The Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) is a group of over 100 leading
non-governmental organizations working to foster reconciliation between
Israelis
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and
Palestinians, and between
Arab
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s and
Jew
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s in Israel and the wider region.
One of ALLMEP's proposals is an independen
International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peaceto support and encourage efforts to build peace in the region.
[2009 ALLMEP Summit]
group website. ALLMEP’s initial advocacy in Washington secured dedicated funds for these organizations within the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation of
USAID
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. ALLMEP later widened its plan, in order to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace modeled on the
International Fund for Ireland
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which played a notable role in creating a sustainable resolution in Northern Ireland.
[Op-Ed: Establishing an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace](_blank)
, By Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, March 19, 2009, Common Ground News Service.
History
ALLMEP began as an informal coalition in late 2003. The group first convened in February 2004, at the first annual
Middle East
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coexistence conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ALLMEP was formally incorporated in 2006. It grew from 14 organizations in 2004 to 27 in 2005 and 44 NGOs in 2007.
[Overview]
ALLMEP website.
ALLMEP has met with USAID and State Department officials, including at its event in Jerusalem in 2006 which included NGO representatives and U.S. diplomats. It also has ongoing contact with appropriate U.S. officials responsible for NGO funding.
ALLMEP hosts an annual event in Washington. In June 2005, ALLMEP held a summer conference on coexistence. The event included Middle East ambassadors, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders, members of Congress, State Department officials, leading pro-Israel and pro-Arab activists, Middle East NGO activists to discuss ALLMEP's agenda of coexistence. More than 250 participated, including diplomats from Tunisia, Yemen, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan.
The programming included a panel discussion by Egyptian Ambassador Fahmy, Jordanian Prince Firas bin Raad, Palestinian Chief Representative Hassan Abdel Rahman, Luxembourg Ambassador (during EU presidency) Arlette Conzemius-Paccoud, and former U.S. Ambassador
Philip Wilcox of the Washington Middle East Institute. ALLMEP members also met with over 30 congressional offices, regarding the NGOs work on reconciliation.
In March 2006, ALLMEP co-sponsored a reception and screening of a new documentary film about coexistence efforts, Encounter Point. In conjunction with this event, ALLMEP and JustVision representatives met with more than 37 congressional offices.
In March 2009, the summit members of ALLMEP met with members of Congress, the Department of State, USAID, and the White House. As interest increased for the idea of the IFFIPP, the Alliance doubled its number of meetings in 2009 compared to 2008, and met with over ten percent of Congressional offices.
Selected member organizations
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A Land for All
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A New Dawn in the Negev
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Abraham Initiatives
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Adva Center
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History
Adva (lit. "ripple") was founded in 1991 by activists from three social movements: the movement for equality for Mizrahi Jews, the feminist movement, and the ...
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Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
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Auburn Seminary
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Center for Israel Studies (Jordan)
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Churches for Middle East Peace
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Circle of Health International
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Combatants for Peace
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Economic Cooperation Foundation
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EcoOcean
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EcoPeace Middle East
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Ehvam
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Givat Haviva
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History
Givat Haviva, establish ...
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Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education
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Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development
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Interfaith Encounter Association
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Jerusalem International YMCA Jerusalem International YMCA is a YMCA branch in Jerusalem established in the early twentieth century.
History
In 1924, Archibald Clinton Harte, General Secretary of the International YMCA, raised the sum of one million dollars towards the const ...
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Neve Shalom – Wahat al Salam
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OneVoice Movement
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Our Generation Speaks
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The Parents Circle-Families Forum
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PeacePlayers
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Project Rozana
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Rabbis for Human Rights
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Road to Recovery
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Search For Common Ground
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Seeds of Peace
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Shalom Hartman Institute
Shalom Hartman Institute is a Jewish research and education institute based in Jerusalem, that offers pluralistic Jewish thought and education to scholars, rabbis, educators, and Jewish community leaders in Israel and North America. The institute' ...
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Shorouq Society for Women
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Tomorrow’s Youth Organization
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Tsofen
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University of the Middle East Project
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Women of the Sun
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Women Wage Peace
Women Wage Peace is an Israeli grassroots peace movement, formed shortly after the Gaza War in 2014. Its primary goal is to pressure the Israeli government into achieving a "bilaterally acceptable political agreement" to end the Israeli-Palestin ...
See also
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Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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Projects working for peace among Arabs and Israelis
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Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine
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Valley of Peace initiative The Valley of Peace initiative is an effort to promote economic cooperation between Israel, Jordan, and Palestine based around efforts and joint projects in the Arava/Arabah Valley, along which runs the southern portion of the Israel - Jordan bor ...
References
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External links
Official website 2006 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Israeli–Palestinian peace process
Israeli–Palestinian joint economic efforts
Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 2006