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| Frequency | Quarterly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Middle East Publications |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Based in | Jerusalem |
| Language | English, Hebrew, Arabic |
| Website | https://www.pij.org/ |
ThePalestine–Israel Journal is an independent,non-profit,Jerusalem-based quarterly that aims to shed light on and analyze freely and critically, the complex issues dividing Israelis and Palestinians. In 2006 it was a candidate for theUNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence and was recognized with a mention of honor for "its outstanding contribution to this great cause".[1] In 2012, co-editorsHillel Schenker andZiad Abuzayyad were awarded theOutstanding Contribution to Peace Award at the eighthInternational Media Awards held on May 5.[2]
Half of every issue is devoted to exploring a major theme on the jointIsraeli-Palestinian agenda, while the other half contains regular departments relating to Culture, Economics, Viewpoints, Book Reviews, Documents and a Chronology of Events. TheJournal's goal is to promote rapprochement and better understanding between Palestinian and Israeli people, and striving to discuss all issues without prejudice or taboos. TheJournal is a unique joint venture promoting dialogue and the quest for a peaceful resolution of theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict. TheJournal operates on the basis of cooperation, understanding and equality between the Israelis and Palestinians who comprise its joint staff. All decisions and work are shared and managed equally and in cooperation between a joint staff of Palestinian and Israel co-editors, managing editors and other staff. The fact that decisions are made together through dialogue and understanding is a matter of principle as well as a working strategy of theJournal.
The editors of theJournal are Palestinian journalist and former Minister Ziad AbuZayyad and veteran Israeli journalist and commentatorHillel Schenker. The editorial board is composed of an equal number of Israeli and Palestinian academics and journalists. Every issue contains an equal number of articles by Israeli and Palestinian contributors, with the addition of several international articles.
ThePalestine–Israel Journal was founded in early 1994 by Ziad AbuZayyad and veteran Israeli journalistVictor Cygelman (1926–2007) who was former deputy-editor of the Israeli peace journalNew Outlook. The Journal was established, concurrently with the first phases of theOslo peace process, as a response to a much-needed avenue for dialogue among the opinion and policy-makers of the region. It was obvious from the start that, alongside the institutional efforts of Palestinians and Israelis, channels of communication had to be opened for academics and other experts; opinion, decision and policy makers, as well as grass-roots organizations and activists, to voice their views, promote and take part in the public debate for a democratic and just solution to the conflict.
Many prominent academic experts, political figures, journalists and activists have written for the Journal. Among them are Prof.Shlomo Ben-Ami,Mohammed Dajani,Shlomo Gazit,Manuel Hassassian,Shimon Peres,Rashid Khalidi,Ghassan Kanafani,Benny Morris,David Newman,Sari Nusseibeh,Yoav Peled,Don Peretz,Desmond Tutu,Khalil Shikaki, Prof.Daniel Kurtzer,Johan Galtung,Salim Tamari,Moshe Amirav,Jimmy Carter,Kofi Annan andA.B. Yehoshua.
When Cygelman retired, he was replaced by Prof.Daniel Bar-Tal ofTel Aviv University, who served as the Israeli co-editor from 2001–2005. In 2005, veteran Israeli journalist and commentator Hillel Schenker replaced Bar-Tal as Israeli co-editor of theJournal.
After each issue is published, the Journal holds public discussions aimed at promoting widespread public debate on the topics raised by the issue. For each issue, three discussions are organized: one inArabic for Palestinians, one inHebrew for Israelis and one joint Palestinian-Israeli event run in English.
People-to-People: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It? (June 6, 2006). Panelists:Elias Zanariri, Daniel Levy. Moderator:Gershon Baskin.[3]
Cooperation and Alliance-Building between Israelis and Palestinians Today (July 25, 2006). Panelists:Avivit Hai,Aida Shibli, RabbiArik Ascherman,Zohar Shapira,Bassam Aramin. Moderator:Amit Leshem.[4]
People-to-People: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It? (September 16, 2006). General discussion moderated by Ziad Abuzayyad.[5]
Lebanon and Gaza: What Now? (September 19, 2006). Panelists: Ziad Abuzayyad,Danny Rubinstein,Raphael Israeli. Moderator:Benjamin Pogrund.[6]
Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible? A Proposal for Moving Forward (December 5, 2006). Keynote Speaker: ProfessorJohan Galtung. Panelists: Dr.Walid Salem, ProfessorDaniel Bar-Tal.[7]
Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible? A Proposal for Moving Forward (December 6, 2006). Keynote Speaker: ProfessorJohan Galtung. Moderator:Zahra Khalidi.[8]
The National Unity Government and the Current Situation (June 6, 2007). Speakers: Ziad Abuzayyad,Jibril Rajoub,Mohammad Barghouti,Qais Abdel Karim.[9]
The Role of the International Community (June 28, 2007). Speakers: Dr.Daniel Kurtzer, ProfessorShlomo Ben-Ami, Dr.Saeb Erekat. Moderator: Ziad Abuzayyad.[10]
Jerusalem: 40 Years Later (August 20, 2007). Speakers:Terry Boullata, ProfessorNaomi Chazan. Moderator:Nazmi Ju'beh.[11]
Israeli and Palestinian Leaders' Policy Dilemmas: Can They Deliver? (August 28, 2007). Chair: ProfessorAmnon Cohen. Presentations by: Dr.Yaacov Shamir, Dr.Khalil Shikaki. Comments by: Ziad Abuzayyad, Dr.Nazmi al Ju'beh,Dov Weisglass,Akiva Eldar.[12]
Future Options: What Could a Sustainable Solution for Israel-Palestine Look Like? (September 3, 2007). Keynote Speaker: ProfessorJohan Galtung. Moderator: Dr.Munther Dajani.[13]
Jerusalem: 40 Years Later (October 28, 2007). Presentations by: Ziad Abuzayyad, Dr.Siham Thabet, SheikhAmmar Badawi.
Talking about Gaza and Sderot (October 29, 2007). Speakers:Amira Hass, ProfessorKenneth Mann,Nomika Zion,Um Haithem, Dr.Eyad Sarraj. Moderator:Anat Saragusti.[14]
PIJ and IPCRI on the Annapolis Conference (November 7, 2007). Speakers: Ziad Abuzayyad, Dr.Ron Pundak.[15]
“Lords of the Land” – Debating the impact of the Settlements (November 13, 2007). Speakers:Talia Sasson,Akiva Eldar. Moderator:Benjamin Pogrund. Introduction byHillel Schenker.[16]
The Role of the International Community (December 12, 2007). Speakers: Dr.Mufeed Qassum,Antoine Shalhat, Ziad Abuzayyad. Moderator:Nidal Erar.[17]
1948: 60 Years After, Independence/Nakba, What Is Next?" (Aug 25, 2008). Speakers:Colette Avital,Jibril Rajoub,David Viveash. Introduction byHillel Schenker.[18]
Palestinian Refugees and the Two-State Solution (April 21, 2010). Speakers:Israela Orou, Dr.Adnan Abdelrazek, Dr.Ron Pundak, Dr.Nazmi Ju'beh. Moderators:Walid Salem,Hillel Schenker.
On January 27, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference on Jerusalem entitledIsraeli Settlements, Palestinian Refugees, and Gaza & the Two-State Solution. The conference coincided with the release of three position papers on these subjects, which were commissioned by the European Union. Speakers includedIsaac Herzog and Ziad Abuzayyad.
On May 10, 2010 Palestine-Israel Journal,Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung andSchool of Oriental and African Studies, London held in international conference in Jerusalem entitledA Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Realistic or Idealistic?, following the publication of the March 2010 issue of the same name. Speakers included Dr.Avner Cohen, Dr.Farhang Jahanpour, Dr.Emily Landau, Dr.Bernd Kubbig,Jamil Rabah and Dr.Dan Plesch.
On June 8, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference in conjunction with the Veneto Region under the auspices of thePeace Education through Media Project and with the support of the European Union'sPartnership for Peace Project. The conference, entitled,"Peace Education Through Media", examined the role of the media and journalists in encouraging or discouraging violence, particularly in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On June 18–19, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal and theInternational Dialogues Foundation held a conference in The Hague, Netherlands on the subject of,"Jerusalem: Dialogues for Justice and Peace". Speakers included Ziad Abuzayyad,Menachem Klein,Walid Salem, andMoshe Maoz.
On April 13, 2011 Palestine–Israel Journal, withIr Amim, theInternational Crisis Group andOCHA held a conference entitledJerusalem - In the Eye of the Storm, coinciding with the publication of the 2011 double issue of the same name. Split into two sessions, the conference focused first on the presentations of reports and studies. Presenters includedRay Dolphin,Ofer Zalzberg,Yehudit Oppenheimer, andHillel Schenker, with Ziad Abuzayyad as moderator. The second session consisted of a panel entitledTalking About Jerusalem, withHagit Ofran, Dr.Jad Isaac,Hillel Ben-Sasson and Dr.Omar Yousef as speakers. The panel was moderated by Dr.Adnan Abdelrazek.
On December 13, 2012, The Palestine–Israel Journal held a public event in Tel Aviv discussing the challenges facing Israeli and Palestinian Civil Society.
In January 2012, The Palestine–Israel Journal held an event sponsored by theEUPartnership for Peace outlining guidelines for the media professionals covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On March 18, 2012 in celebration of International Women's Day, the Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference titledWomen in Power. Speakers includedLucy Nusseibeh, ProfessorGalia Golan and MKMichal Rozin.
In March, 2013, The Palestine–Israel Journal co-hosted two conferences with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation; one called "Challenging the Israeli-Palestinian Stalemate" and the other "Jerusalem: Still Key to Any Future Israeli-Palestinian Agreement". Speakers includedRon Pundak,Hind Khoury andMuhammad Madani.
In April, 2014, co-editorsHillel Schenker and Ziad Abuzayyad flew to Washington D.C. to participate in a conference sponsored by The Foundation for Middle East Peace, Americans for Peace Now, and Churches for Middle East Peace titled "John Kerry's Initiative: Bump in the Road or End of the Road?".[19]
The most recent conference was also co-sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation held on April 9, 2014 in New York City titled "Advancing a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in the Middle East". Speakers included Sameh Aboul-Enein, Shlomo Brom, Hillel Schenker, and Ziad AbuZayyad.[20][21]
On August 11, 2009 thePalestine–Israel Journal awarded the first Simcha Bahiri Youth Essay Prize. The contest was open to Israeli and Palestinian writers aged 17–24 on the subject of, "The Day After the Gaza War: What can young people do to strengthen the prospect of peace?". The inaugural winners of the award wereMaya Wind, age 19, for her essay, "We Need an Israeli-Palestinian Doubt Forum" and Khadrah Jean JaserAbuZant, also 19, for her essay, "We Need Healing, Engagement, and Reconciliation".[22][23]