A link to the full simulation is below. Avraham Burg was the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, chairman of the Jewish Agency, Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and an interim President of Israel. The simulations require participants to assume that nationwide elections were held for the entire area of Israel, the West Bank, Gaza…
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Below is a link to the IPC simulation: Daoud Kuttab is an award-winning Palestinian journalist and television producer. He was the guest speaker at an IPC simulation proposing a common government for the Palestinian and Israelis. In each simulation participants assume the role of Israeli Prime Minister, Hamas leader and Palestinian Authority President. The rest…
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Below is a link to the IPC simulation with Cornel West of October 3, 2021. Professor Cornel West is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy. He opposes the Israeli occupation and the injustice to the Palestinian people. He supports peace between Israelis and Palestinians. He was…
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Below is a recording of the September 192021, simulation with Professor Alan Dershowitz Professor Alan M. Dershowitz teaches law at Harvard university. He specializes in civil liberties, individual rights and criminal law. He is also known as “Israel’s single most visible attorney in the court of public opinion. He published many books and articles including…
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Below is a recording of our simulation. Ambassador Dennis Ross played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process, dealing directly with the parties as the U.S. point man on the peace process in both the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. He served two years as special…
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Below is a link to the full simulation. Professor Noam Chomsky teaches analytic philosophy and cognitive science at MIT and the University of Arizona. He was our guest speaker. In each simulation participants assumes the role of Israeli prime minister, Hamas leader and Palestinian authority president. The rest of the participants are asked to act…
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Below you will find a link to watch the full simulation. Peter Beinart is a Professor of Journalism and Political Science, the Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents, a CNN Political Commentator, a frequent contributor to The New York Times and a Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. In each simulation participants assume the role of the…
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The Ask A Leader Podcast is show about politics, culture, religion, health, education, the environment and more. They take stock of and hear from individuals who have taken the charge. While usually covering local developments, sometimes it is necessary for us to venture beyond. In this episode Claudia Schambaugh does in-depth podcast with Josef Avesar…
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Below you will find a link to watch the full simulation. Mohamed Galal Mostafa was an Egyptian diplomat and a former researcher at Brandeis University. His focus is the religious dimension of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, counterterrorism and forensic reconstruction in areas of conflict. In each simulation participants assume the role of the Israeli Prime Minister,…
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I watched this week as 75 members of the IPC achieved more in a 90-minute video conference than all of the failed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations since Anwar Sadat’s 1979 surrender — a total of 42 years of tragic turmoil and heightened frustration.