Reflections on the March 6th simulation with professor Alon Ben Meir

Full 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…

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Reflections on the February 20th simulation with Sammy Smooha.

Full 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…

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Reflections on the February 6th simulation with Jonathan Kuttab

Full 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…

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Richard Falk’s Cancelation of his appearance at the IPC simulation of December 27, 2021

The 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:…

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Reflections on the IPC simulation of November 30, 2021 with Mark Juergensmeyer

Full 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…

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Reflections on the IPC discussion with Noam Chomsky of November 14th, 2021

A 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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