Activities

Combating annexation, together. The Israeli and Palestinian heads of the Two-State Coalition met over Zoom to coordinate their actions and activities to prevent annexation. They…

On the 11th June, the Geneva Initiative’s Director Gadi Baltiansky met with the UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, James…

May 20: Zooming in on the complexities and solutions in Jerusalem

May 3: Hundreds of Israelis join an online conference on the consequences of annexation

April 27: A discussion with Palestinian activists about Covid-19, cooperation, and annexation

Senior Palestinian speakers briefed a group of Israeli journalists, filmmakers and writers participating in our political leadership project. “For the first time, Israelis and Palestinians…

Members of the Israeli Two-State Coalition received an on-the-ground update from their Palestinian partners, and discussed steps that can be taken to increase effectiveness during…

Peace education goes virtual (for now) ? 20 Russian-speaking activists joined us for a video conference to discuss ways to introduce our messages to the public…

We held a tour to the Jerusalem area for 20 women leaders from various fields of influence: civil society, business, media, culture and more. Led…

Feb. 17: Cultural influencers met with young, rising Palestinian leaders and heard about the urgent need to make progress towards a two-state solution.

Feb. 3: The GI brings Israeli cultural influencers to meet Palestinian leaders in Ramallah.

Jan. 30-31: Post-publication of the Trump plan, journalists learn about policy, Palestinians, and realistic solutions in the conflict.

Jan. 17-18: Russian-speaking influencers dive deep into questions about the two-state solution.

Jan. 16: Israeli cultural influencers learn about Palestinian public opinion, the peace negotiation process, and conflict narratives.

Jan 5: A day of meetings with Palestinian officials, ministers and civil society members

Dec 26: Russian-speaking media personnel learn that there is a Palestinian partner

Dec. 5: Our leadership enrichment course on peace and the conflict opens for Russian speakers

Dec. 12-Dec. 15: Female leaders come together to share their stories.

Dec. 10: Our project with senior media experts kicks off in Tel Aviv

Dec. 6: Women leaders from both sides discuss reconciliation

Nov. 17: Bringing leading female voices back into the peace process

Nov. 14: The GI works to involve local leadership on the most pressing national issue: peace.

Nov. 16: Our Palestinian director discusses the conflict at an international conference in Sweden

Oct. 29: It is only by seeing things up close that we can truly understand the situation on the ground.

Oct. 24-26: Some of our participants are experienced peace activists; for others, it was their first meeting with the other side.

Aug. 31: Congratulations to the outstanding graduates of our leadership course for Russian speakers!

Sept. 20: Local leadership can make a national difference.

Our goal: give these inspirational influencers the tools to transform our societies’ discourse about peace.

In mid-September, staff members of the Palestinian and Israeli Geneva Initiative NGOs met with Dr. Suleiman Abu Dayya in Bethlehem to discuss the process and…