The ''Journal''
Half of every issue is devoted to exploring a major theme on the jointHistory
The ''Palestine–Israel Journal'' was founded in early 1994 by Ziad AbuZayyad and veteran Israeli journalist Victor Cygelman (1926–2007) who was former deputy-editor of the Israeli peace journal '' New Outlook''. The Journal was established, concurrently with the first phases of thePublic events and ''Journal'' outreach
After each issue is published, the Journal holds public discussions aimed at promoting widespread public debate on the topics raised by the issue. For each issue, three discussions are organized: one inPublished issues
* Peace Economics (1994) * Religion and Politics (1994) * Water (1994) * Psychological Dimensions of the Conflict (1994) * Oslo (1995) * Our Jerusalem (1995) * Women in The Conflict (1995) * Refugees (1995) * Education (1996) * Autonomy or Statehood? (1996) * The Road Ahead (1996) * Children of The Conflict (1997) * The Struggle For Land (1997) * The U.S.A. and The Conflict (1997) * The Environment (1998) * Focus on 1948-1998: A Tale of Two Peoples (1998) * The Role of The Media (1998) * Human Rights (1999) * Towards Statehood (1999) * Peace Economics Revisited (1999) * The New Generation (1999) * The Search for Regional Cooperation (2000) * Settlements or Peace (2000) * Jerusalem (2001) * Education in Times of Conflict (2001) * Post-Oslo: Impasse and Options (2001) * National Identity (2002) * Right of Return (2002) * Separation or Conciliation (2002) * Narratives of 1948 (2002) * Violence and its Alternatives (2003) * Media and the Second Intifada (2003) * Human Rights Now (2003) * Two Traumatized Societies (2003) * A Quest for Peace and Security (2004) * The International Community and the Conflict (2004) * Public Opinion/Yasser Arafat 1929-2004 (2004/2005) * Civil Society (2005) * Anti-Semitism & Islamophobia (2005) * People-to-People: What Went Wrong & How to Fix It? (2005/2006) * Going It Alone? Unilateralism vs. Negotiations (2006) * Hamas and Kadima: Are They Up to the Challenge? (2006) * The Role of the International Community (2007) * Jerusalem: 40 Years Later (2007) * Future Options (2007) * The Economic Dimension: Past, Present and Future (2007) * The Arab Peace Initiative (2007) * 1948: Sixty Years After (2008) * Human Security (2008) * The Refugee Question (2008/2009) * The Next Generation: Young Palestinians and Israelis Look Towards the Future (2010) * A Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East (2010) * Jerusalem: In the Eye of the Storm (2011) * Women and Power (2011) * Arab Spring (2012) * Civil Society Challenges (2012) * The Younger Generation (2013) * A Middle East Without Weapons of Mass Destruction (2013) * Two-State Solution at the Crossroads (2014) * Natural Resources and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (2014) * Time for International Legitimacy (2015) * Religion and the Conflict (2015) * Young Voices from Jerusalem (2015)Panels
''People-to-People: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It?'' (June 6, 2006). Panelists: Elias Zanariri, Daniel Levy. Moderator: Gershon Baskin. ''Cooperation and Alliance-Building between Israelis and Palestinians Today'' (July 25, 2006). Panelists: Avivit Hai, Aida Shibli, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Zohar Shapira, Bassam Aramin. Moderator: Amit Leshem. ''People-to-People: What Went Wrong and How To Fix It?'' (September 16, 2006). General discussion moderated by Ziad Abuzayyad. ''Lebanon and Gaza: What Now?'' (September 19, 2006). Panelists: Ziad Abuzayyad, Danny Rubinstein, Raphael Israeli. Moderator: Benjamin Pogrund. ''Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible? A Proposal for Moving Forward'' (December 5, 2006). Keynote Speaker: Professor Johan Galtung. Panelists: Dr. Walid Salem, Professor Daniel Bar-Tal. ''Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible? A Proposal for Moving Forward'' (December 6, 2006). Keynote Speaker: Professor Johan Galtung. Moderator: Zahra Khalidi. ''The National Unity Government and the Current Situation'' (June 6, 2007). Speakers: Ziad Abuzayyad, Jibril Rajoub, Mohammad Barghouti, Qais Abdel Karim. ''The Role of the International Community'' (June 28, 2007). Speakers: Dr. Daniel Kurtzer, Professor Shlomo Ben-Ami, Dr. Saeb Erekat. Moderator: Ziad Abuzayyad. ''Jerusalem: 40 Years Later'' (August 20, 2007). Speakers: Terry Boullata, Professor Naomi Chazan. Moderator: Nazmi Ju'beh. ''Israeli and Palestinian Leaders' Policy Dilemmas: Can They Deliver?'' (August 28, 2007). Chair: Professor Amnon Cohen. Presentations by: Dr. Yaacov Shamir, Dr. Khalil Shikaki. Comments by: Ziad Abuzayyad, Dr. Nazmi al Ju'beh, Dov Weisglass,Conferences
On January 27, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference on Jerusalem entitled ''Israeli Settlements, Palestinian Refugees, and Gaza & the Two-State Solution''. The conference coincided with the release of three position papers on these subjects, which were commissioned by the European Union. Speakers included Isaac Herzog and Ziad Abuzayyad. On May 10, 2010 Palestine-Israel Journal, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and School of Oriental and African Studies, London held in international conference in Jerusalem entitled ''A Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East: Realistic or Idealistic?'', following the publication of the March 2010 issue of the same name. Speakers included Dr. Avner Cohen, Dr. Farhang Jahanpour, Dr. Emily Landau, Dr. Bernd Kubbig, Jamil Rabah and Dr. Dan Plesch. On June 8, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference in conjunction with the Veneto Region under the auspices of the Peace Education through Media Project and with the support of the European Union's Partnership for Peace Project. The conference, entitled, ''"Peace Education Through Media"'', examined the role of the media and journalists in encouraging or discouraging violence, particularly in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On June 18–19, 2010 Palestine–Israel Journal and the International Dialogues Foundation held a conference in The Hague, Netherlands on the subject of, ''"Jerusalem: Dialogues for Justice and Peace"''. Speakers included Ziad Abuzayyad, Menachem Klein, Walid Salem, and Moshe Maoz. On April 13, 2011 Palestine–Israel Journal, with Ir Amim, the International Crisis Group and OCHA held a conference entitled ''Jerusalem - In the Eye of the Storm'', coinciding with the publication of the 2011 double issue of the same name. Split into two sessions, the conference focused first on the presentations of reports and studies. Presenters included Ray Dolphin, Ofer Zalzberg, Yehudit Oppenheimer, and Hillel Schenker, with Ziad Abuzayyad as moderator. The second session consisted of a panel entitled ''Talking About Jerusalem'', with Hagit Ofran, Dr. Jad Isaac, Hillel Ben-Sasson and Dr. Omar Yousef as speakers. The panel was moderated by Dr. Adnan Abdelrazek. On December 13, 2012, The Palestine–Israel Journal held a public event in Tel Aviv discussing the challenges facing Israeli and Palestinian Civil Society. In January 2012, The Palestine–Israel Journal held an event sponsored by the EU Partnership for Peace outlining guidelines for the media professionals covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On March 18, 2012 in celebration of International Women's Day, the Palestine–Israel Journal held a conference titled ''Women in Power''. Speakers included Lucy Nusseibeh, Professor Galia Golan and MK Michal Rozin. In March, 2013, The Palestine–Israel Journal co-hosted two conferences with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation; one called "Challenging the Israeli-Palestinian Stalemate" and the other "Jerusalem: Still Key to Any Future Israeli-Palestinian Agreement". Speakers included Ron Pundak, Hind Khoury and Muhammad Madani. In April, 2014, co-editors Hillel Schenker and Ziad Abuzayyad flew to Washington D.C. to participate in a conference sponsored by The Foundation for Middle East Peace, Americans for Peace Now, and Churches for Middle East Peace titled "John Kerry's Initiative: Bump in the Road or End of the Road?". The most recent conference was also co-sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation held on April 9, 2014 in New York City titled "Advancing a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in the Middle East". Speakers included Sameh Aboul-Enein, Shlomo Brom, Hillel Schenker, and Ziad AbuZayyad.Simcha Bahiri Youth Essay Prize Contest
On August 11, 2009 the ''Palestine–Israel Journal'' awarded the first Simcha Bahiri Youth Essay Prize. The contest was open to Israeli and Palestinian writers aged 17–24 on the subject of, "The Day After the Gaza War: What can young people do to strengthen the prospect of peace?". The inaugural winners of the award were Maya Wind, age 19, for her essay, "We Need an Israeli-Palestinian Doubt Forum" and Khadrah Jean JaserAbuZant, also 19, for her essay, "We Need Healing, Engagement, and Reconciliation". The essays can be accessed at thReferences
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