Something big has already happened, and something bigger and historic could come during 2008, and yet a region buried in sorrow and skepticism is not paying attention. It is striking. President Bush’s visit to Ramallah was literally a historic moment: the first time ever that a sitting American President visited this city which is currently [...]
It is striking how close Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s language below to the OneVoice philosophy, which was similarly adopted almost verbatim by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, including after the session OneVoice organized with the World Economic Forum and them during Davos 2007: Address by Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni at the Organization for Security [...]
Darya Shaikh, US Executive Director of the PeaceWorks Foundation, and Erin Pineda, International Communications Coordinator for the OneVoice Movement, just shared with me this draft that they are sending out tomorrow to our tens of thousands of signatories and friends – announcing a compelling new phase for the One Million Voices to End the Conflict [...]
At an event in Washington DC earlier in the week hosted by the Aspen Institute to launch the US-Palestinian Economic and Educational Public-Private Partnership, US Secretary of State Rice highlighted the role the private sector needs to play to help bring an Israeli-Palestinian agreement about. Here is a question I asked her and her response, [...]
For those that can read Spanish, below is an excerpt from an article by Leo Zuckerman, an excellent Mexican columnist (who happens to be married to the smart cousin in the family . For those that can’t read Spanish, just a quick synopsis: The Iranian regime is not content with suppressing their own people, or [...]
I love the title of this award that was kindly bestowed by Fast Company and the Monitor Group on the PeaceWorks Foundation among "43 Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World." Their description: The amazing organizations that received the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards have found a better way to do good: They’re using the [...]
Here is a thorough update sent by the OneVoice Team/Erin Pineda: SIGN THE MANDATE * OV ANNAPOLIS PHOTOS * ONEVOICE ON CNN * ANNAPOLIS RESOURCES While skepticism abounds, Annapolis’s historical significance and potential should not be underestimated. 620,000 citizens signatories to the OneVoice Principles and OneVoice Mandate demanded that the Israeli and Palestinian Heads [...]
Interesting article, not wholly balanced as ending the occupation is just as important, but recognizing Israel as the sole State with a Jewish majority is also essential if there is to be an agreement… IS ISRAEL A JEWISH STATE? Jeff Jacoby Boston Globe, November 14, 2007 In advance of the upcoming diplomatic conference in [...]
Buchanan House – United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland [Emphasis added to highlight language nearly identical to that demanded in OneVoice Mandate] PRESIDENT BUSH: The representatives of the government of the state of Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, represented respective by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and President Mahmoud Abbas in his capacity as [...]
11/27/2007 Speech translated from Hebrew [Emphasis added to show similarity to language demanded in OneVoice Mandate and to point out moments of particular leadership in speaking also to the other side] The Honorable President of the United States, George Bush, My colleague, President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Heads of delegations, Distinguished guests, I [...]