Leon Charney, a back-door channel advisor to leaders and diplomats during the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, believed that through dialogue and diplomacy any goal can be achieved. The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program offered by Florida Atlantic University was named in his honor in 2016, starting a fruitful collaboration between the Charney Resolution Center and FAU. I’m excited to be representing the Center when I take the course in the coming fall. I’m looking forward to developing new skills and gaining experience in this field. I decided to interview the head of the course, Professor Jeffrey Morton, to have a better grasp of what is awaiting me and to hear his opinion on the current Corona-virus pandemic. By Jaime Musso
Read moreOnce more, this period of crisis has given us the opportunity to reflect upon the world we live in. While our personal freedom is restricted due to Coronavirus, we must not forget about those who never experienced our privilege and whose situation deteriorated recently.
Read moreIn the midst of this global pandemic, while it is essential not to underestimate the gravity of this crisis, it is also important to try to keep a positive attitude. Raffaele Morelli, an Italian psychologist, analyzed some positive aspects of Covid-19, saying that “We wear masks, but the Earth is breathing”. In Italy, following the national lockdown, the level of air pollution significantly decreased, as seen in the diagram below.
Read morePassover and Easter, two important holidays for our collective cultures were both celebrated this month. Yet, our annual sense of unity and community have been altered and somewhat lost this year- yet another consequence of the Corona pandemic.
Read moreLast week CRC coordinated a Zoom meeting with 4 of our ambassadors: Naka Aligo, Shana Hazboun, Jaime Musso, Caterina Barbi, and Ophyr Hanan, our ambassador program coordinator.
Read moreIn a center where we run Peace Talk simulations and deal with conflict resolution, we find ourselves now on the same side facing a common enemy while dealing with our own personal thoughts and feelings. The question is, after this is all over, can we maintain this empathetic mindset when dealing with the conflict between the two nations?
Read moreThe Coronavirus outbreak has done what politicians and activists have been unable to do. It has sparked an extraordinarily high level of cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis where both sides are working side by side battling this pandemic to save lives.
Read moreUntil I turned 28, my interactions with Israelis were only with the soldiers at the checkpoints in the West Bank. Growing up, I never had the chance to have a discussion with anyone from the Israeli side. My first positive interaction with the “other side” was when I came back home from studying abroad and did an internship at an Israeli startup in Tel-Aviv. During my time studying to get my MBA at Tel-Aviv University, I became aware of the Charney Resolution Center.
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