I would like to extend a sudden but earned congratulations to all of the graduates. I know that this isn’t how you expected to finish your time here. Usually, graduation is a time filled with mixed emotions of both excitement and uncertain anticipation of what comes next, but I hope through all of what you may be feeling right now you know that you are part of a historical moment in time that will change the world. As scary as all that sounds, I am confident that you will find the opportunity to lead the charge into a new phase of society.
Read moreEMIS Students Mediation Courses at Gevim
Another round of mediation courses at the Gevim group was opened last month with 15 EMIS students. Gevim teaches negotiation and dialogue by improving the ability to achieve goals together with empowering long-term relationships.
Read moreEMIS Visual Arts Students' Visit to Umm Al-Fahem Art Museum
Students with Hanan Armaly Haddad’s piece, Restoration.
On Sunday, January 26th, twenty EMIS Visual Arts students set out on their last art trip for the year accompanied by their teacher Shlomit Kanfi to Umm Al-Fahem, the largest Arab city in Israel. The students were welcomed at the museum with freshly brewed coffee and tea, lovely weather, and Mr Said Abu Shakra. Mr Abu Shakra, the dynamic founder and director of Umm Al-Fahem Art Museum and the winner of the Shulamit Aloni Prize in December of 2019.
Read moreMaariv Lounge: Charney Resolution Center EMIS Pease Talks Simulation
The Charney Resolution Center, located in Kfar Hayarok in Ramat Hasharon, recently hosted a 24-hour long peace talk simulation, which culminated in the signing of an agreement that would put an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The marathon was attended by 70 Israeli, Palestinian and other teens from all around the world who are in 11th grade at the EMIS International School in Ramat Hasharon. The event concluded with a festive ceremony attended by representatives from the international community and Tzili Charney, founder of the Charney Resolution Center.
Read moreKan Israeli Public Radio: Interview with CRC Founder Tzili Charney and EMIS Student Xenia Kremer on
Hear CRC Founder Tzili Charney and EMIS student Xenia Kremer on Kan Israeli Public Radio below.
(Interview spans from 44:22 to 55:35)
Peace Talks Simulation at Eastern Mediterranean International School
Dozens of Israeli, Palestinian and international 11th graders at the Eastern Mediterranean International School in Kfar Hayarok yesterday (January 14) completed marathon peace-talk simulations. The Israeli-Palestinian peace talk simulations were hosted by the Leon Charney Resolution Center, founded by Tzili Charney in memory of her late husband, and facilitated by Dr. Sapir Handelman, winner of the Peter Baker award for peace and conflict studies, who leads Israeli-Palestinian public negotiating congress assemblies in the USA, as well as in Israel and the PA.
Read moreA Note from Sari Marom-Shaanan, New Director of CRC
Pictured above: Sari Marom-Shaanan, Director of the Charney Resolution Center
“I decided to accept my friend Tzili Charney’s offer to join the Center—with hopes of making a difference in the lives of young people on both sides of the political conflict. As the new Director, I am looking forward to connecting with the students at EMIS.”
Read moreEMIS Students Share Experiences with Peace Talks Simulation
Peace Simulation at EMIS, 2018
As a young first year student at the Eastern Mediterranean International School, I quickly began to be introduced to all the complexities that surround the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I began to hear opinions that were completely new to my ears, I began to learn facts that have never occurred to me, and I interacted with Israelis for the first time. One of the more significant moments of my pathway to exploring the conflict from both perspectives, firsthand, was the Peace Simulation hosted by the Leon Charney Resolution Center.
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