I was forwarded this article which, while it criticizes a couple things about OV, does a pretty good job of explaining OneVoice and dissecting the positions of extremist groups like PACBI and Another Voice
I just read a very kind article from Ruben Navarrette, one of the up and coming journalists of the next generation. My conversation with him was even more stimulating – exploring issues of identity in our world.
What Keeps Me Going…
Published under Leadership, Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, OneVoice Movement Oct 17, 2007Besides the fact that we have no alternative but to get this thing resolved, the other source of energy from which I derive my continued commitment to push to end the conflict in spite of the sobering challenges is the incredible resilience and commitment from ordinary citizens and members of the movement. Tomorrow at 7pm [...]
Globe and Mail Article on Jericho Postponement – Must Read
Published under Media and Alternative Media, OneVoice Movement Oct 13, 2007Article in Globe and Mail THE MIDDLE EAST Threats shut down Bryan Adams peace concert in West Bank MARK MACKINNON October 13, 2007 JERUSALEM — A breakthrough concert for peace in the West Bank town of Jericho, which was to be headlined by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams, was cancelled yesterday amid a flurry of [...]
Miami Herald….why radicals are helping us gain traction and burying themselves…
Published under Definitions by DL, Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, OneVoice Movement Oct 09, 2007Dion Nissenbaum from McClatchy Newspapers just posted a story about what we are doing for October 18th. A lot of the questions in his interview made it quite clear that he was biased and apparently is friendly with the extremists that are attacking us, and throughout the course of the interview it was clear [...]
Jerusalem Post Provides a Punchy Forceful Article on OneVoice Summit
Published under Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement Oct 09, 2007Etgar Lefkovits just broke a big story on the OneVoice Movement in the Jerusalem Post. This is a very assertive story that pulls no punches. It will elicit a lot of feelings from all sides, and further redefine the debate. Like with Palestinian extremists trying to undermine the OneVoice Summit on the Palestinian side, Israeli [...]
OneVoice vs. Nasrallah on CNN International
Published under Iran, Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, PeaceWorks Foundation Oct 06, 2007I went on CNN just an hour or so ago, just a few seconds after they aired Nasrallah’s threats against the Arab world not to participate in the November conference sponsored by the US. Why am I not surprised that Hezbollah, created and funded by Iran, is opposed to negotiations to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? [...]
Some Media Coverage on Israeli side…
Published under Media and Alternative Media, OneVoice Movement Oct 01, 2007The OneVoice Summit is starting to gain traction… Much of the coverage below is not as precise as we would like it at OV – b/c we want to emphasize this is a MASSIVE MOBILIZATION OF MODERATES TO END THE CONFLICT, not a "concert" or a "festival" but a Summit of the Peoples dedicated to [...]
Anatomy of a Signature Drive Promotion…
Published under Marketing, Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, OneVoice Movement, PeaceWorks Foundation Sep 27, 2007From the printing press… To distribution, To posters across Israel advertising Oct 18 To people as walking signs… To "VanVoice" – the OneVoice Van!
Israeli press reports on reaching over half a million Israeli and Palestinian signatories
Published under Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, OneVoice Movement Sep 27, 2007Here are a couple of hits on the Israeli press about our meeting the important milestone of signing up over half a million citizens against violent extremism and towards a two-state solution… On Ynet, the largest portal part of the largest newspaper group in Israel On Kol Israel Radio