Full recording below. Professor Shibley Telhami supports two states. He believes that the creation of a common government for the people of Israel and Palestine as was proposed in the simulation is unrealistic. He argued that the IPC constitution mistakenly assumes symmetry between the Israeli government and the Palestinian authority. He also believes that Online…
DetailsFull recording below. Alon Ben-Meir just published his paper “The Case for an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation, Why Now and How?”. He argues that the Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian sides will have to collaborate fully and permanently to create a Confederation. He does not advocate for the creation of a common government for the people of Israel…
DetailsFull recording below. Professor Smooha personally supports the concepts of an Israeli Palestinian Confederation in the format presented but insisted that it can only come about after the creation of Two States. The IPC parliament passed the following: An Israeli Palestinian Confederation constitution, granting veto power to the Israeli and Palestinian governments over issues relating…
DetailsFull recording below. We expanded to include Arabic interpretation. Jonathan Kuttab is a Palestinian human rights lawyer supporting One State. He felt that the IPC formula is not “good enough”. The IPC’s response is Winston Churchill’s statement that “perfection is the Enemy of progress”. The IPC parliament passed a Constitution, gave the Israeli and…
DetailsFull recording below. A.B Yehoshua spoke about his Haaretz article “Time to Say Goodbye to the Two-state Solution. Here’s the Alternative” in which he advocated One State. He laid out his plan which excluded Gaza.
DetailsFull Recording of the simulation is below. Gadi Baltiansky served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s spokesperson. He is now the Israeli Director of the “Geneva Initiative” which supports a Two State Solution. Mr. Baltiansky congratulated the IPC for its vision. He did not object to the IPC constitution. He believes that an agreement for Two…
DetailsThe IPC invites speakers to present their views on our formula for peace. We strive to include people who represent diverse points of views to Stress Test the formula. Richard Falk an international lawyer and U.N investigator canceled his scheduled appearance for December 27th. He wrote an explanation and authorized its publication: Dear Josef Avesar:…
DetailsFull recording is below. Ofer Cassif, an Israeli politician and Knesset member in an Arab Israeli Party, participated as a guest speaker in our simulation. He believes that the IPC constitution should come subsequent to the return of all Palestinian refugees and the creation of a Two States. In his opinion, the formula of a…
DetailsFull recording of the simulation is below. Professor Juergensmeyer teaches Global Studies, Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He said that to a large extend the Israeli Palestinian conflict is a “war in our minds”. In each simulation participants assume the role of Israeli Prime Minister, Hamas leader and Palestinian…
DetailsA link to the recording of the full discussion is below. This was Mr. Chomsky’s second time as a guest speaker before the Israeli Palestinian Confederation. During his initial participation Mr. Chomsky criticized that portion of the IPC constitution which referred to the Israeli and Palestinian governments as “legitimate”. This time Mr. Chomsky opined on…
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