“Going back to Israel after these few months in the CRC headquarters is very exciting for me. I wish to connect to current students at EMIS and show them that their missions and perseverance do not stop when they graduate. Please join me and become a CRC ambassador so that together we can do a lot more than just talking about peace, we can actually work towards achieving it and make the world a better place.”
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We at the Charney Resolution Center congratulate AHARAI for winning the Menachem Begin Price for their special contribution to the Israeli society cultivating young leadership with underprivileged youth.
We would also like to thank Haifa University for opening their doors to the AHARAI “graduates” and providing them with a college education.
FAU Diplomacy Program Luncheonette
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly hosted members of the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program to a luncheon to celebrate the program’s accomplishments. In November, the Diplomacy Program placed first overall out of sixty competing universities at the National Model United Nations simulation in Washington, D.C. The program competes this spring in Nationals in New York City and in the Model European Union simulation hosted by the University of Indiana.
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which trains students in world affairs, dispute resolution and debate, was established in 1996. To date, the program has won thirty-two national and international awards for academic excellence. In 2017, the program was named to honor the diplomatic legacy of Leon Charney.
Sadat Congressional Gold Medal Reception
Honored Guest Tzili Charney speaking at the podium
Left to Right: Egyptian Ambassador to the USA, Yasser Reda, Chairman, Centers for Jewish Future (YU) & Sadat Commission Co-Chair Aryeh Goldberg, CEO, Gold Star Healthcare LLC, & Sadat Commission Co-Chair Sol Goldner, Honored Guest Tzili Charney, Sadat Commission Co-Chair Aubrey Sharfman, Founder, Jerusalem Conference & Sadat Commission Co-Chair Stanley Treitel, Sadat Commission Co-Chair Gil Kapen, Sadat Commission Co-Chair & Director of External Relations Microsoft Suhail Khan, Sadat Commission Co-Chair & CEO, Medreview Joseph B. Stamm, Sadat Commission Co-Chair & former Ambassador Russell Taub, Sadat Commission Co-Chair & CEO Delta Galil Isaac Dabah, US Senator Ben Cardin, Event Coordinator Chesky Blau, International Chairman Sadat Commission & CEO Artoc Shafik Gabr, US Senator Orrin Hatch, Sadat Commission Co-Chair & CEO, The Friedlander Group, Ezra Friedlander
SELECTED QUOTES FROM TZILI SPEECH AT THE EVENT: DOWNLOAD PDF
On November 13th, Tzili Charney was an honorary guest at the occasion of the centennial of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's birth and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Camp David Accords, the Anwar Sadat Congressional Gold Medal Commission celebrates his recognition by the US Congress with a Congressional Gold Medal for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. The event took place at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington DC.
Of his many achievements, President Sadat is most widely recognized for making peace with Israel. On November 19, 1977, in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur war, he became the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel. In his address to the Knesset, he proposed ending 30 years of hate and animosity between his country and the State of Israel through establishing a mutually beneficial peace treaty. This action ended up laying the foundation for the first round of serious and direct negotiations between the two countries. During this time, President Sadat cultivated a strong working relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger throughout months of shuttle diplomacy. Secretary Kissinger later remarked, "He [Sadat] possessed that combination of insight and courage which marks a great statesman."
As a result, on September 17, 1978, President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords, the first step towards the 1979 signing of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin were awarded the Nobel Prize for their efforts in 1978.
Anwar Sadat was one of the greatest visionaries the world has ever seen, a champion of peace and a pioneer of diplomacy. He devoted - and lost - his life to combat, hatred and intolerance, sending a message to the world that peace can prevail.
Today, it is more important than ever to remember these virtues of goodwill and peace as Israel seeks to establish peace and security in the Middle East. As President Sadat said on his visit to Israel in 1977, "There are moments in the life of nations and peoples when it is incumbent on those known for their wisdom and clarity of vision to overlook the past, with all its complexities and weighing memories, in a bold drive toward new horizons."
Artoc Shafik Gabr, Tzili Charney and Ezra Friedlander
Egyptian Ambassador to USA, Yasser Reda and Tzili Charney
Press Articles
FAU Wins National Title
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University finished first overall in the National Model United Nations competition in Washington, D.C., November 8-11. Sixty universities from across the nation participated. This is the first National title for the Program.
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which trains students in world affairs, dispute resolution and debate, was established in 1996 and is a unit of the Peace, Justice & Human Rights Program. To date, the program has won thirty-two national and international awards for academic excellence.
In 2017, the program was named to honor the diplomatic legacy of Leon Charney, who played a key role in the 1978 Camp David Accords. Political Science professors Jeffrey Morton & Annette LaRocco direct the program, which will next compete in Nationals in New York City in April.
Information about the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program can be found at www.fau.edu/diplomacy.
Israeli-Palestinian Congress of High School Students by Sapir Handelman
On October 18, 2018 the Charney Resolution Center and the Minds of Peace NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) led the two parts of an Israeli-Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress made up of teenagers. A delegation of 25 Palestinian high-school students met a delegation of 25 Israeli high-school students in Tel-Aviv to discuss, debate, and negotiate solutions to their current situation.
Read morePeace Simulation between Ironi Daled and Jerusalem School
We organized a peace simulation between two high schools in Israel, “Ironi Daled” (located in Tel Aviv) and “Jerusalem School”. The simulation was led by Sapir Handelman, main facilitator and Chairman of the Board of “Minds of Peace”- a non-profit organization that provides a platform for peace negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.
We are hopeful that these amazing, young individuals will reach agreements that show the true meaning of change in the region and on a global perspective!
Information Revolution - The Society of the Future
On October 18, 2018 the Charney Resolution Center and the Minds of Peace NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) led the two parts of an Israeli-Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress made up of teenagers. A delegation of 25 Palestinian high-school students met a delegation of 25 Israeli high-school students in Tel-Aviv to discuss, debate, and negotiate solutions to their current situation.
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