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Shalomn！ I tried to reach your blog and it always does not work. Is it my services' problem or your temporarily suspend it?
I would like to say I partially support your view regarding this issue and have some intuition feeling of accepting a…
In Haaretz, my fruitful exchange/debate with Palestinian writer Aziz Abu Sarah on whether the Palestinians should accept Israel as a Jewish state. Paradoxically this is one of my most conservative (I side with Netanyahu) and radical (see conclusion)…
Thanks Yogesh. Appreciate your feedback.
Thanks for posting this information Ben.
I agree & support your views. I always said, Palestine-Israel conflict can end only with people-to-people direct contact & maximising their interaction.
This conflict is forced upon the common man by leaders…
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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- The money and the women :)
Seriously, I have been interested in peacemaking for a number of years - with a particular focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Like many Israelis of my generation I had politically matured with the rise and fall of the Oslo peace process (1993-2000). However, unlike many of my countrymen, when the promises of the peace-process failed to materialize, I did not turn to belligerency, despair, or resignation. Instead I became more resolved to understand the root of the conflict, learn from our mistakes, and figure out the best ways bring peace to the region.
I can't really speak to the motivation other than to say that there is something from within that bends in the direction of peace.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Roi Ben-Yehuda is an Israeli writer based in New York. He is a regular contributor to Haaretz, Jewcy and France 24. His work has also been featured in publications such as The Turkish Daily News, Al-Jazeera, Middle East Times, Middle-East Online, The Metropolitan, Common Ground, Jbooks, Tikkun, Zeek, Voices-Unabridged, AllVoices, PresentTense, and The Epoch Times. His articles have been translated into multiple languages including: French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, and Indonesian. The Muslim writer Irshad Manji has called Roi “a rising journalist and public thinker” and has profiled him in May of 2008 as an “agent of moral courage”. Roi holds degrees from New School University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
* In 2009, I will begin my Ph.D studies at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- Israel and Palestine.
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- New York - and yes, it is a city-state-country.
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Writer.
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://roiword.wordpress.com
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Conflict Resolution, Diplomacy, Education, Psychosocial, Refugees, Rule of Law, Terrorism
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Communication
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- The role of religion in both generating and resolving conflict.
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- See bio.
Roi Ben-Yehuda's Blog
Should The Palestinians Accept A Jewish State? A Constructive Debate Between Israeli and Palestinian writers.
In Haaretz, my fruitful exchange/debate with Palestinian writer Aziz Abu Sarah on whether the Palestinians should accept Israel as a Jewish state. Paradoxically this is one of my most conservative (I side with Netanyahu) and radical (see conclusion) articles ever. I also believe that this exchange is one of the most original and creative surrounding this topic. I urge you to pass this to friends, repost on your blogs… Continue
Posted on October 12, 2009 at 5:08pm — 1 Comment
A Toast For Peace: Violence and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
My latest from Haaretz.
A couple of weeks ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced his intention to pass a bill that would ban alcohol from kiosks and gas stations as well as limit its sales and advertisement. The purpose of the bill is to reduce the seemingly rising level of violence and road accidents inside Israel.
The subject of violence and alcohol has been recently seared into the consciousness of Israelis when a g… Continue
A couple of weeks ago, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced his intention to pass a bill that would ban alcohol from kiosks and gas stations as well as limit its sales and advertisement. The purpose of the bill is to reduce the seemingly rising level of violence and road accidents inside Israel.
The subject of violence and alcohol has been recently seared into the consciousness of Israelis when a g… Continue
Posted on September 18, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments
Back to the [Palestinian] Future: A View from 2019
My latest in Haaretz. The article is a futuristic speech by a futuristic Palestinian leader. And no, I am not advocating a one-state solution (not yet). The piece is simply a creative effort to remind people that the window of opportunity for the two-state solution is rapidly closing. If you like what you read please spread it around.
Posted on August 22, 2009 at 4:46am —
Fear of the Enemy, Fear of the Friend
In my latest article for CGNews’ special series on the impact of fear on the Arab-Israeli conflict, I explore the emotion of what I call “fear of the friend.” Less well known than fear of the enemy, fear of the friend can be equally problematic and harmful to peacemaking. I try to explain why this is so and what are the ways in which we can respond to and mitigate this fea… Continue
Posted on July 9, 2009 at 3:26pm —
Netanyahu can't Dance At Two Weddings
My latest from Al Jazeera.
Last March, my older brother and I traveled to the West Bank. At some point we entered the settlement of Ariel. Overwhelmed by its size and maze-like streets, we managed to get lost in what can only be described as a little city. As we tried to leave, we found ourselves going in circles. In a moment of slight frustration, my brother, who was driving, turned to me and said, “I think… Continue
Last March, my older brother and I traveled to the West Bank. At some point we entered the settlement of Ariel. Overwhelmed by its size and maze-like streets, we managed to get lost in what can only be described as a little city. As we tried to leave, we found ourselves going in circles. In a moment of slight frustration, my brother, who was driving, turned to me and said, “I think… Continue
Posted on June 16, 2009 at 4:25pm —
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- At 3:57pm on May 24, 2009,
Anil Raj said… - Hi Roi, I'm glad to have met you on this network. I am in NYC from time to time, so perhaps the next time I'm there we could meet and talk in person. For now, all the best with your work, and please be in touch!
My best,
Anil
- At 3:14am on May 17, 2009,
radiohp said… - Hi Roi, Very nice meeting you. Well you and I have quite a few things in common it seems. I too work for France 24 ( full time )
and have also contributed to Ha'aretz in the past, NPR, BBC etc.. .
Thanks to the Peace Fellowship I've just received, I will soon be off to study Documentary Film and Peace And conflict resolution at Berkeley. And, I also, have most of my family in Israel, Tel Avivd, Jerusalem and several Moshav's around TA. I look forward to being in touch with you and swapping ideas and thoughts.
- At 4:09pm on May 3, 2009,
Melissa Wu said… - Nice to meet you too! I see you will be going to GMU let me know if you need any assistance with getting around the DC VA area if you are not already familiar with it. Are you originally from Israel? I am going there this summer to study law.
- At 12:25pm on April 10, 2009,
Scott Cooper said… - Pleasure to meet you here!
Kindly,
Scott
- At 2:55pm on March 17, 2009,
Rob Schrama said…
- Dear friend,
On March 21st 2009 a World Wide Hug Party will take place in clubs and galleries all over the world. We invite every city, village or town to join this initiative. Will you organise a World Wide Hug Party in your hometown?
We are all part of the collective consciousness, in which everything is connected with the universal energy. We are able to heal our planet and unite everybody in peace and tolerance. So let us demonstrate our unity, let us show our fellow-human beings that we all are One, no matter what kind of religion, race or culture we represent. We are able to love and respect each other.
In the evening of March 21st in Oceania, New Zealand and Australia people will start the Hug which will go around the world in 24 hours, the biggest chain of peace that you can imagine.
The idea is as simple as it is effective: just hug! When we hug each other we open our heart and we can feel the loving energy pounding between us. When we open our heart we unite our energy.
Be part of this event!
Be a witness of this event!
All the events will be broadcasted through the internet, to watch, to be watched, to hug and to be hugged.
On the website www.worldwidehugparty.org you get information about how to organise your own World Wide Hug Party, how to add your video stream on internet and how you can watch the other events all over the world.
Go to:
www.worldwidehugparty.org
Rob Schrama:
www.robschrama.nl
Send this email to all your friends, so as many people as possible will attend this event!!!
- At 5:46am on February 12, 2009,
Alina said… - Hey Roi, i am going to israel in march, to find some inspiration for my BA thesis. I would like to write about jews is israel from the former soviet union. would you be interested in a talk about your experiences? thank u
- At 1:44am on January 17, 2009,
Meha Khanduri said… - You have an Interesting profile. I know some other classmates who are Israelis working in peace and human rights. so what are your answers to lessening the arab-israeli conflict? (sorry..kinda wanting to know about the universe in 30 sec :). ..but still...
- At 10:47pm on January 10, 2009,
John LaMuth said… - Excellent website and postings ^_^
JLM
- At 3:51am on January 3, 2009,
Sie.Kathieravealu said… - You are there with an Arab-Israeli conflict while we in Sri Lanka have a conflict termed by many as a Sinhalese-Tamil conflict.
I do not view it as a Sinhalese-Tamil conflict. It is a conflict created by politicians who want to stay in power or come to power. To put it more correcly, some people who aspire to join the ruling class are the culprits.
Personally, the Sinhalese have no problems with the Tamils. We do live in harmony. A small write up is given below that might make you understand the problem and the way to end it.
Current wars have to be ended and new wars have to be prevented. To achieve this goal the present system of Democratic Governance has to be changed to one that is really democratic in its true sense.
In the present democratic system it is only the powerful - speech, money and thuggery - can join the ruling class to suppress or convert others all others as their subjects and is a fertile ground for "corruption" in various forms to thrive.
In my opinion "Corruption" includes any kind of waste, neglect and every form of malpractice, dishonesty, abuse, misuse, unreasonable exercise of power, failure or refusal to exercise power, anything and everything left undone which results in the right of the people being denied or impaired.
Without a "just society" in existence much talked about "terrorism" cannot be eradicated. For the creation of a "just society" there should be "good governance" in the country. For the creation of "good governance" in the country "corruption" in ALL its forms must be eradicated. And to eradicate "corruption" the present democratic system of governance, where full power to make final decisions ultimately rests in the hands of one person, must be changed.
So the only way to salvage a country is to change the present system of governance to one that is truly democratic where the final decision-making power will NOT be in the hands of ONE person BUT shared by as many people as possible and thus restricting any individual hasty decisions that might lead to trouble everywhere.
To make a country truly democratic, the powers of the Parliament (the decision making supreme body of a country) should be split and separated and each of the separated powers must be handled by different groups of persons selected and elected by the people for the purpose of administering EACH SET OF POWERS or duties as the case may be so that no single group has the full power. All the groups together will make the whole. The country is not divided but the powers of parliament are divided/separated.
Different groups have to be elected for such purposes as administration, fiscal management, planning, implementing, policy and law making, auditing and for any other function that may be deemed necessary.
The group that is entrusted with the power to make laws and regulations shall not be given the duty/power of implementing/administering the laws and regulations.
Particular care should be taken to see that all powers are NOT CONCENTRATED in one place and that they do not overlap and there must not be a secret budget to be handled by a single person.
All transactions should be transparent including Diplomacy which has to be diplomatically transparent.
One set of powers dealing with the development of the country should be given to the set of representatives at the village level. The people of each and every village must be empowered to determine their way of life (lifestyle). The life-style of a village, its lands and resources shall not be disturbed by external forces. All plans of development of a village that remotely/indirectly affects the village must have the concurrence of the people of that village concerned.
It has to be ensured that people are treated equitably regardless of their gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origins, age, disability, socio-economic background, religious or political beliefs and affiliations, marital status, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or other inappropriate distinction;
The decision-making powers with regard to each and every set of powers must be spread through-out the country.
With such system in practice discrimination, injustice, bribery and corruption, the four pillars of an Evil society might become history.
When the above four pillars of Evil are eradicated, the people would be living under a system that would guarantee sustainable peace, prosperity and a pleasant living to everyone in any country.
Comments on the above views are solicited from everyone with a view to prevent future wars and end current wars.
Sie.Kathieravealu
- At 12:53am on December 27, 2008,
Sankha said… - Its realy interesting your profile. i visited your blog also. I think the appreciation should be given to Czelizer to meet some exceptional people like you. I wish to share my ideas with you soon. All the best for your work.
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