Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI)
Abstract:
Today, the creation of a Palestinian state appears to be a distant possibility: the international community rejected to manage the issue, and the leadership in these territories weakened because of its divisions, revealing their inability to advance. Both the political and the territorial partition between the Gaza strip, governed by the Hamas and the West Bank, under Palestinian authority in line with Fatah, reveal a profound crisis that questions the very contours of Palestinian politics. It also shows that Hamas’ integration in the political game made it impossible to pursue the security subcontacting system. Maintaining the system avoids reconstructing the Palestinian political community, and makes it difficult to develop a strategy that moves towards sovereignty. Since October 2015, the popular and pacific resistance project has been shelved by the return of the violence against Israeli civilians. The Palestinian leadership counts on internationalization of the cause, which has shown mediocre results. Will the replacement of Mahmoud Abbas by his competitors permit to leave the rut?
Topic:
Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Politics, Sovereignty, War, Territorial Disputes, Governance, Peacekeeping, Conflict, and State
The incoming U.S. administration has an opportunity to increase stability and advance U.S. security interests in the Middle East by outlining a framework for Israelis and Palestinians to make independent, coordinated, and constructive steps toward a two-state solution. This solution would support a safe and secure Israel and a sustainable, contiguous, and sovereign Palestine. At a time when the broader region continues to experience threats from civil wars, state fragmentation, and terrorist networks, the Israeli-Palestinian front is one area where the incoming administration can build on decades of investments to help enhance security and construct lasting institutions to achieve a sustainable resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
President-elect Donald Trump has declared that he wants “to be the one that made peace with Israel and the Palestinians.”1 Direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians are unworkable right now, but Trump can move toward this goal if he starts to lay the groundwork with five key steps:
Topic:
Diplomacy, Territorial Disputes, Conflict, and Borders
The 4th IPCRI forum for 2016 focused on:
"From Extremism to Inclusion"
How hardliners joined the peace process in Northern Ireland
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Gary Mason
Belfast Peacemaker and Adviser to ex-militants on reintegration
A member of the Order of the British Empire for his work in the peace process in N.Ireland
Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin
Policy Fellow at Mitvim Institute
Ariel Heifetz Knobel
Conflict Management Practitioner, Northern Ireland Specialist
Aziz Abu Sarah
Nat Geo Explorer, Co-Founder of Mejdi Tours
Topic:
Violent Extremism, Conflict, Peace, and Reintegration