Two State Coalition

Palestinian Members:

1. The Palestinian Peace Coalition (PPC)
   The Palestinian Peace Coalition (PPC) is a Palestinian political and non-partisan organization that was officially registered on Dec 23, 2003. The PPC’s vision is “the end of the Israeli occupation, and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution vision.” As part of our work, we contribute to creating socio-political changes by activating, as well as fostering, the presence of women and youth in public life, through promoting the political participation of our target groups. PPC also contributes significantly to restoring the social fabric through creating an active platform of dialogue between different litigant parties in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The PPC firmly believes in, and works on, the values of dialogue, non-violence, accepting “the other” and democracy in Palestinian society. The PPC works with the public at large, with specific programs targeting policymakers, civil society, local community leaders, women activists, public opinion shapers, media experts and young leaders, including student movement activists.
2. The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR)
   PCPSR is an independent nonprofit institution and think tank of policy analysis and academic research. PSR was founded with the goal of advancing scholarship and knowledge on immediate issues of concern to Palestinians in three areas: domestic politics and government, strategic analysis and foreign policy, and public opinion polls and survey research. PSR research units conduct and organize four types of activities: research and policy analysis, empirical surveys and public opinion polls, task forces and study groups, and meetings and conferences. The units focus on current public policy issues with a special reliance on empirical research as a tool to advance scholarship and understanding. PSR is dedicated to promoting objective and nonpartisan research and analysis and to encouraging a better understanding of the Palestinian domestic and international environment in an atmosphere of free debate and exchange of ideas. PSR is registered as a nonprofit institution in the Palestinian Ministry of Justice.
3. EcoPeace
   EcoPeace Middle East (ME) is a unique environmental organization that brings together Palestinians, Jordanians and Israelis. Its mission is to advance sustainable regional development and the necessary conditions for peace through promoting cooperative efforts to protect shared environmental challenges, especially the need for water. EcoPeace ME has offices in Amman, Ramallah, and Tel-Aviv, operating in Palestine with a legal registration in the Palestinian Authority. Despite the occupation and consecutive wars and the diminished hopes for lasting peace, EcoPeace has persisted for almost 25 years, developing a number of highly successful projects on top of which are: Water Cannon Wait, Rehabilitation of the Jordan River Valley, Water Energy Nexus, Good Water Neighbors, The Global Program on Water Security, and Small Scale Infrastructure.
4. Zimam
   Zimam – “reins” or “taking the initiative” in Arabic – is a pioneering grassroots youth movement that challenges the status quo. Taking a domestic approach to conflict resolution, we work with the leaders of tomorrow to build a more democratic, actively engaged and pluralistic society. We believe that the key to social and economic prosperity on the one hand and ending the occupation on the other is one and the same: accountable leadership and a responsible society. Inspired and driven by values of democracy, pluralism, non-violence and responsibility, we are building the foundations for a peaceful future; a future where we live in a sovereign and prosperous Palestinian state free from occupation. Zimam works across nine governorates in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. Our programs empower young people and transform public thinking, fostering respect for others, building peace and instilling democratic attitudes.
5. Roles for Social Change Association
   Roles for Social Change Association is a nongovernmental Palestinian organization, which was established by a group of students from different universities in the Hebron district. ADWAR believes that achieving social justice requires an approach that reduces the gaps between men and women in social, economic and political processes in Palestine. As part of our work with youth and women, we are raising the political awareness of the target group, encouraging them to participate in civil and democratic life and involving them in advocacy and lobbying efforts to ensure fair laws for women. The Association focuses on social, political and economic capacity building for the target group, where each path includes education on specific strategies and approaches that allows Palestinian women to play a significant role in political, social and economic processes.
6. The Palestinian House for Professional Solutions (HPS):
   The Palestinian House for Professional Solutions (HPS) is a non-governmental Palestinian institution that began its activities in 2002. The Center’s leading initiative is to assist people from the Middle East – and particularly in Palestine, Jordan and Israel – to look for better alternatives to find solutions for the current conflict. It also relies heavily on its active network of peace activists in different countries in the Middle East and worldwide so as to mobilize masses to work hand in hand to resolve their conflicts. The HPS vision is to have a culture of peace through education by breaking down barriers, overcoming obstacles, and opening doors, minds, and possibilities.
7. Al-Ard Center
   Al-Ard center is a think tank that was established in 2014. The center is focused on identifying the most pressing and relevant political, social, and economic issues, as well as answering the questions raised by these pressing issues. The center is committed to the principles of professional and objective scientific research, and aims at the formulation of responsible and realistic policy that changes the reality in a way that serves the interests of the Palestinian people. Precisely for that reason, the center is not focused on going back in history except insofar as it relates to the present and the future. The center works to assist in elevating critical, democratic political thought aimed at serving society and decision-makers in relevant fields.
8. Damour Center for Community Development
   Damour Center is a non-profit Palestinian organization that was established in 2010. Damour’s main goal is to actively contribute to the peace process that aims to end occupation and establish a democratic Palestinian state on the 1967 borderline alongside Israel with East Jerusalem as its capital. Damour also works on creating and developing mechanisms of dialogue, communication, bridging views and increasing understanding between the two parties based on common interests, thereby contributing to accelerating and increasing the chances for the peace process. Our activities build the capacity of young Palestinian leaders, equipping them with skills, attitudes and values necessary for the comprehensive development process. We believe that entrenching values of democracy, equality, justice, respect for human rights, pluralism and respecting “the other” will create a strong society capable of strengthening the future state.
9. Peace & Democracy Forum (PDF)
   PDF is a Palestinian non-governmental organization based in East Jerusalem that aims to promote the concept of peace and to mobilize public support for negotiations in order to achieve a peaceful settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. PDF works on raising the awareness of the Palestinian public regarding their economic and social environment, and on enhancing individual and group involvement in order to develop elements of sustainability within the society. PDF activities enhance democratic behavior, practices and measures within Palestinian institutions and within the society through promoting openness, transparency and accountability. The PDF board includes experts in education, media and politics, as well as local leaders and figures, while the PDF network includes hundreds of influential midcareer and young individuals.
10. Inmaa Center
    Inmaa Center was established in 2010 as a Palestinian center for development that aims to raise the awareness of Palestinian youth on political and social issues related to their future in the country. Inmaa’s projects spread awareness about and respect for human rights, and advocate for citizenship through a well-established strategy that aims to strengthen the culture of peace, dialogue and cooperation between the local communities in Palestine. The main idea of the center is to contribute to and participate in building a democratic Palestinian society where young people lead an active role in the development of their own society.
11. Jerusalem Center for Women (JCW): Jerusalem Center for Women (JCW) was founded in 1994 as the first women’s center established in Jerusalem after the signing of the Oslo Agreement in 1993. The main goal of JCW is to promote and strengthen the two-state solution by bridging the gap between the two societies and by building a bridge of trust that facilitates people to people projects, particularly focusing on joint women’s projects. JCW envisions an empowered Palestinian society, where women stand strong and united alongside men, and are able to develop their potentials and contribute to a free and egalitarian Palestinian society. JCW aims to empower marginalized women in Jerusalem and create a community of Palestinian women who are resilient change makers by providing them with the needed resources to develop their own potential and that of their families and communities as well. The center provides advanced knowledge on the peace process and the two-state solution, in addition to advanced training on conflict management and negotiation. They aim to equip women with innovative approaches to peace-making, such as non-violence communication skills, change management, and inclusive dialogue techniques to secure effective participation of women at all levels of conflict resolution, and to achieve gender-responsive outcomes.”
12. Our Rights: Our Rights is an initiative that was established in 2018 parallel to the Jerusalem municipality 2018 elections. It is registered in Israel and abides by Israeli law. The main aim of establishing this initiative was to raise awareness among Palestinians in East Jerusalem about their rights especially those related to representation. As East Jerusalem residents usually either don’t know that they have a right to vote, or they consciously decide not to participate -as from their point of view- this will legitimize the occupation of East Jerusalem while there is no political agreement yet. That manifests itself in a lack of voice for almost 300,000 residents of taxpayers in the city; they suffer from marginalization, lack of services, poverty, and other related social and economic challenges. Therefore, the organization proposes that by empowering the residents in East Jerusalem they will be able to identify local leadership from within the community, and then they will be able not only to present the needs of the residents but also identify opportunities to improve the residents’ lives mainly through participating in local elections. ‘Our Rights’ follows a holistic approach of combining advocacy, economic empowerment, and political awareness.  It employs innovative approaches of exposing the young generation to different opportunities, and re-creating councils.
13. Al-Mustakbal Foundation for Strategic and Policy Studies (AMF): Al-Mustakbal Foundation for Strategic and Policy Studies actively addresses pressing economic, legal and regulatory issues facing Palestinian society on the road to statehood. AMF was founded by a group of leading business and other professionals who view Palestine’s peace and prosperity as being inextricably linked to that of the international community’s. For Palestine to take its rightful place in the global community of states, Palestinians must strive to build a prosperous and viable state that is based upon the firm pillars of a respect for the rule of law and a market-based economy. As a think-tank, AMF is engaged in setting strategic policy directions through research, analysis, and advocacy activities, which focus on economic, legal and regulatory policy change. Al-Mustakbal views these as elements of Palestinian civil society’s contribution to concrete and positive state-building.
14. Combatants for Peace (CfP): Combatants for Peace is a grassroots movement of Palestinians and Israelis, working together to end the occupation. The movement was founded in 2006 by former fighters: Israeli combat soldiers and Palestinians prisoners, but today it is open to everyone. CfP is an egalitarian community, based on trust and mutual respect, which demonstrated and practices a viable model for Israeli-Palestinian peace. CfP has grown to become the largest joint Palestinian-Israeli NGO in the region. This is because CfP meets a unique and critical need: we are the only joint group whose primary focus is taking concrete action to transform the current political system. Dialogue is important – but in today’s political reality, it is not enough. Action is essential in order to create real and lasting change. We have three primary tracts for challenging the status quo, each designed to motivate and mobilize the public towards deeper engagement. We empower and build and egalitarian activist community, we offer tangible support to Palestinian communities, and we implement activist campaigns, using nonviolent civil resistance, aimed at agitating a corrupt system to reflect upon its own aggression and oppression.