is committed to develop a spiritual, pragmatic and strategic approaches to empower the Palestinian community to resist all forms of oppression and engage in making the Holy Land a global model and pillar of understanding, respect, justice, equality and peaceful coexistence.
	The Mosaica Center set itself a goal to translate the principles of the “Alexandria Declaration of the Religious Leaders of the Holy Land” into concrete actions that would impact upon the lives of Jews, Muslims and Christians in the region.
	Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information - was launched in 1988 to promote dialogue at various levels between the Israeli and Palestinian civil societies. One of the oldest of the bridge-building initiatives, IPCRI was founded on the principle that it should be a joint partnership between Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals, academics, professionals, politicians, and others, reflecting a conviction that peace-making and peace-building must similarly be joint efforts assisted by the international community.
	The Arik Institute was founded by Yitzhak Frankenthal to resolve the reactions of repression and denial among both the Israeli and Palestinian populations. A series of workshops training Hebrew-speaking Palestinian lecturers has begun with the intention to prepare them to lecture before Sophomore Israeli high-school students before they are drafted into the ranks of the Israeli Defence Force, soon to be responsible for the maintaining of Israel's ethics and security in the face of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
	Bustan - Sustainable Community Action for Land and People - is an NGO that works in the Bedouin and Jewish communities of the Negev. Through analysis, education, and action, we work for fair resource allocation and environmental and social justice for all peoples in the region.
	The Goldstone Report The full report of Richard Goldstone, Head of United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict and interviews.
	Jewish Voice for Peace, inspired by Jewish tradition. Opposes anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, and anti-Arab bigotry and oppression. Seeks an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem; security and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians; a just solution for Palestinian refugees based on principles established in international law; an end to violence against civilians; and peace and justice for all peoples of the Middle East.
	J Street is the political arm of the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement, founded to promote meaningful American leadership to end the Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts peacefully and diplomatically. Driving Change, Securing Peace J Street's First National Conference October 25-28 2009 Conference 2009 Online Now
	Courage to Refuse Israeli combatant's 2002 letter of refusal and signatories.
	Ta'ayush A grassroots movement of Arabs and Jews working to break down the walls of racism and segregation by constructing a true Arab-Jewish partnership. A future of equality, justice and peace begins today, between us, through concrete, daily actions of solidarity to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and to achieve full civil equality for all Israeli citizens.
	The Geneva Initiative After a century of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, the Geneva Initiative offers a real and mutually agreed upon possibility for ending the conflict between the two sides and obtaining a mutually acceptable peace that guarantees the vital national interests of both sides.
	The Israel Palestine Project is committed to producing a quantum leap toward an equitable and enduring peace in the conflict through the creation and acceptance of a common historical narrative acceptable to both sides.
	Palestinians for Peace and Democracy seeks to empower the Palestinian people, at home and abroad, to create their own democracy based on the rule of law and the respect of human rights.
	BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights is an independent, community-based non-profit organization mandated to defend and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees and IDPs.
	My Vision of Peace By Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon Thank you very much for joining me. I want to start by saying something about myself, not to describe what I did in the Israeli Navy which, I think, is irrelevant but I want to mention the fact that my parents came to Israel in the 1930’s. My father was an illegal immigrant and my mother came as a child to study in Jerusalem. Together, they helped to create a Kibbutz in the Jordan valley. My father retired several years ago at the age of eighty, for the last ten years he was the carpenter on the Kibbutz.

Shalom Salaam Peace
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	I just came across this article in Mondoweiss http://mondoweiss.net/2010/06/what-about-the-turkish-charitys-alleged-links-to-terrorists.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FWDBc+(Mondoweiss). If thsi source is to be believed then there is a lot of misinformation around. Yes showcasing the positive actions IS CRITICAL. In Australia there seems to be such ambivalence on taking real steps to achieve peace.... Celeste Salter about 1 month ago
	This week we listened to two members of HolyLandTrust, Bethlehem to their nonviolent very inspirational work to create peace in Isr/Pal, I thank for their integrity and for being committed : http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/475f334e628fcca893a22db904fddd29 Peter Koll about 1 month ago
	Can you get the right links to the talks, Peter? Narda Azaria Dalgleish about 1 month ago
	Narda, Marwan and Mahmoud were here at Tamera, but the speeches were´nt recorded, unfortunately there´s no link.We really were all moved and inspired about their commitments to peace and nonviolence in their daily lifes. They also felt part of the big planetary community and movement which is now arising. Thank you, Narda, for all you do ! Best wishes, Peter Peter Koll about 1 month ago
	It's a pleasure, Peter, hope we can come and visit one day ... Narda Azaria Dalgleish about 1 month ago
	a warm welcome to you, Eddie F. Alonso Narda Azaria Dalgleish about 1 month ago
	I just watched the courageous video of Mr. Awad talking about how Palestinians have the responsibility to understand that Jews are still traumatized by the holocaust and are afraid, and that the fear is used against all of us. It seems to me that this point is a big step towards peace, but isn’t very accurate. Jewish Israelis from European backgrounds are much more likely to favor withdrawal from occupied territories than Jewish Israelis whose relatives came from Arab nations, amongst whom racism against Arabs is much stronger. I know that there are many Palestinians who accept Israel, perhaps even welcome Israel, and simply want an end to the violence and oppression. What I haven’t yet seen on this forum or even in the goodness of Mr. Awad is a recognition that the trauma of the Holocaust isn’t what drives Jewish defensiveness. It is the trauma of decades of our existence being threatened in consistent violent attacks by Palestinians, Jordanians, Syrians, Egyptians and now Lebanese, and that the leaders of both major Palestinian parties (Hamas and Fatah) are committed to our destruction. The fear and defensiveness stems mostly from that, not from what happened in Europe – Europe only reminds us that it can happen, but that we must make sure that it doesn’t. If Arabs, as a majority, had peacefully accepted us in any decade in the past ¾ century, the situation on the ground would be much different. The ultra-conservative, religious settlers in the Occupied Territories would not have the excuse that we need to be there for our security. But, unfortunately, that excuse is based in reality. We are still under threat of genocide, and this is the root of the problem, according to most Jews in Israel. Shachar Erez about 1 month ago
	I am eager for the day when people of both sides of this war will see that we are one - all children of God. We can have seperate homes where each can express his/her people's ways and be free and sovereign, but to accept and receive each other. To celebrate the goodness in each other and encouraging that goodness to be active instead of trying to control each other. Shachar Erez about 1 month ago
	Shachar, thank you for the comment on, and apreciation of Sami's talk, as well as sharing your hope. Would you like to start a discussion with the video as a new resource? Narda Azaria Dalgleish about 1 month ago
	welcome to new members, md musa badsha,and Samira Sharif. Narda Azaria Dalgleish about 1 month ago

Private audience with the Dalai Lama. Grassroots Peace Project For the Healing & Reconciliation of the Children of Abraham. For more info www.sulha.com
An Ad to end the conflict between Palestine and Israel
The Transformation of the Holy Land Peaceworker Sami Awad describes the potential of an emerging understanding of peaceful coexistence to create a new reality.
Mother Courage - Israel/Palestine Every morning and afternoon, shifts of Israeli women go out to some 30 checkpoints within the West Bank and on the seam-line between Israel and Palestine, to monitor and document IDF and Border Police conduct, whilst attempting to protect basic Palestinian human rights.
Encounter Point ...is a new feature documentary about everyday leaders - a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother, a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother - who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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"Peace is possible when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable… the members of the Parents Circle have experienced this truth in the depths of their Suffering and loss.

They have found that there Is more that unites us than Divides us, that we are All members of one family, the human family…"

Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus Letter to The Parents Circle – Families Forum, April 2004

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End of War by Eric Colville

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjNNMIxQVLo End of War by Eric Colville (www.ericcolville.com) We used to believe it was all human nature And there wasn't too much you could do "War is ine ...more

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Ring of Power - A Global Spiritual Network of Peace

The Ring of Power A global spiritual and political network of peace weekly sendout In any particular moment, the sun rises somewhere in the world. At many places and in many cul ...more

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Implementation of Futurological Centers

IMPLEMENTATION OF FUTUROLOGICAL CENTERS A memorandum from the peace research center Tamera in Portugal The globalisation of peace is not realized through mega-systems but through new life m ...more

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Knowing and Connecting More

"A late response, Oliver, sorry... Thank you for this contribution. As this field is quite new to me I would love to hear your thoughts about your research subject: "how economic and environmental/" ...more

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