Naher Osten

Vom ersten bis zum fünften November reist Daniel Cohn-Bendit nach Israel, Palästina und die besetzten Gebiete. Ein Jahr nach der Konferenz von Annapolis möchte er sich ein Bild der aktuellen Situation machen. Treffen mit Vertretern aus Politik und Zivilgesellschaft in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramallah und Hebron versprechen ein breites Spektrum an Informationen.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Ko-Vorsitzender der Fraktion der Grünen/EFA, besucht vom 1.-5. November 2008 Israel, Palästina sowie dessen besetzte Gebiete.

Dieser Besuch findet ein Jahr nach der Konferenz von Annapolis statt, auf der sich Israel und Palästina einigten, bis Ende 2008 ein Friedensabkommen abzuschließen.

Ziel der Reise ist es, sich ein Bild über die Entwicklungen seit der Unterzeichnung des Abkommens von Annapolis zu machen. Dazu trifft sich Daniel Cohn-Bendit mit Vertretern von Politik und Zivilgesellschaft in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramallah und Hebron.

Zum Abschluss seiner Reise wird Daniel Cohn-Bendit am 4. November auf Einladung der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in der "Open University" von Ra'anana eine Rede halten zum Thema "60 Jahre Israel - Elemente für eine europäische Perspektive".

Programm der Reise

Tel Aviv-Jerusalem (1-5 November 2008)   

Saturday 1 November  

18:00:  Meeting with Israeli Green leaders and Peace activists  Venue: "Spacehip gallery" Introduced by Ofer Bronchtein, President of International Forum for peace 

Hosted by Eran Binyaminy, chairman of the "Green movement", founder of "green course" and coordinator of environmental studies in local education schools with the participation of Dov Hanin, member of the Knesset  

20:00 Dinner with guests: 

Yehuda Lankry, President of Channel 2 TV and former Ambassador in France and in the UN

Tzafir Rinat, environmental correspondent, Haaretz

Shimon Shiffer, senior political correspondent of Yedioth Achronot

Noam Sheizaf, senior editor, Maariv

Sigal Barnir, curator of landscape urbanism biennale in Bat Yam and professor of cultural studies in the architecture department in Betsalel academy

Benny Tziffer, intellectual, author, columnist and editor of literature and culture supplement in Haaretz

Orna Ben- Dor-, documentaries director and TV creator Venue: Raphael Restau-Bistrot87 Ha'yarkon street      

Sunday 2 November 

8:30: Breakfast with Gisela Dachs, Die Zeit

9:30: Breakfast/meeting with representatives of environmental organisations and media (Crown Plaza hotel) 

Gidon Bromberg, chairman of "Friends of the Earth" and possibly, Munqeth Mehyar, Jordanian director

Eran Binyaminy and Rami Livneh, "green action"Y

oav Ribak, news editor, HaaretzBen Dror Yeminy, journalist, web edition of the daily Maariv 

10:30: Interview by Aviv Lavie, Maariv 

11:30: Interview by Netta Ahitub, Hair 

12:30: Laying of flowers in the memory of Yitzhak Rabin  

15:00: Meeting with Haim Ramon, deputy Prime Minister 

16:00: Meeting with Ami Ayalon, Minister

 18:00: Meeting with Dalia Itzik, speaker of the Knesset  

Meetings still to be confirmed with:

Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel

Tzipi Livni, Foreign Affairs Minister and the designated Acting Prime Minister   

20:00: Dinner with journalists

Mr Michel Bole-Richard, le Monde

Delphine Matthieussent, Libération

Inge Künter, Frankfurter Rundschau  

Monday 3 November 

8:00: Breakfast with Roy Dickinson and Jerôme Bellion Jourdan, European Commission

9:00: Meeting with Ahmmad Qurai, chief negotiator Venue: Jerusalem  

10:30: Departure to Hebron (with Muzna Shihabi, Negotiation Support Unit) 

11:30-13:00: Visit of Hebron by "Breaking the silence" 

13:00-14:00: Lunch with Hebron rehabilitation committee and meeting with the governor (security issue to be discussed) 

14:00-15:00: Tour of the old city by the Hebron rehabilitation committee 

15:00: Departure to Jerusalem 

17:00: Meeting with Dr Robert Danin, Head of Mission, Quartet Representative

20:00: Dinner with guests: 

Ashraf al Ajrami, Minister of Prisoners affairs

Kadoura Fares, member of PLC

Bernard Sabela, member of PLC, Jerusalem

Ishaq Alboderi, Director of the Orient House

Abdel ElQader Alhusseini, Chairman of Faysal Husseini Foundation

Ahmed Hashim Zqayar, Chairman of the chamber of commerce

Sari Nusseibe, President of the Al-Quds University Restaurant "Asqi Donya"  

Tuesday 4 November 

9:00-10:00: briefing by OCHA at OCHA headquarter (venue tbc) 

10:30: Departure to Ramallah 

11:00: Meeting, Salam Fayad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 

11:45: Lunch with Dr Burckhard, Ambassador of Germany, Rammallah

 12:30: Meeting at the University of Birzeit organised by Prof. Ghassan Khatib 

 18:00: Conference hold by the Heinrich Böll at the Open University Campus, Ra'anana "Israel at 60- Elements of a European Perspective  

Wednesday 5 November 

8:00: Breakfast with Dr Kindermann, Ambassador of Germany, Tel Aviv

10:00: Meeting with Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership

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