ISRAELI AIPE
בוגרי מפגשי ישראלים-פלסטינים
Israeli Alumni of Israeli-Palestinian Encounters
خريجي اللقاءات الإسرائيلية-الفلسطينيه
ACTIVITIES IN 2016
Creation of a Facebook group for alumni of Israeli-Palestinian encounter – providing a platform for dialogue
Meetings with alumni in Israel’s four biggest cities: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beer Sheba.
Creation of an organizational structure, recruitment of board and volunteer pool, and definition of goals
Foreign Encounters – alumni of dialogue programs for Israeli and Palestinian held outside of the region
Domestic Encounters – alumni of encounters between Israeli Jews, Israeli Arabs or Palestinians held inside Israel
‘On the way’ Encounters – Israelis who have participated in non-formal meetings in Israel, organized by schools or at their workplace.
TYPES OF ALUMNI
Advising AIPE
AIPE seeks to remain non-partisan and as inclusive as possible. It receives advice from activists from various sectors of Israeli society. It has notably been advised by academics such as Prof. Yifat Maoz and Dr. Zvi Bekerman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal (Tel Aviv University), Dr. Yakir Englander (Hartman Institute), etc.
KNOWLEDGE
Understanding the experience of participants of Israeli Palestinian encounters and map their needs for further engagement on the issue of the conflict
CONTINUITY
Creating a platform to ensure that alumni ‘return on investment’ by transforming dialogue into action & durably engaging on the conflict
Providing alumni with a pool of partners for follow-up initiatives, and engaging them as partners in research to better encounter programs aimed at Israelis
PARTNERSHIP
COMMUNITY
Creating an inclusive community for alumni to connect, lead dialogue within Israel, and find partners for prolonged engagement
Joining the AIPE community
AIPE is recruiting on the internet and through the personal connections forged by alumni in encounter programs. More than 500 alumni have joined AIPE’s closed Facebook group – where they are invited to engage in dialogue and share ideas.
AIPE is currently forging partnerships with the directors of the major Israeli-Palestinian encounter programs: the Center for Humanistic Education at the Ghetto Fighters’ Museum, the Peace NGOs Forum, the Youth Peace Initiative, Kids for Peace, the Paths to Peace Program at NYU, and the New Story Leadership for Middle East in Washington DC.
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Israeli Alumni of Israeli-Palestinian Encounters
Let’s create a community for Israeli participants of encounters with Palestinians, and provide a platform for durable engagement and the formation of new partnerships.