PeaceCafe 4

27th March 2009 Fourth Peace Cafe in Beit Jalla.

Peace Café Guide:

The event was based on discussing important topics relating to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. The intention was to establish communications, interactions, and dialogue between both sides.

The discussions had rounds, each of which, between 20-30 minutes where the participants talked about a topic, discussed and summarized some of the conclusions they have come up with. Then, a switch between tables took place so that each participant was able to discuss most of the proposed topics, as well as getting to know all the other participants for future relations and cooperation.

The Peace Café [27.03.09] 1 @ Tālītā Qūmī School	The Peace Café [27.03.09] 3 @ Hiba Hamzeh (Arabic)	The Peace Café [27.03.09] 4 @ Neri Bar-On: Ruls
27-03-2009 Peace Café 4 קפה שלום 4 السلام كافي	The Peace Café {270309} @ 5 Peaceoples	The Peace Café [27.03.09] 16 @
Peace Café [27.03.09] 22 @ MEPEACE1	Peace Café [270309] 20 @ MEPEACE1	The Peace Café [27.03.09] 18 @ MEPEACE1
Peace Café [270309] @ 23 MEPEACE1	The Peace Café [27.03.09] 7 @ MEPEACE1	The Peace Café [27.03.09] 11 @ MEPEACE1

QUESTIONS POSED FOR DISCUSSION

• What do I know?
What do I know about the other side views of peace and what do I need toCommunicate to the other side about peace?

• Occupation
What is Occupation? From an Israeli point of view and from a Palestinian point of view.

• What is "Peace"?
What is Peace? From an Israeli point of view and from a Palestinian point of view.

• What is "Zionism"?
What is Zionism? From an Israeli point of view and from a Palestinian point of view.

• One state or two states?
Do we want one state or two states? Are two states still possible with Settlements? Should we form one independent state for all?

• Politics - Israel
As Israel is forming a new Government, does the Israeli system work? What will a rightist government do for peace? How does such a government reflect on Israel?

• Politics - Palestine
As Palestine is forming a new united Government, how will Hamas involvement affect peace? Is peace possible with a government with Hamas?

• Personal Stories
How did I come to believe in Middle East peace? What is my motivation?

• My Commitment
What am I committed to do in the future for peace? What am I willing to commit to now?