Josef Avesar is an Israeli-born attorney who resides in Southern California. He has written numerous articles and commentaries, including: “The Israeli-Palestinian Confederation”; “Why Would the Israeli and Palestinian Government Accept a Confederation?”; “An Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Creates a Fair and Balanced Mechanism to Resolve the Issues”; “Israeli and Palestinian Governments Too Busy to Make Peace”; “Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Could Have Helped Prisoner Exchange”; “An Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Could Have Saved the Violence in Gaza”; “It’s Time to Take the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by the Horns”; and “Israeli-Palestinian Confederation 101. He is the author of the book “ Peace, A Case for an Israeli Palestinian Confederation.”

Summary of the December 8, 2024, IPC simulation

Establishing a Federal Israeli Palestinian Government. Link to the recording below. The IPC suggests creating a new federal government for both Israelis and Palestinians that would operate independently of the existing Israeli and Palestinian governments. This proposed government would be elected democratically by both groups, have a secular constitution that ensures freedom of religion, and…

Summary and recording of the IPC November 24, 2024  simulation with Rami Aman.

Link for the Zoom meeting is at the bottom of the summary. Federal Government for Israeli Palestinian The simulation proposes creating a federal government for the people of Israel and Palestine that would exist independently from the current Israeli and Palestinian governments. This federal government would have 300 elected parliament members, a president and vice…

Recording of the October 13,2024 simulation with Andrey X

Ninety-five percent of the participants in the simulation supported the idea of a joint Palestinian and Israeli federal government. The simulated Parliament ratified the constitution, passed legislation granting veto power to the Israeli and Palestinian governments on issues that violate their sovereignty, agreed on legislation to promote tolerance and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians, approved…

Recording of the September 15, 2024, simulation with Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon

Ninety nine percent  of the participants agreed that a common Israeli-Palestinian government would bring about peace. The parliament ratified a constitution and agreed to give veto power to both the Palestinian and Israeli governments on legislation that violates their sovereignty. Additionally, it passed a declaration of peace, agreed on a common police force, and referred…

Recording of the August 18, 2024, simulation with Elik Elhanan

Ninety-seven percent of the participants agreed that a federal government should be established in Israel and Palestine to facilitate peace. The parliament ratified a constitution and passed legislation to grant veto power to the Israeli and Palestinian governments on laws that infringe upon their sovereignty. Additionally, the parliament passed legislation requiring both educational systems to…

Recording of the July 21, 2024, simulation with Hanan Schlesinger and Noor Awad

Hundred percent of the participants agreed that a common federal government for Israel and Palestine could make peace. Seventeen percent agreed that Anti Zionism equals Antisemitism. The IPC parliament ratified a common constitution, agreed to give a veto power to the Israeli and Palestinian governments on legislation which effects their sovereignty. The Parliament also passed…