Spring 2023 Conflict Series: Challenges of Building a shared Society Inside Israel

This series is co-presented by the the Center for Global Affairs at NYU's School for Professional Studies, the Program in International Relations at NYU's GSAS, the Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights, the International Education Program at NYU Steinhardt, and the Office of International Programs at NYU Wagner

January
31
12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
General Public
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Date:
January 31, 2023
Time:
12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Audience:
General Public

Each Tuesday, the Conflict, Security, and Development Series will examine new research, discuss creative policy approaches, and highlight recent innovations in responding to the challenges of security and development in conflict and post-conflict situations.

This week, we welcome Mohammad Darawshe, Director of Strategy at the Center for Shared Society at Givat Haviva for a conversation examining the elements affecting building a shared society between Jews and Arabs inside the state of Israel, and will examine models of intervention to bring about good relations and equality between the two societies. It will also associate some these efforts to theories of social; change and conflict resolution.

Mohammad Darawshe is Director of Strategy at the Center for Shared Society at Givat Haviva. He holds a masters' degree in Peace and Conflict Management from Haifa University, and is a Robert Bosch Academy Fellow and faculty member at the Hartman Institute. Mr Darawshe previously worked as co-director of The Abraham Initiatives, elections campaign manager at the Democratic Arab Party and United Arab List, and was a leadership fellow at the New Israel Fund. Member of the executive board of Darkenu, Pnima, and Aaron Economics Center. Previously elected council member of his hometown Iksal. Presented lectures at the European parliament, NATO Defense College, the World Economic Forum, Club de Madrid, US Congress ,and Israel's Presidential Conference. Recipient of the Peacemakers Award from the Catholic Theological Union and the Peace and Security Award of the World Association of NGOs. Member of the National Committee on Coexistence Education Policy; the Three-Sector Roundtable at the Prime Minister's office; and the Strategic Planning Authority for Economic Development of Arab Sector.

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