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This is the first of several pages of Web links originally adapted by permission from links compiled by Kimberly Walker at www.mideastpeaceforum.com
This page contains links to special friends - sites that have linked to us and sites that we like. If your site links to MidEastWeb and you are NOT listed here then please tell us. A general listing: Middle East Peace Resources:
I. Middle East Peace
Anima Mediterranean Investment Network
Peace through economic development
Ariga Arik
Institute
Chicago Peace Now
A
Different Future
International Forum for Peace and Culture (IFLAC)
Jewish Peace
Fellowship
Just Peace Project
Jewish Voice for Peace
la Paix Maintenant
Meretz USA
Mid East Web Middle East (that's us!)
Middle Way
One Voice: End the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Shalom Center
Building Bridges
Bustan L'Shalom
Dialogue Project
Givat Haviva Educational Foundation (GHEF)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Transformation network /A>
Interns for Peace (IFP)
Jerusalem Circus Association
Jewish
Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group
Just Like You
Hope Flowers
School
Middle East Peace Forum
PEACE - a Mid-East Dialogue Group
Peace Child Israel- Coexistence Through Drama
Nemashim Arab-Jewish Theater Community in Israel
Peacemaker
Community - Middle East
Israeli-Palestinian PEACE Watch
Peaceworks
Re'ut-Sadaka (Friendship)
San Diego
Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue
Seeds of Peace
Soccer for Peace
Ada Aharoni's Home Page
Arab Israeli Comedy Hour
Blues for Peace
Middle East Peace Quilt
Pieces for Peace
E. Women Brit Shalom Naamat G. Political Parties Ameinu
Habonim Dror North America
The Hagshama Department (also
The
Hagshama Department of the World Zionist Organization )
Hashomer Hatzair
Kibbutz Artzi
Interfaith Encounter Interfaith.org The Interfaith Center of NY Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI) Israel Interfaith Association Religions for Peace
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Adam Institute Galilee Society Madre Machsom Watch Palestinian Centre for Human Rights The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group Ada Aharoni's Home Page Babylonian Jewry The David Project Forgotten Exodus
HSJE-Historical Society of Jews from Egypt Jewish Arab Refugees Jewish Refugees Jews of Libya Jimena Baghdadi Artist/Eli Sawdayee Palestinian Refugee Links Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet Middle East Activist Network for Good Jewish Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group
Compassionate
Listening Trips Daniel Pearl Foundation
Ariga
Hebrew and
English Web site promoting peace and
reconciliation, dedicated to Arik, a youthful victim of the conflict.
The Web site of the Chicago chapter of Americans for Peace Now is packed with interesting materials.
A Different Future aims to strengthen the voice of Palestinians and Israelis whose actions demonstrate that it is
possible for both peoples to live and work side by side.
IFLAC's goal is to help build a peaceful Middle East through literature, culture and art.
Jewish Peace Fellowship is a nondenominational organization committed to active nonviolence as a means of resolving
conflict.
Based at Columbia University in New York City, the Just Peace Project calls for an end to the Israeli occupation of the
West Bank and the Gaza Strip and for an end to all terrorist attacks against Israelis.
A diverse and democratic community of activists inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice,
and human rights.
The French organization of Peace Now (Shalom Achshav).
Meretz USA is a progressive Zionist organization that educates Americans about issues of civil rights and peace in
Israel, and promotes the values of peace, pluralism and democracy in Israel.
Balanced news, information and views about the Middle East and dialog efforts. MidEast Web was started by people active
in Middle East dialog and peace education efforts.
Middle Way - Compassionate Engagement in Society expanding peacewalks at home and in Israel.
The OneVoice initiative seeks to involve all Israelis and Palestinians in shaping a peace plan through participatory
democracy enabled by the Internet.
A network of American Jews who draw on Jewish tradition and spirituality to seek peace, pursue justice, heal the earth,
and build community.
Building Bridges for Peace brings young women from Denver, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza together to participate in a
21-day intensive communication workshop at a retreat center in the mountains of Colorado.
Bustan means 'grove' in both Hebrew and Arabic. Bustan is a grassroots partnership addressing the plight of
indigenous and marginalized people in Israel/Palestine. Bustan is Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine, anti-War, and
anti-Occupation.
NYC Dialogue Project brings together adult Palestinians, Jews/Israelis and Supportive Others (Christian, Muslim,
secularist, humanist, etc.) for intense dialogue and intimate conversation.
Encounter
Encounter is a global movement of people promoting human rights, communication and reconciliation between peoples in
conflict in the Middle East. Encounter incorporates Arab, Jewish, Israeli, and Palestinian movements and organizations.
Givat Haviva
Established in 1963, the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace is one of the oldest and most prominent institutions in the field.
Waging peace through education, the Givat Haviva satellite office based in NYC, focuses on raising awareness in the
United States of the issues in Israel and the Middle East and on providing financial support to Givat Haviva.
Palestinian Noah Salameh and Israeli Edy Kaufman maximize the resources of The Center for Conflict Resolution &
Reconciliation (CCRR) Bethlehem, and The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Jerusalem, to
gather a growing community of individuals and non-governmental organizations to exchange creative ideas.
IFP trains community development peace workers, in Israel and in the West Bank/Gaza, Jordan and Egypt who initiate joint
projects between Jews and Arabs in Israel.
The Jerusalem Circus Association is dedicated to the development of circus arts as a tool for dialogue and
coexistence and is committed to teaching circus arts to young people from all sectors of Israeli society, so they may
learn to work together for a common future.
This group is based in San Mateo, CA and has been involved in dialogue work for over 10 years. This Web site has useful
advice on how to use dialogue as a tool to work toward peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
Palestinian Forsan Hussein and Jew Michael Bavley, both Israelis, model Dialogue in their lives and are exquisite public
spokesmen for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Now in the U.S, these young men have created an inspiring Web
site for everyone.
The Hope Flowers School is a Palestinian school located in Bethlehem dedicated to education for coexistence, peace,
non-violence and democracy.
Manhattan -based cable TV and Webcast shows about dialog.
The PEACE group is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through dialog and joint action of citizens of all
countries in the region.
Peace Child Israel was founded in 1988. Using theater and the arts as a tool for dialogue Peace Child Israel's
objectives include education towards democratic values in civic society, tolerance and mutual respect.
Israeli-Arab theatre commune. Site includes photos and films of performances.
A coalition of interfaith and peace organizations join efforts to pray for peace and unity in Israel.
The commentary pages of PEACE - now merged with MidEastWeb for Coexistence.
Peaceworks fosters co-existence through business.
Re'ut-Sadaka is a joint Jewish-Arab Youth Movement for Coexistence and Peace. Re'ut-Sadaka provides Jewish and Arab
youth the opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and perspectives and to develop friendships across cultural lines.
Some participants of San Diego's 8 thriving dialogues offer an online audio and visual documentary of their process and
other useful resources.
Seeds of Peace is a non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the
skills of making peace. Founded in 1993 by author and journalist John Wallach, Seeds of Peace has focused primarily on
bringing Arab and Israeli teenagers together before fear, mistrust and prejudice blind them from seeing the human face
of their enemy.
The mission of Soccer For Peace is to promote tolerance, understanding and peace in the Middle East, and ultimately
throughout the world, by uniting children of different backgrounds in their shared love of soccer.
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.
Where art and literature can convey what no political speech can convey.
To make you laugh. To make you think. To help end conflict in the middle east.
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.
Peace - one square at a time.
More than 150 Palestinian and Israeli youth met to create 330 square feet of mosaic.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 .
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 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
is a youth movement based on the principles of Progressive Zionism, Social
Justice, Progressive Judaism and self-actualization, and committed to peace and equality.
The Kibbutz Artzi is a federation comprised of 85 kibbutzim founded by the
Hashomer Hatzair youth movement.
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.
http://www.interfaith.org
Cooperative association of not-for-profit religious and spiritual organizations combining resources for the worldwide
web
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.
http://www.icci.co.il
ICCI is an umbrella group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim organizations promoting interreligious and intercultural
understanding.
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.
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.
Their mission is to defuse verbal and physical violence perpetrated in the name of religion.
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.
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.
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."
http://www.machsomwatch.org
A group of women who monitor and prevent human rights violations at IDF checkpoints; Member Coalition of Women for Peace
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.
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."
A. Jews from Middle Eastern Countries
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."
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.
http://www.davidproject.org/
The David Project is a grassroots Jewish initiative that promotes peace and justice in the Middle East.
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 20th
century. "
Preserves the history and culture
http://jac.up.co.il/
Tells the story of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and strives for multicultural pluralism.
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.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/JewsofLibya/
This Web site is by, for, and of the entire community of Jews of Libya.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"We...generally spend 1 night at a classic guest house in Gaza City; 1 or 2 nights with Palestinian
families in the West Bank; 1 night with Israeli-Jewish families in the West Bank or Jerusalem area..."
http://www.danielpearlfoundation.org
The foundation's mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative
communications.
Israel Insider
Israeli journal of opinion and news.
Melitz
http://www.melitz.org.il
Your community chooses, upon consultation with Melitz, the MELITZamerica educator you would like to bring in for the
amount of time that works for you. They also offer books on their site.
MidEast Info
http://middleeastinfo.org/
This site was started in response to the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. As ordinary citizens, the
founders searched for a constructive way to deal with the grief and anger surrounding the attacks.
Middle East Information
"Advancing democracy, pluralism and mutual respect in the Middle East " - useful links and commentary from a Zionist
point of view.
Middle East Insight
Bimonthly magazine highlighting many issues related to the Middle East.
Middle East Media & Research Institute (MEMRI)
Translates excerpts from the Arab media and provides research and analysis.
Middle East News - EIN Middle East News
Middle East Research & Information Project (MERIP)
A Washington-based organization that provides research and material on a wide array of Middle East issues.
Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA)
This journal is edited by Professor Barry Rubin and is associated with the Begin-Sadat Center at Bar Ilan University in
Israel.
Mid-East Web Middle East News
Mid-East Web News provides a balanced spectrum of news and opinion about Middle East issues, and is updated several
times each day.
TheMiddleEastNow - Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle
East, Zionism, News and Views
the Middle East from a secular view
Yediot Ahronot (in Hebrew)
Israel's leading Hebrew newspaper. You will need to have Hebrew fonts installed on in order to be able to read this.
Arutz Sheva ("Channel Seven") is originally a Jewish settler radio station. Reflects a right-wing position mixed in with biblical commentary.
Israel Insider Israeli journal of opinion and news
Antizionism
Commentary, resources and links from a Zionist perspective.
Israeler.com
Israel Notices
Israel Editorials
Israel articles Israel
Articles (2) and www.middleeastarticles.com
Middle East Articles
- News
& commentary in English aggregated by the Swedish site Israeler.com
Israel News
Zionism and Israel News Archives
Palestine
Media Center
Official Palestinian Online Journal.
Jewish State
Zionist advoacacy.
CAMERA
http://www.camera.org
"The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America is a non-denominational, educational organization
devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East. Eg: Has fiercely criticized the NPR
series on the Israel/Palestine conflict history.
Hasbara Australia -
facts about the Middle East Conflict, Israel and Zionism
Australian friends of the Hasbara Committee. Publishing true facts
behind the Middle East conflict and latest news from Israel
Honest reporting
http://www.honestreporting.com/ "HonestReporting
is a fast-action website dedicated to ensuring that Israel receives fair media coverage. We scrutinize the media for
anti-Israel bias, and then mobilize subscribers to complain directly to the news agency concerned. Their e-mail list has
over 50,000 members worldwide, and is growing daily."
MyJewishLearning - Omnibus Jewish Israel and Zionism Site
Palestinian Media Watch
http://www.pmw.org.il/
PMW was established in 1996 to gain an understanding of Palestinian society through the monitoring of the Palestinian
Arabic language media and schoolbooks. PMW analyzes the three daily PA newspapers, Al Hayat Al Jadida, Alquds, and Al
Ayyam, PA TV and selected radio broadcasts and Palestinian, Syrian and Jordanian school books.
Zionism On the Web
Part of a network of Web sites established to give Israel and Zionism a fair break on the Web. Counters anti-Zionist and
antisemitic propaganda without apologizing for Israeli government positions.
Peace with Realism -Advocating peace with respect for Zionism and Israel.
Middle East Analysis - Liberal commentary on the Middle East.
Realistic Dove - Progressive Zionist views of Dan Fleshler.
Zionism and Israel Information Center
The Zionism and Israel Pages
Background, philosophy, links, analysis.
Z-Word - A forum for frank discussions and resources about Zionism, including Z-word Blog
These pages or enterprises are related to the Middle East in some way and link to MidEastWeb.
Discover Lebanon - Lebanese friends of peace - and tourism - together for a better future for all of us.
Iran Freedom Concert - For freedom in Iran
What If? - This Web site is about a novel of the Middle East and Islam
Sambar Pins and Flags
Middle East insignia and Palestinian Advocacy.
Israel-Palestina
- (Dutch) Middle East Conflict, Israel, Palestine,Zionism...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a European perspective - Dutch and English.
israelinformatie-
Israel/Jodendom
Israelisch-Palestijns Conflict
Anti-Semitisme Shoa
Zionisme
Dutch Web site with many useful Jewish Links (in English too).
Blogs
A new
chapter for the UN
Keeps track of UN treatment of Israel
Middle East, Israel, Zionism and other stuff -
Middle East topic, links and support for fair play for Zionism on the Web.
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