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Overview

The "Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGOs Forum" is a dynamic, yet formal infrastructure, promoting ongoing cooperation and interaction between active Palestinian and Israeli Peace NGOs. Forum members work together to influence decision making and public opinion, support the peace process and reconciliation efforts by mobilizing civil society and greater populations of the region.

The Palestinian NGO, Panorama Center and the Israeli NGO, Peres Center for Peace commenced preparations for the launch of the "Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGOs Forum" in November 2005, with a view to coordinating a program of activities to enhance the independent and joint efforts of Palestinian and Israeli Peace NGOs. The Peace NGOs Forum is kindly funded by the European Union.

The program focuses on Peace NGOs, recognizing that they serve as a unique link between the macro and micro levels. On the micro level, most of the organizations that are members of the forum are grassroots organizations and consequently, have direct connections to the citizens. This, of course, enables them to reach a vast range of audiences. The program also enhances the capacities of these Peace NGOs, allowing them to better work towards their goal of reconciliation among the populations. On the macro level, although there is stagnation at the governmental level, the fact that there are joint efforts from Palestinian and Israeli peace NGOs that are dispersed over different fields makes them potential catalysts for change and dialogue.

In order to utilize this uniqueness, the Forum includes three working platforms; 1-the Palestinian Peace NGO Forum, 2-the Israeli Peace NGO Forum, and 3-the Palestinian-Israeli Peace NGO Forum. Working in parallel on three separate tracks provides a way to accommodate our societies' varying audiences and enables the generation of independent, yet, appropriate means of action and messages. Furthermore, two separate Forums, the Israeli and the Palestinian, fulfill the need for internal work between organizations, as well as in each respective society in order to strengthen the civil societies. The key elements of the three forums include ongoing meetings and workshops (separate meetings for representatives from Palestinian and Israeli Peace NGOs, joint Palestinian-Israeli conferences); Working Groups (to address specific issues of mutual concern); and an online community (website).

Through these three avenues, the program provides activities in the fields of networking, competence building and media advocacy, thereby increasing the skills of the local institutions and amplifying their message to the public.

Organization List

• Al- Quds Dialogue Center
• All for Peace Radio
• All Nations Caf'e
• Arabian Culture & Information Center
• AREEN- The future Vision Society for Capacity Development
• Art For Peace (AFP)
• Bat Shalom
• Budo for Peace
• CARE
• Center for Dialogue and Studies
• CET- The Center For Educational Technology
• Combatants for Peace
• Commitment to Peace and Social Justice
• crossroads- Collaborative Routes in the Middle East
• Economic Cooperation Foundation-ECF
• Federation of Trade Unions
• Friends of the Earth Middle East- FOEME
• Geneva Initiative- (Peace Education)
• GISHA-Legal Center for Freedom of Movement
• Givat Haviva
• Hewar Center for Peace & Development
• Hope Flowers School
• Humans Without Borders
• Interfaith Encounter Association
• International Alliance for Arab-Israel Peace (Pal-Isr) / "copenhagen group"
• International Peace & Cooperation Center (IPCC)
• Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI)
• Israeli-Palestinian Science Organization
• Israel-Syria Peace Society
• Jerusalem Center for Women
• Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
• Jerusalem Peace Makers
• Jurists Club: Law.Peace .Democracy, Al Quds University
• Just Vision
• Keshev- The Center for the Protection of Democracy in Israel
• Kufia
• Lev Ha'Ir Community Administration
• Machsom Watch
• Macro Center for Political Economics
• mepeace.org
• Middle East Program, JDC Israel
• Middleway- Compassionate Engagement in Society
• Mifgash (Encounter) for Conflict Transformation
• Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development (NISPED)
• Neve Shalom - Wahat al Salam Village
• Olive Tree Movement
• On the Left Side
• OneVoice
• Ossim Shalom Social Workers for Peace and Social Welfare
• Our Heritage
• Palestine-Israel Journal
• Palestinian Agency for Food & Agriculture (PAFA)
• Palestinian Center for Alternative Solutions
• Palestinian Center for Dialogue
• Palestinian Center for Media & Development
• Palestinian Family Forum for Equality
• Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU)
• Palestinian Jurist's Forum
• Palestinian Peace Coalition
• Palestinian Youth Union for Cooperation of Peace
• Panorama- Center for Dissemination of Democracy & Community Development
• Parents Circle-Families Forum
• Peace & Freedom Youth Forum PFF
• Peace and Democracy Forum
• Peace Now
• Peace Research Institute in the Middle East (PRIME)
• Qaffin Sports and Culture Club
• Rabbis for Human Rights
• Sabbareen Institution
• Sadka- Reut friendship village
• Save a Child's Heart
• Shatil
• Shira'- Laborer ’s Association for Studies & Development
• Shorouq- Women's Society
• Sulha Peace Project
• Tantoura Center
• Tawasul
• The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES)
• The Arik Institute For Reconciliation, Tolerance and Peace
• The Center for Democracy and Community Development
• The Center for Educational Technology (CET)
• The Center for Emerging Futures
• The Citizens’ Accord Forum Between Jews & Arabs in Israel
• The Council for Peace Initiatives
• The Future Vision Society for Development the abilities-AREEN
• The Inter-Religious Coordinating Council in Israel
• The Jerusalem Intercultural Center
• The Palestinian House for Professional Solutions (HPS)
• The Palestinian Peace Society
• The Peres Center for Peace
• The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
• Trust - Emun
• Ulpan Akiva
• Wa'ad
• Watan Center
• Wi'am
• Wifaq- The Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation (CCRR)
• Windows for Peace Channels of Communications
• Yesh Din
• Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation
• Young Political Forum
• Zman Midbar- Desert Time

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