The recognition of the narrative of the other and accepting it with a detection of the accurate needs of each party can open doors into new directions in dealing with the conflict in our region.
Read moreSeven Major Trends for 2021 by Ido Aharoni
NYU's Ido Aharoni is a member of APCO Worldwide's International Advisory Council . These are his projections for 2021 and beyond.
Read moreCFND Present Article "President Donald J. Trump: The End" by Thomas L. Friedman | New York Times
Friedman writes exactly about the same point we are making: diplomacy is not about confrontations and negativity. Good one. — Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Chairman of Charney Forum of New Diplomacy
Read moreCongratulations to Dr. Sapir Handelman
Minds of Peace, Congress of the People featured on "Treasure in Jewish Education" by Chen Mingjian
We congratulate Dr. Sapir Handelman (Minds of Peace, Congress of the People) our partner on this journey towards conflict resolution, on his various recent accomplishments.
Read moreIs this peace (on the Abraham Accords)? By Peter Jones
Peter Jones at Charney Resolution Center Annual Peace Talk Simulation with the EMIS students
While open relations with the UAE and Bahrain are welcome for Israel, these two countries are not the main prize. Such a breakthrough with Saudi Arabia would really signal the end of the Arab boycott of Israel. As always, the real losers in all this are the Palestinians. With very few cards to play, they had hoped that the façade of “Arab Unity” would prevail and at least deny Israel formal relations with the remaining states of the Arab world (beyond Egypt and Jordan) until they had achieved their state.
Read moreIsrael’s Diplomatic Breakthrough with the U.A.E. & Bahrain by Jeffrey S. Morton
On the surface, the Israel-UAE and Israel-Bahrain accords, which were concluded within days of one another, do not appear to rise to top-tier status among negotiated settlements. While tangible material exchanges, such as land or specific rights, may be important components of a deal, the two agreements reached this month include something more valuable: recognition. Diplomatic recognition is more than nations agreeing to exchange ambassadors, it is an important indicator of survival.
Read moreMessage from The Carter Center
"Dear Virus" by Mohammed Gohar
Dear Virus,
With my camera in hand, I’ve covered the most viciously destructive fourteen wars, yet I haven’t seen anything in them that compares to the fighting I see now in the world. Our enemy hides death in layers of its kisses. It conceals itself like a snake in the grass, rattling and startling history to stop in its path. Everyone is targeted. After people become separated and isolated, the enemy showers them with drops of pain and loss of the ones we love. The aggression of the storm is destroying the years of culture we have harvested. Sports, arts, social gatherings and more are no longer. In its first battle, the enemy conquered globalization and opened the door to death, assassinating elements of the lifestyle that we had chosen.
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