Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category
Palestinian isolation and a need for change
Published under Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, PeaceWorks Foundation Dec 21, 2010This TIME article about Palestinians, contained by the security wall is sad and poignant. This article depicts that many Israelis and Palestinians simply do not understand each other, because they do not get to know each other, and just reaffirms the vital need for OneVoice’s Imagine 2018 Campaign.
Cooperation is good for business
Published under Entrepreneurship and Management, Global, Innovation, Israel, Middle East, PeaceWorks Business, United States Dec 15, 2010Bloomberg featured an article yesterday, illustrating the benefits that Egypt has incurred from trading with Israel. The article states that Israeli buttons on Egyptian clothing has boosted employment and benefitted the economy, despite some civilian backlash.
Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, redacted by Adeena Schlussel
Conflict Kitchen
Published under Global, Innovation, Interesting Random Stuff, Middle East, PeaceWorks Business Dec 14, 2010Conflict Kitchen is a fascinating concept: food is served to communicate the stories of different cultures via iconic store fronts. The featured country rotates every four months and the rotation is meant to educate as well as to please palates. Check out more here!
Palestinians Fighting Israeli Fires
Published under Environment, Gaza, Israel, Leadership, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, PeaceWorks Foundation Dec 10, 2010This article displays a silver lining in the midst of a tragedy: Palestinian firefighters participated in the humanitarian effort to extinguish the fires in the Carmel region of Israel. (The firefighter’s admitted that their efforts were purely humanitarian and not indicative of any political statements, but one cannot help but feel moved and inspired by the cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians depicted here.) Beyond the article itself being a mark of true hope, the talkbacks at the bottom of this article- which are usually just spurts of extremism and skepticism- show that people are filled with hope and ready for peace.
Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, redacted by Adeena Schlussel.
Exactly The Way He Works!
Published under Entrepreneurship and Management, Family, Innovation, KIND Snacks, Kinded, Leadership, Marketing, Media and Alternative Media, Mexico, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, New Product Development, New York City, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, PeaceWorks Business, PeaceWorks Foundation, Philanthropy Dec 09, 2010This awesome article in INC. Magazine, titled, “The Way I Work,” features Daniel and captures exactly how our CEO works! We are super proud that Daniel was featured in INC. and are even prouder that he is the fast paced, driven, successful worker that the article describes!
by Adeena Schlussel
An inspiring article about building a Palestinian State
Published under Introspection, Israel, Leadership, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, PeaceWorks Business, PeaceWorks Foundation Dec 02, 2010Read this great article by Salam Fayyad. It represents the Palestinian mainstream of today and is very powerful and moving. [Read more →]
Amazing Mural of Hope
Published under Art, Gaza, Israel, Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, United States Dec 02, 2010The picture below is an excerpt from a newspaper visualizing hope in the background, as the foreground features Palestinian training forces in Jenin, working to build a state with disciplined security. All US and Israeli intelligence accounts view this as an inspiring success in transforming the area from disarray and chaos into a vibrant and economic society.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Ahmadinejad believes he has a line of communication with the Hidden Imam, a Messiah for the Muslim Shiia. Read more below.
Very strong OneVoice campaigns
Published under Gaza, Global, Israel, Leadership, Marketing, Media and Alternative Media, Middle East, Mideast Negotiations, OneVoice Movement, Palestine, PeaceWorks Foundation Nov 30, 2010This weekend OneVoice Israel is launched one of its strongest viral campaigns through social media sites like Facebook and online newspapers like Ma’ariv and YNET. 100’s of Israelis contributed their visions for 2018 by writing headlines for the future. Headlines included visions such as “War!: The World Cup 2018 Final Tonight: Israel Against Palestine” and “Another border opens: The public is invited to tour in Palestine.”
OneVoice Palestine took their campaign to the streets partnering with the municipalities of Jenin, Nablus, Hebron and Bethlehem to create mass murals of 2018 visions. The purpose of the project, OVP Executive Director Samer Makhlouf reminds us, “Was to inspire the youth of Jenin to play a role in the building of their state. Contributions made by youths inspire not only themselves but the rest of the community. They put something on the mural that was honest, true and personal. It was their vision, for their future, for their city. The first mural in Jenin has just been completed. It depicts images of urban development and economic prosperity.
OneVoice’s Imagine 2018 campaign is changing the conversation on the ground. Instead of focusing on the past, OneVoice is creating a more constructive, future-oriented discourse. Politicians and influencers in the Middle East and around the world are joining in. Tony Blair, Her Majesty Queen Noor and Jason Alexander are just a few international personalities lending their support and visions to this campaign.
Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, redacted by Adeena Schlussel.