IFWP Middle East Peace Initiative

"Exploring Innovative Approaches to Lasting Peace and Stability

in the Middle East"

 

        Jerusalem, Israel May 10-16, 2005 - Tentative Schedule

 

Tuesday, May 10

All Day            Arrivals

05:00 PM        Registration

07:00 PM        Opening Dinner

 

Wednesday, May 11

07:00 AM        Breakfast

08:30 AM        Opening Plenary: Innovative Approaches to Peace in the Middle East

10:00 AM        Break

10:30 AM        Session II: Introduction to IIFWP and the MEPI

12:00 PM        Break and Outing to Yad Vashem and the Old City (lunch en route)

05:30 PM        Return to Hotel

06:00 PM        Dinner at Hotel

07:30 PM        National and Regional Meetings

 

Thursday, May 12

07:00 AM        Breakfast

08:00 AM        Depart for Hebrew University or Notre Dame Pontifical Institute and

Conference Center

09:00 AM        Symposium on Innovative Approaches to Peace and Stability in the Middle East

                        Session III: Governance in the 21^st Century

10:15 AM        Break

10:45 AM        Symposium Session IV: The IIPC as an Innovative Approach to Peace

12:00 PM        Lunch

01:30 PM        Conclusion of Symposium

Departure for Visit to Gushet Zion Settlement

04:30 PM        Return to Hotel

06:00 PM        Dinner at Hotel

07:30 PM        National and Regional Meetings

 

Friday, May 13

07:00 AM        Breakfast

08:30 AM        Session V A: IIFWP Principles of Peace [for main group]

Session V B: Concurrent Working Group: Toward an IIPC Road Map for Peace in the Middle East

9:30 AM          Break

9:45 AM          Session VI A: IIFWP, on Root Causes of Broken Relationships and Conflict

Session VI B: Concurrent Working Group: Toward an IIPC Road Map for Peace

 10:45 AM       Break

 11:15 AM       Session VII A: IIFWP, on The Way of Reconciliation and the Restoration of Relationships

Session VII B: Concurrent Working Group: Toward an IIPC Road Map for Peace in the Middle East

12:30 PM        Lunch at Hotel

01:30 PM        Working Sessions, Briefings, and Fact-Finding Trips:

A.     Visit to Knesset

B.     Visit to "Peace Now" (NGO)

C.     Visit to Chief Rabbi

05:30 PM        Return to Hotel

06:00 PM        Dinner and Reports

08:00 PM        National and Regional Meetings

 

Saturday, May 14

06:00 AM        Breakfast

07:30 AM        Depart for Gaza

10:30 AM        Gaza Tour

12:00 PM        Lunch

01:30 PM         Gaza Symposium: "Prospects for Nation-Building and Peace-Building in Palestine: Trends of Hope"

03:30 PM        Break

04:00 PM        Gaza Tour and Departure to Jerusalem

08:00 PM        Dinner at Hotel

 

Sunday, May 15

07:00 AM        Breakfast

08:30 AM        Option A: Peace Briefings Tour to Holy Sites of Judaism, Christianity, Islam:

                        Western Wall, Church of Holy Sepulchre, and Al Aqsa Mosque

                        Option B: Depart for Ramallah Symposium

                        Ramallah Symposium:  “Innovative Approaches to Peace”

12:00 PM        Lunch

01:30 PM        Departure for Outings and Special Meetings

A.     Nazareth Tour and Briefing

B.     Galilee Tour and Briefing

C.     High Level Meeting with Druze Leadership

D.     High Level Meeting with Jewish Leadership

 

05:30 PM        Closing Dinner

06:30 PM        Departure for Special Evening Program

 

Monday, May 16

07:00 AM        Breakfast and Departures