On July 10th, Geneva Initiative hosted a debate in Jerusalem for all peace and peace-related organizations in Israel. The discussion centered on lessons from the past and establishings future directions - further to 40 years of occupation and recent developments in the Palestinian arena.
The conference was held in Jerusalem (in Mishkanot Sha'ananim) and was attended by c.150 people - amongst them journalists, academicians, heads and members of a variety of peace organizations and representatives of international organizations.
Participants were addressed by Professor Tamar Herman, Dean of the Academic School at the Open University and researcher of peace movements; Adv. Tzali Reshef, from the founders of "Peace Now"; Mr. Uri Avneri, from the founders of "Gush Shalom" and Professor Yaron Ezrahi from the Hebrew University (School for Political Science).
The evening was facilitated by Ha'aretz reporter, Daniel Ben Simon.
Part of the audience at the debate on the Israeli peace camp's future directions
