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(Community Event) Peacebuilding in a Time of Crisis: Mohammad Darawshe’s Story
March 14 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join IPF Atid Toronto, Hillel Ontario, Beth Tzedec, and Holy Blossom Temple for a discussion with Mohammad Darawshe from NIFC project partner Givat Haviva, as well as Shalom Hartman Institute faculty member and PhD candidate and researcher in peace education strategies. He will draw upon his experiences to analyze the historical context and underlying dynamics of the current Israel-Hamas war and explore potential pathways for peacemaking between Jews and Arabs in Israel.
This event is open to all community members and will be followed by a 20s and 30s reception for young professionals.
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Time: 7:30-9pm ET
20’s and 30’s Reception: 9-10pm ET
Location: Beth Tzedec Congregation
Mohammad Darawshe is a Shalom Hartman Institute faculty member and Director of Planning, Equality and Shared Society at Givat Haviva Educational Center. He previously served as Co-Director of The Abraham Fund Initiatives and as Elections Campaign Manager for the Democratic Arab Party and later The United Arab List. Mohammad Darawshe is considered a leading expert on Jewish-Arab relations and has presented lectures and papers at the European parliament, NATO Defense College, World Economic Forum, and Club de Madrid, US Congress, Herzliya Conference and Israel’s Presidential Conference. He was the recipient of the Peacemakers Award from the Catholic Theological Union, and the Peace and Security Award of the World Association of NGO’s, and was Leadership Fellow at the New Israel Fund. In 2008, Mohammad Darawshe was elected as a city council member in his hometown Iksal. In 2009 he served as a member of The National Committee which drafted Israel’s Coexistence Education policy.