Established
in 1991, the Palestine Center is the educational
program of The Jerusalem Fund, a Washington-based non-profit humanitarian
organization. The Center is dedicated to the study and analysis of the
relationship between the United States and the Middle East, with particular
emphasis on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The Center seeks to bring into focus the implications of specific U.S. policies with regard to Palestine and the broader region. Additionally, the Center aims to provide a much-needed Palestinian/Arab perspective that can address the political, academic, and media establishments in Washington, DC and beyond.
The Work of the Center
The
Center provides information and analysis on matters relating to U.S. policy
on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict to key individuals, institutions,
and media outlets. In pursuing its goals, the Center sponsors luncheon
forums, symposia, and press briefings to address these issues. The proceedings
of these briefings are published as “For the Record” summaries.
In addition, the Center produces Information Briefs, Policy Briefs, and
Special Reports written by leading international experts. The Center also
hosts informational briefings geared to middle and high school student
groups from all over the United States. The Center offers several film
series each year on various topics, chronicling the experiences of Palestinians
within the Occupied Territories, Israel, and the Middle East. The films
survey a variety of issues, including historical circumstances, political
exigencies, and Palestinian society and culture. Finally, the Center maintains
an extensive and expanding collection of books, videos, and periodicals
in an effort to support research on Palestine and related matters.
The Palestine Center announces the release of its new publication
The Conflict in the Middle East:
The Breakdown of Peace
The third edition of the Center’s annual compendium of reports, a 296-page publication containing the Center’s Information Briefs, Policy Briefs, and “For the Record” summaries published between July 2001 to June 2002, is a major source for individuals interested in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The volume covers Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, the second Palestinian intifada, the application and violation of international and humanitarian law, Palestinian-U.S. relations, Israeli settlements, refugees, Jerusalem, the Arab citizens of Israel, and the effect of U.S. policy on the entire Middle East region.
Authors and speakers include: John Duke Anthony, Nassir Aruri, Mustafa Barghouthi, Phyllis Bennis, PLO Legal Advisor Diana Buttu, Uri Davis, former National Security Advisor Graham Fuller, Jeff Halper, William Quandt, Charles Sennott, Palestinian Authority Minister Nabil Shaath, Thomas Stauffer, PLO Legal Advisor Michael Tarazi, former Deputy Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Edward Walker, Alison Weir, former U.S. Ambassador Philip Wilcox, Stephen Zunes, and many more.
The appendix consists of pertinent UN documents, human rights reports, statements by Palestinian and Israeli negotiators, the Egyptian-Jordanian Peace Proposal, the Arab Peace Initiative, and the recommendations of the Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee, and many other important documents.
The Conflict in the Middle East: The Breakdown of Peace is available for $15.00 plus shipping and handling (if ordering from the United States, add $4.75 for shipping and handling). To order the Center’s publications, please complete the Palestine Center Publication Order Form, with a detailed list of the publications you would like to receive, and mail it to the address listed on the form. Payment is required in advance. Please send a check or money order drawn in U.S. dollars made payable to The Jerusalem Fund. We accept Visa and MasterCard. If you have any questions, please call 202.338.1290. You may also direct questions to info@palestinecenter.org.
The Conflict in the Middle East: The Breakdown of Peace
(Washington, DC: The Palestine Center, 2002)
ISBN: 1931518394