Tag Archives: Israel

Taghyeer: Palestinian Nonviolence Movement

The Taghyeer (Change) Movement offers opportunities for Palestinian action that can tip the Palestinian-Israeli conflict toward peace on the ground.

Join us for a unique opportunity to engage with Ali Abu Awwad speaking about the Taghyeer Palestinian National Nonviolence Movement.

Centered on achieving Palestinian national goals, Taghyeer focuses on engaging the Palestinian public on nonviolent social development action and countering occupation simultaneously. The movement asks Palestinians to come together to think strategically. The motto being: “Do you want to be right or do you want to succeed?”

Ali is a leading Palestinian nonviolence activist who addresses the hopes and fears of all sides in the conflict. Ali has toured the world, telling his riveting story of violent activism, imprisonment, bereavement and discovery of the path of nonviolent resistance, a story of personal transformation.

A Conversation about Israeli-Palestinian Peace Prospects

A conversation about Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects, with Maen Rashid Areikat, Ambassador to the Palestinian Delegation to the United States, and Jeremy Ben-Ami, Founder & President of J Street.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most complex and polarizing conflicts in modern history.  Nearly seventy years after the foundation of Israel and fifty years since the beginning of the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank territories, the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians seems to be as far as ever from a resolution.  How can Israeli and Palestinian leaders move toward a sustainable peace?  Can the US and the international community help to bridge gaps and bring the two sides together?

Join us for a conversation with these very special dignitaries, about the prospects for achieving peace and why it matters so much to the US and the world.

Maen Rashid Areikat is originally from Jericho.  He was appointed Ambassador to the Palestinian Delegation to the United States by President Mahmoud Abbas.  He has overseen the Negotiations Affairs Department of the PLO in Ramallah, providing legal, policy, communication and technical support to Palestinian negotiating teams.

Jeremy Ben-Ami’s great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva 130 years ago, and his grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv.  He is the founder and President of J Street, a pro-Israel, pro-peace American nonprofit that seeks a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Moderator Luther Jackson is an expert in Silicon Valley labor market research and analysis, and is well known as a leader, facilitator and communicator.

Co-sponsored by J Street, Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, and First Unitarian Church of San Jose.

More information and registration.

Interfaith Trip to Israel

We are privileged to lead an interfaith journey to Israel from October 12-22 this year. Our ambitious itinerary will focus on dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Israel and visit sites that are sacred to our three faiths. It will help us understand the conflict that still endures. And it will make us aware of both the wonders and the challenges in modern Israel. Most of all we will engage with key leaders who make their home on Israel. We would love to have you consider joining is, and we would be most grateful if you would help us spread the word!
Co-led by Rev. Dr. Margaret Bolles, Covenant Presbyterian Church and Rabbi Shelley Lewis, Congregation Kol Emeth
Download a flyer:Lewis Israel Trip
More information here.