Congress of the People 1000 Israelis & 1000 Palestinians Negotiated Peace - Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel

March 17, 2017 Limei

On Friday, March 17, around 2000 Israelis & Palestinians from all walks of life came to Rabin Square to discuss, debate, and negotiate the conditions for an effective peace process. The negotiations were conducted around 40 tables plus a plenary one. This unique event was another significant step towards the establishment of a major Israeli-Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress with political influence.

"Sometimes the Heart Needs Steering": Reflections on Professor Ben Ze'ev's Lecture

March 12, 2017 Limei

Every day, we experience challenges that require us to make compromises with ourselves and others. This is true of our personal lives, as well as our professional lives, just as it is true in politics, religion, and economics. On Sunday, 12 March 2017, Haifa University Professor Aaron Ben Ze’ev of the Philosophy Faculty gave the students of EMIS a comprehensive lecture on the subject of compromise in the areas of love and romance.

Note from EMIS alumnus, Rodrigo Silva Ferreira

March 12, 2017 Limei

I want to thank the Leon Charney Resolution Center for hosting the Peace Talks at EMIS. As a member of the first graduating class, I feel immensely proud of the work you have been doing. Thank you very much!

Peace Simulation Event | Day 2

March 2, 2017 Limei

EMIS students succeed where no government has before, bringing Israelis and Palestinians to agree on terms for peace & a two-state solution.

They proved that through empathy and compromise, peace is possible! Sapir Handelman, Lentz Fellow in Peace and Conflict Resolution Research at the University of Missouri-St. Louis helped the students, and Nathan Stock, Director of the Conflict Resolution Program at The Carter Center.

Thank you to the students for their creativity, thoughtfulness, and engagement over two days of intense negotiations.

Students Negotiating

Sapir Handelman Guiding Students

Students Present The Agreement

Signing The Agreement

The Signed Agreement

Israeli & Palestinian Representatives

Students and Sapir Handelman

Nathan Stock Presents The Final Agreement

Peace Simulation Event | Day ONE

March 1, 2017 Limei

Event Set Up

Students Getting Ready

Adorable Chowei

Tzili Charney Opens The Simulation

Emis School Principle Gili Roman

Dr. Nimrod Novik

Saman Khoury

Students Drumming

Dr. Nimrod Novik, who has served for over 2 decades as Chairman of the Board of the ECF (Economic Cooperation Foundation), promoting Middle East cross-border cooperation in the political, security, economic and civic spheres, and Saman Khoury, former member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and co-founder of Peace Now both were there to help the students. At day 1 evening, a relaxation drum event!

Jerusalem Week 17: Visual Art Group

January 31, 2017 Limei

Early on Tuesday morning, January 31st, the Visual Arts students of EMIS woke up for a jam-packed day ahead. With the aim of establishing an understanding of the connection between art and conflict, we were determined to, for a day, open our ears and minds to the perspectives of local artists. So, after eating breakfast and packing a lunch, we were off, headed towards the hills of Jerusalem, to the leading arts and design school in Israel, Bezalel University.

Batsheva Dance Company

January 26, 2017 Limei

The Leon Charney Resolution Center is delighted to welcome the collaboration with Batsheva Dance Company’s Young Ensemble, to help expose people to the power of communication, open-mindedness, and peace.

Academy of Peace

January 13, 2017 Limei

On Friday, January 13th, 2017, Hebrew-language courses geared towards Palestinians from the West Bank began at the Charney Resolution Center. We are working on expanding the initiative to other fields of study.

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