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.”

Recording of the IPC simulation of February 2, 2025 with Ray Hanania

All participants supported the establishment of a common federal government in Israel-Palestine to achieve peace. In the simulation, the parliament ratified a constitution, granted veto power to both the Israeli and Palestinian governments on matters affecting their sovereignty, issued a declaration of peace, and passed legislation giving the IPC exclusive jurisdiction over Gaza under its…

Recording of the IPC simulation of January 5, 2025, with Omar Shaban.

Ninety-two percent of the participants who voted supported the establishment of a federal government for Israel and Palestine to achieve peace. The IPC parliament approved the constitution and enacted legislation allowing both the Israeli and Palestinian governments to veto any legislation that infringes upon their sovereignty. They also agreed on a peace declaration and passed…

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…