COUNTRY BRIEFINGFROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT
With the Middle East’s latest civil war now in full flow in the Gaza Strip and with Israel hit by the first Palestinian suicide bombing for nine months, the prospects for a resolution of the Palestine problem have never appeared so bleak. The persistent violence is a symptom of the […]
Entries from January 2007
Middle East politics: Another voice
January 29th, 2007 · Comments Off
Tags: World Economic Forum (07) · OneVoice Palestine · OneVoice Israel · OneVoice Movement
Israelis and Palestinians make their voices heard in Davos
January 28th, 2007 · Comments Off
Israel 21C
By Stephanie L. Freid January 28, 2007
“Each one of us needs to understand our power and our responsibility and take action by asking: What am I willing to do to end the conflict?” That statement was made in a video clip featuring young Palestinian and Israelis, presented at the World Economic Conference in Davos, […]
Tags: World Economic Forum (07) · OneVoice Israel · OneVoice Movement
OneVoice, organizer of the Israeli-Palestinian meeting in Davos
January 28th, 2007 · Comments Off
LONDON (EJP)— Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel?s deputy premier Shimon Peres and foreign minister Tzipi Livni took part in a forum last Thursday in Davos, Switzerland, with a live feed to rallies in Tel Aviv, Ramallah, and Jerusalem. The event was organised by the OneVoice movement, a mainstream nationalist grassroots movement with over a quarter of a […]
Tags: OneVoice Movement
Youth participating in Davos from Ramallah!
January 28th, 2007 · Comments Off
Al Ayyam Sunday 28 January 2007from www.al-ayyam.ps Written by: Yousef Al-Shayeb
Last Thursday evening, a huge number of young activists were gathered in “Al-Makan” restaurant and coffee shop, in the middle of Ramallah city, to participate in one of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) sessions in “Davos”, which gathered more than 2500 global leaders including politicians, […]
Tags: World Economic Forum (07) · OneVoice Palestine · OneVoice Movement
Davos: Building the public peace lobby
January 27th, 2007 · Comments Off
01/27/2007 MidEastWeb:http://www.mideastweb.org/log/archives/00000563.htm
The Oslo process failed because of strong lobbies that militated against peace in both Palestine and Israel. Whatever their numbers, they were organized and succeeded in dictating the public agenda. The peace process will not recover from the Oslo disaster until and unless Israeli and Palestinian political leaders understand that peace is politically viable; […]
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OneVoice At Davos
January 26th, 2007 · Comments Off
On Thursday at Davos, in front of around 2,000 world leaders of politics, business and religion Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Tzipi Livni came together for an unprecedented public meeting ? laying out their negotiating positions and their desire to take this process forward.They were brought together by a young but […]
Tags: OneVoice Movement
Moderates to weigh in at conference
January 25th, 2007 · Comments Off
David Machlis, THE JERUSALEM POST Jan. 25, 2007
For the first time ever, the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos will hear voices from the moderates on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Representatives of One Voice, a moderate, non-partisan organization that has built a coalition among youth wings in all seven of Israel’s largest […]
Tags: World Economic Forum (07) · OneVoice Israel · OneVoice Movement
Palestinian state is achievable
January 25th, 2007 · Comments Off
Foreign minister tells World Economic Forum negotiations between Israel, Palestinians must be based on idea of two states living side by side in peace. Palestinian President Abbas says agreement will help strengthen moderates in regionRonny Sofer and AP
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Thursday that the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must be […]
Tags: World Economic Forum (07) · OneVoice Palestine · OneVoice Israel · OneVoice Movement
Ordinary Palestinian and Israeli citizens to address their leaders at the World Economic Forum
January 24th, 2007 · Comments Off
MAAN NEWS AGENCY
Date: 24 / 01 / 2007
Ma’an - On Thursday 25th January, an unprecedented event will take place. At the World Economic Forum, taking place in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos, a group of ordinary Israelis and Palestinians, representing civil society, will have the opportunity to question their leaders, Palestinian President […]
Tags: World Economic Forum (07) · OneVoice Palestine · OneVoice Movement
