a quest for justice, impartiality and balance out of concern and heartache
Our mission
Our Think Tank is neither a lobby organization nor an action group for either party, but exists for the benefit of both; out of genuine involvement with Israelis and Palestinians. By impartiality we avoid the inclination to leave matters out, omit the inconvenient and lose balance and integrity. These are the basic conditions for a meeting and fruitful dialogue between Dutch, Israeli and Palestinian parliamentarians/politicians.
Strategy
- Regularly providing updated information via a ‘Living Document’ (to download below)
- Enhancing dialogue between Dutch and Palestinian parliamentarians/politicians and between Dutch and Israeli parliamentarians based on the special relationship The Netherlands has with both parties in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This could be complementary to the existing contacts on government level. The initiative is already embraced by several Dutch parliamentarians and reactions by Palestinians and Israeli are encouraging. In the meantime a first dialogue with Palestinian politicians is held.
Who we are
Members
Eric Bremer (treasurer), public administration & entrepreneur
Volkert de Buisonjé, Senior ICT expert and son of Rima Khalilieh
Maurits Cohen (executive secretary till August1, 2021, then board member), former director War Trauma Foundation
Pieter B.van Daalen LLM (secretary since August 1, 2021), interim manager
Sven Danner (board member), professor internal medicine
Yvonne Walvisch LLM, director adult education
Hans Ph. Weijel (chairman), political scientist & public affairs
International Advisory Council
Danny D. Brom, clinical psychologist & director METIV, Israel
René Giel, director Kontakt der Kontinenten
Ariel de Graaf, physicist, Israel
Menachem Klein, political scientist, Israel
Steven Klein, conflict management academic, Israel
Mohammed Shaheen, professor public health, Al-Quds University, Palestinian Territories
Esther Struikmans, theologian and Arabist
More information?
No peace without dialogue
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is becoming increasingly grim and endangering lives of people on both sides, through increasing violence. By inviting parliamentarians from both parties to meet and discuss, we see opportunities. If you value our effort, you could consider financial support in the form of a commitment, provided that the meeting actually takes place, of which we will of course inform you. Via the form below you can reach us, also with a conditional financial commitment.
If you are interested in the most recent version of our Living Document, you can use the download button below the 'About us' text.
