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Windows - Channels for Communication
Windows was established in 1991 by Jewish and Arab artists and educators living in Israel. Their mission is to promote meaningful dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians through media and art.

C. Arts

Ada Aharoni's Home Page
Where art and literature can convey what no political speech can convey.

Arab Israeli Comedy Hour
To make you laugh. To make you think. To help end conflict in the middle east.

Blues for Peace
Blues for Peace was set up in Israel to honor the roots of blues music and promote peace and the understanding that ALL peoples have had their share of the blues.

Global Action Projects
Global Action Projects, in collaboration with regional organizations, works in diverse areas of the world to produce videos. Global Voices programs have taken place the Middle East and produced Peace of Mind: Coexistence Through the Eyes of Palestinian and Israeli teens .

Middle East Peace Quilt
Peace - one square at a time.

Museum on the Seam
Located on the seam of east and west Jerusalem.  The museum presents an attempt, for the first time in Israel to deal with themes of dialogue, (understanding and co-existence) in a museum setting. Highly Recommended: Take the virtual tour.

Opening of the Heart
Opening of the Heart in the Middle East is a traveling photo exhibition that provides an educational platform for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.

Peace is Possible
Peace Is Possible is a lecture, discussion, and film series in the New York City area conceived as a response to the dissolution of the Oslo peace process and the protracted violence that has afflicted Israel and Palestine.

Pieces for Peace
More than 150 Palestinian and Israeli youth met to create 330 square feet of mosaic. 

Promises
The Promises Film Project is a non-profit organization committed to furthering the Middle-East peace process by using the power of film to educate audiences about the importance of supporting peace efforts. 

Stand Up for Peace
Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah founded and produce Standup For Peace, which presents Jewish and Arab-American comedians standing together for a non-violent, political solution to the Middle East crisis.

White Flag
White Flag was a Palestinian-Israeli band, whose members focused on listening to each other and creating together, both in their music and their daily lives. Due to the political situation the activity of the band has stopped. Hoping for a better future, some of the members keep working on the first album of the band.

D. Environment

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
http://www.arava.org
The Arava Institute offers Egyptian, Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian and overseas students an intensive hands-on academic program focusing on their joint environment.

Friends of the Earth, Middle East (FoEME)
http://www.foeme.org
FoEME is an umbrella organization representing leading Middle East environmental non-governmental organizations that promote cooperative efforts to protect their environment for a lasting peace in the region.

LINK
http://www.picus.org/link/
LINK was founded by environmental planner Stephanie Firestone, and a group of Galilee residents, Arab and Jewish, who identified a need to work together to change the current environmental situation in the region.

 Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries
http://www.birds.org.il/show_item.asp?levelId=457
Bird migration "knows no boundaries" and can be used as an educational tool that contributes to the peace process.

Palestinian Israeli Environmental Secretariat
http://www.p-ol.com/~pies/
PIES supports environmental NGOs that support Israeli-Palestinian cooperation and develops joint activities in two primary areas: education and public awareness and environmental protection. Outdated - but some good material on here nonetheless.

Palestine Wildlife Society
http://www.wildlife-pal.org/
Participates in migrating bird program with the International Center for the Study of Bird Migration.

E. Women
Bat Shalom
http://www.batshalom.org
Bat Shalom is a feminist peace organization of Israeli women who work towards a just peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Brit Shalom
http://www.britshalom.org
Brit Shalom is a new Jewish Palestinian group that was founded in Israel. Its broad aims are equality of Israeli citizens and the promotion of cooperation with the Palestinian residents of the territories.

Community of Lesbian Feminists in Israel,(CLAF)
http://www.aquanet.co.il/vip/klaf/
CLAF is a grassroots organization that aims to benefit all Israeli lesbians through a combination of advocacy, public education and community development activity.

Haifa Women's Coalition
http://www.haifawomenscoalition.org.il
The Haifa Women's Coalition is made up of 4 organizations working at both the national and local levels to combat forms of violence against all women and improving the status of women in general.

Israel Women's Network (IWN)
http://www.iwn.org
IWN is a network of women from all aspects of Israeli society that work against discrimination in the household and the workplace and to improve the status of women in Israel.

Naamat
http://www.naamat.org/
Over the decades, NA'AMAT has built bridges of understanding and support between Jewish and Arab Israeli women. Today, NA'AMAT is more involved in promoting the Israeli Arab woman's quality of life than any other organization in the country.

Nisan Young Women Leaders
http://www.nisan.org
Nisan Young Women Leaders develops the leadership potential of Jewish and Arab Israeli young women, and foster communication and cooperative partnerships among them.

Women of the Wall
http://www.womenofthewall.org
An organization of Jewish women from the four streams of Judaism who come together at the Western Wall to pray every Rosh Chodesh (new month).

US/Israel Women to Women
http://www.usisraelwomen.org/homepage.htm
US/Israel Women to Women provides seed money for grassroots efforts in Israel which advocate equal status and fair treatment for both Arab and Jewish women in all spheres of Israeli life.

F. Refusers

Courage to Refuse/Ometz le'Sarev
http://www.seruv.org.il/defaulteng.asp
Courage to Refuse is a group of reserve combat officers and soldiers whose initial refusal declaration in January 2002 generated widespread controversy throughout Israel and re-energized the peace movement.

The Forum for Supporting Conscientious Objectors
http://www.matzpoon.org/
The Forum for Supporting Conscientious Objectors has been established to defend CO's and their right to refuse army duty on grounds of conscience.

New Profile
http://www.newprofile.org/
New Profile addresses issues of militarism and gives support to conscientious objectors to military service in Israel.

Refuser Solidarity Network
http://www.refusersolidarity.net/
A Web portal to unite international supporters of the Israeli Refusers, the site unites the Israeli Refuser Groups: Courage to Refuse (or Ometz le'Sarev - the most well-known refuser group), Yesh Gvul (known for selective refusal) & Shministim (composed of high school seniors).

Shministim
http://www.shministim.org/english/index.htm
The Shministim or Israeli Youth Refusal Movement, once numbering 62, the Shministim now numbers 200 high school seniors who have announced that they "refuse to be soldiers for occupation."

Yesh Gvul (There is a limit!)
http://www.yesh-gvul.org/english/
The oldest and most active organization supporting reservists who refuse to serve in the Occupied Territories (known as "selective refusal").

G. Political Parties

Hadash
http://www.hadash.org.il
The Democratic front for peace and equality in Israel (the Communist Party of Israel), an Arab Jewish Israeli party.

Labor
http://www.aavoda.co.il/
Labor is the main left-of-center Israeli political party. It supports a 2-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and we still remember its roots as the political party that led the movement to found the state of Israel.

Meimad
http://www.meimad.org.il/indexeng.asp
Seeks to transform the face of religious Zionism. Its name is a Hebrew acronym for "Jewish State, Democratic State." Meimad currently runs on a joint list with the Labor Party.  

Meretz
www.meretz.org.il/English/HomePage.htm
Meretz is a democratic peace-seeking party in which Arabs and Jews work together. Meretz is fully committed to human rights, equality, social justice, Israel's security, and to the values of humane Zionism.

Meretz USA for Israeli Civil Rights and Peace
http://www.meretzusa.org/
US affiliate of the Meretz Party - is a progressive Zionist organization that educates Americans about issues of civil rights and peace in Israel.

H. Youth/Zionist Groups

Ameinu
Ameinu  advocates a pluralistic, democratic Israel and progressive social policies in the United States. Ameinu's political agenda addresses a range of domestic and international issues .

Habonim Dror North America
Founded in 1935, Habonim Dror(the Builders of Freedom) is a Progressive Labor Zionist Youth movement whose missions are: To build a personal bond and commitment between North American Jewish youth and the State of Israel. 

The Hagshama Department  (also  The Hagshama Department of the World Zionist Organization )
"The quickest way to get to Israel" - The Hagshama Department of the World Zionist Organization was established in January 1998, with the aim of placing the fulfillment "Hagshama" of the Zionist vision high on the agenda of young Jewish adults (18-30).

Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a youth movement based on the principles of Progressive Zionism, Social Justice, Progressive Judaism and self-actualization, and committed to peace and equality.

Hamagshimim (Young Judea)
The Zionist youth group sponsored by Hadassah is conservative.

Kibbutz Artzi
The Kibbutz Artzi is a federation comprised of 85 kibbutzim founded by the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. 

Labor Zionist
The State of Israel deserves to be free of intimidation, terrorism, and rejection by its Arab neighbors, including the Palestinians. The Palestinian people deserve to live in peace and normalcy in their own country."

Progressive Zionist Alliance
The Philadelphia-based group promotes Israeli-Palestinian peace and supporting movements for social justice within Israel.

I. Religious/Interfaith
  Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
http://www.iccr.org/
For thirty years the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has been a leader of the corporate social responsibility movement.

Interfaith Encounter
http://www.interfaith-encounter.org/
Interfaith dialogue was established in Israel in the late 1950's by a small group of visionaries, including Martin Buber and others. The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross- cultural study.

Interfaith.org
http://www.interfaith.org
Cooperative association of not-for-profit religious and spiritual organizations combining resources for the worldwide web

The Interfaith Center of NY
http://www.interfaithcenter.org
The Interfaith Center of New York seeks to integrate the sacred into people's daily lives and to apply the wisdom and resources of the world's religious traditions to issues of conflict in local communities and among nations.

Interfaith Encounter Association
http://www.interfaith-encounter.org/
The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study, believing that, rather than being a cause of the problem, religion can and should be a source of the solution for conflicts that exist in the region and beyond.

Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI)
http://www.icci.co.il
ICCI is an umbrella group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim organizations promoting interreligious and intercultural understanding.

Israel Interfaith Association
http://www.israel-interfaith.co.il/
An independent organization working to promote understanding and mutual respect between all the sects, religions, and ethnic groups within Israel, recently they have been doing some interesting work with how Arabs view the Holocaust.

Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC)
http://www.irac.org
IRAC is the public and legal advocacy arm for the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. The Center's mission is to advance religious freedom and pluralism, tolerance, social justice and civil liberties in Israel, based on the belief that these values are intrinsic to Judaism.

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
www.rac.org
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) has been the hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in the nation's capital for over 40 years.

 Religions for Peace
http://www.religionsforpeace.org
The World Conference on Religion and Peace is the largest international coalition of representatives from the world's great religions who are dedicated to achieving peace.

Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Their mission is to defuse verbal and physical violence perpetrated in the name of religion.

United Religions Initiative
http://www.uri.org/abouturi/charter/
"We, people of diverse religions, spiritual expressions and indigenous traditions throughout the world, hereby establish the United Religions Initiative to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings."

II. Civil & Human Rights

Adam Institute
http://www.adaminstitute.org.il
The Adam Institute for Democracy and Peace is a non-profit organization that develops and implements participatory educational projects to teach the basic principles of democracy and the equal rights of every individual.

Adva Center
http://www.adva.org
Adva conducts policy analysis, advocacy work, and public outreach to inform policy makers and the general public in Israel and abroad about equity and social justice issues in Israeli society.

Adalah
http://www.adalah.org
Adalah ( Justice in Arabic) is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel. Established in November 1996, Adalah serves the Palestinian community nationwide, over one million people or 20% of the population.

Ahali Center for Community Development
http://www.ahalicenter.org
The Ahali Center is a community-based group promoting grassroots activism among the Palestinian minority in Israel on issues of equality and the fair distribution of national resources.

Amnesty International (Israel)
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/israel_and_occupied_territories/index.html
Amnesty is the London-based international NGO that prepares authoritative studies of human rights worldwide

Arab Association for Human Rights
http://www.arabhra.org
Founded to promote and protect the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel. Provides a review of the Arab press in Israel. 

Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
http://www.nif.org/acri
ACRI protects the rights of all individuals in Israel and in the occupied territories through legal action, education and public outreach.

Association of Forty
http://assoc40.org/index_main.html
The Association is a grassroots organization working to establish recognition for unrecognized Arab villages and the promotion of social justice for Arabs in Israel.

B'Tselem
http://www.btselem.org
B'Tselem: The Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories acts to change Israeli policy in the territories and to ensure that the government protects the human rights of its residents and complies with its obligations under international law.

Galilee Society
http://www.gal-soc.org
The Galilee Society works towards the achievement of equitable health, environmental, and socio-economic conditions and development opportunities for Arab citizens of Israel.

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/mideast/is-ot-pa.php
HRW is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world; of interest is its section on the Middle East.

Ittijah: The Union of Arab Community-Based Organizations
http://www.ittijah.org/
Ittijah works to strengthen Palestinian citizens of Israel in its struggle for equality. They help in the creation of a Palestinian civil society and community-based organizations.

Madre
http://www.madre.org/country_pale.html
An international human rights organization working for human rights for women and families, " As Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza moves into its 36th year, ordinary women and families on both sides of the conflict are paying the price for political violence that seems increasingly intractable."

Machsom Watch
http://www.machsomwatch.org
A group of women who monitor and prevent human rights violations at IDF checkpoints; Member Coalition of Women for Peace

LAW The Palestinian Human Society for the protection of human rights
www.lawsociety.org
LAW is a Palestinian Human Rights organisation based in Jerusalem. LAW was founded in 1990 by a group of Palestinian lawyers to promote human rights and further the principles of the rule of law, and to defend Palestinian rights in accordance with international human rights law and United Nations declarations.

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
http://www.pchrgaza.org/about_pchr.htm
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an independent legal body based in Gaza City dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic principles in the Palestinian Territories.

The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group
www.phrmg.org
"Violations of Palestinian human rights by both Palestinian and Israeli authorities persist with little accountability and, for the foreseeable future, the PHRMG will maintain and improve upon its traditional human rights monitoring and outreach activities."

Physicians for Human Rights
http://www.phr.org.il/phr/Pages/PhrHomepage.asp
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-Israel) was established in 1988 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting and protecting the right to health care in Israel and in territories under Israel's effective control.

Rabbis for Human Rights
http://www.rhr.israel.net/overview.shtml
Rabbis for Human Rights is a group of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis working on behalf of human rights issues in Israel and in the territories.

Sikkuy
http://www.sikkuy.org.il/english/news/index.asp
Sikkuy, the Association for the Advancement of Equal Opportunities, is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote civil society in Israel and improve the status of its Arab citizens.

The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC)
http://www.upmrc.org/content/about/main.html
The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) is a grassroots, community-based Palestinian health organization. UPMRC seeks to improve the overall physical, mental, and social well being of all Palestinians, regardless of racial, political, social, economic or religious status.
III. Refugees

A. Jews from Middle Eastern Countries

Ada Aharoni's Home Page
http://tx.technion.ac.il/~ada/home.html
Where one can examine articles that explore the issue of Arab Jewish Refugees, Ada presents that knowledge of their plight "can be used to advance the Peace Process in the Middle East today, if they are presented and used in a positive way."

Babylonian Jewry
http://www.babylonjewry.org.il/
Babylonian Jewry is really unique - one of its kind in the world. You are invited to travel through 2700 years of Babylonian Jewry history - Since they were exiled from the land of Israel and until their eventual return from Iraq to their former homeland.

The David Project
http://www.davidproject.org/
The David Project is a grassroots Jewish initiative that promotes peace and justice in the Middle East.

Forgotten Exodus
http://www.forgottenexodus.com/
"The Jewish people have been living in the Middle East for over three thousand years. As Jews, they take pride in being the Middle East's oldest, existing minority group.  One million Jews fled oppression in the Muslim world in the 20^th century. "

HSJE-Historical Society of Jews from Egypt
Preserves the history and culture

Jewish Arab Refugees
http://jac.up.co.il/
Tells the story of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and strives for multicultural pluralism.

Jewish Refugees
http://www.jewishrefugees.org/links.htm
As part of an international effort, in association with major Jewish communal organizations, the American Sephardi Federation has launched a campaign to collect testimonials from Jews displaced from Arab countries.

Jews of Libya
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/JewsofLibya/
This Web site is by, for, and of the entire community of Jews of Libya.

Jimena
http://www.jimena-justice.org/index.htm
JIMENA's mission is to advocate and educate about the history and plight of the Jews indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa. One of their goals is to play a constructive role in bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Baghdadi Artist/Eli Sawdayee
http://www.geocities.com/sawdayee1/
This Web site depicts the lifestyle of a Jewish family who used to live in Baghdad.
B. Palestinian Refugee Groups

Badil
http://www.badil.org/
Here is Badil, a resource center for Palestinian residency and refugee groups. 

Eye to Eye
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/eyetoeye/index.html
Get a glimpse of life in a refugee camp, photos and stories by Palestinian children.

Palestinian Refugee Links
http://www.shaml.org/
Shaml is an independent non-governmental organization, dedicated to Palestinian refugees and the Palestinian Diaspora. It was established in 1994 by a group of concerned academics and human rights activists who felt the need to examine issues pertaining to Palestinian refugees in a comparative perspective, encompassing relevant experiences in other parts of the world.

Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet
http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/MEPP/PRRN/prfront.html
A non-partisan project devoted to the dissemination of ideas and scholarly information, in an effort to foster scholarly collaboration, policy research, and innovative thinking on the Palestinian refugee issue.

II.   Resources for Activists

Helping.org
http://www.helping.org/nonprofit/tools.adp
Helping.org is an easy-to-use, one-stop online resource designed to help people find volunteer and giving opportunities in their own communities and beyond. Site Content topics cover: Day-to-Day operations, getting the help you need, working the web, and learning from others.

Innonet http://www.helping.org/frameset.adp?hosection=nonprofit&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2einnonet%2eorg&title=Workstation%20for%20Innovative%20Nonprofits
Workstation for Innovative Nonprofits is a free online tool to build program and evaluation plans as well as fundraising proposals and budgets

Internet Resources for Non-profits
http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/directory.html
Incredibly comprehensive directory of support resource for non-profits that every activist should know about

Middle East Activist
http://www.meactivist.org/index.htm The Middle East Activist is a new organization that has tried to figure out how to be most effective in encouraging cross-cultural and interfaith understanding and friendship, as well as working toward peace, justice, and a more secure future for all people, both in the United States and the MidEast.

Network for Good
http://www.networkforgood.org/npo/
Network for Good is a nonprofit collaboration to help nonprofit organizations increase capacity, reach new audiences, and build Internet strategies.

Nonprofit Mailers
http://www.nonprofitmailers.org/tools.html
Tools for nonprofit mailers

Not For Profit Network
http://www.notforprofitnetwork.org/index.php
Fundraising, funding sources, communication tips, volunteerism, NotForProfitNetwork.org has offers many resources. Post volunteer wanted ads and join in on a wide variety of discussions on topics affecting not for profit groups.

Open Democracy
www.opendemocracy.net
"Where else could you find global business and activists, politicians and concerned citizens engaged in constructive debate. The world needs this." Maria Cattaui Livanos,

Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce

Petitiononline.com
Create and sign free public petitions on most any responsible topic.

Social Action.com
An on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world. .

Volunteer Match
http://www.volunteermatch.org
Wherever you live and whatever you're looking to do: Volunteer Match will hook you up.

B. Technology/Software/Web Advocacy

Brand in the Box
Brand emails

Charity Focus
http://my.charityfocus.org/
Builds Web sites, provide technical assistance, and engages in a wide variety of projects designed to benefit non-profit organizations dedicated to public service - did we mention for no to little cost?

Create Surveys for orgs http://www.helping.org/frameset.adp?hosection=nonprofit&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ezoomerang%2ecom%2f&title=Zoomerang
Create surveys and get feedback online for free.

Ebase http://www.helping.org/frameset.adp?hosection=nonprofit&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eebase%2eorg%2f&title=Ebase A free information and communications management system for nonprofits -- a database to organize membership and donation information, combined with a communications tool to run email campaigns, merging personalized information into bulk email.

Fundraising Software http://nonprofit.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allianceonline.org%2Ffaqs%2Ffrfaq7.html
How to select fundraising software

Grassroots.org
Grassroots.org is a 501c3 non-profit organization that serves other non-profits and information consumers worldwide. They provide free Internet business services to charities, including full-featured web hosting and email services. They also provide limited consulting to charities at no charge.

Kellogg Foundation Report on e-philanthropy
http://www.wkkf.org/pubs/PhilVol/Pub578.pdf
Report by the Kellogg foundation on e-philanthropy, volunteerism, and social changemaking, a new landscape of resources, issues and opportunities

MediaNet
http://www.internetnewsbureau.com/medianet/
A web-based tutorial for media and public relations on the Internet

NetAction Virtual Activist
http://www.netaction.org/training/
NetAction Virtual Activist training curriculum is a comprehensive online guide to using technology for grassroots organizing and advocacy.

Petitiononline.com
The best place on the Web to create and sign free public petitions on most any responsible topic....

Nonprofit Software
Software for nonprofits

Peacetest
An educational interactive site with a questionnaire that assesses a user’s risk of moral disengagement through a survey and offers a psychological “inoculation” in the form of information, examples from the media, and role models.

C. Middle East

i.   Dialogue/Educational Tools

The Center for Nonviolent Communication
http://www.cnvc.org/main.htm
Practical and proven in daily life around the world, Nonviolent Communication is a reliable language for being heard, hearing others, clearly and confidently expressing our needs and dreams, and for working through conflict with compassion and success.

Jewish Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group
http://www.igc.org/traubman/dg-prog.htm
This group is based in San Mateo, CA and has been involved in dialogue work for over 10 years. This Web site has useful tools on how to use dialogue for Middle East peace activists.

Melitz
http://www.melitz.org.il/
Offers great educational peace resources

Middle East Activist
The Middle East Activist is a new organization that is trying to figure out how to be most effective in encouraging cross-cultural and interfaith understanding and friendship, as well as working toward peace, justice, and a more secure future for all people, both in the United States and the Middle East.

ii. Peace Trips