Toward a Lasting Solution: Evaluation of the Peace Process, One Year After Annapolis

The Center for Democracy and Community Development and AlQuds University, cordially invites you to participate in an upcoming conference, to be held on November 26th and 27th, 2008, marking the one-year anniversary of the Annapolis Conference in Washington DC.

Bringing Peace Together Program of The Center for Democracy and Community Development (CDCD), and AlQuds University,

Invite you to a conference on:

Toward a Lasting Solution: Evaluation of the Peace Process, One Year After Annapolis

A Conference of Regional and International Experts

Wednesday November 26th, and Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Al Quds University

Bringing Peace Together program of CDCD(BPT) and AlQuds University, cordially invites you to participate in an upcoming conference, to be held on November 26th and 27th, 2008, marking the one-year anniversary of the Annapolis Conference in Washington DC.

One year after Annapolis, 15 years since the signing of the Oslo Accords, 20 years of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence of 1988, Israel and Palestine have not reached a lasting peace agreement. This meeting of both regional and international Israeli-Palestinian experts aims to: evaluate the existing progress made in the peace process; explore the barriers that stand in the way of reaching a final peace agreement; explore different alternatives for peace-building; and, develop and launch a
new strategic plan for future peace-making, including options for 2009 and after.

The conference will bring together political decision-makers, international academics, and civil society leaders. Participants will discuss existing policy proposals (to be distributed in advance), and draft a collective policy paper, to be presented to Israeli and Palestinian political leaders, the new US administration, the European Union, United Nations, Russia, and the Quartet representatives.

If you wish to present or distribute any papers for discussion, please provide all documents before September 30, 2008, to; [email protected].

The conference program will be available by mid-October.

The Center will pay for the conference costs including lunch and coffee breaks, but will not be able to cover accommodation and travel expenses. For more information, please contact Walid Salem, Director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development, at [email protected], or Izhak Schnell and Dan Jacobson, Professors at Tel-Aviv University, at [email protected], and [email protected].

Looking forward having you with us in order to help getting the best results that are badly needed to move the peace process ahead.

From 26 Nov 2008
Until 27 Nov 2008
Al Quds University, Jerusalem
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