Proche Orient
Daniel Cohn-Bendit se rendra en Israël et en Palestine, et notamment dans les territoires occupés palestiniens du 1er au 5 novembre 2008. Un an après les accords d'Annapolis, ce voyage a comme but de constater l'évolution de la situation depuis la signature de l'accord. Des rencontres avec des acteurs politiques et de la société civile promettent lui offrir un vaste vue globale de la situation.
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, coprésident du Groupe des Verts/ALE au Parlement européen, se rendra en Israël et en Palestine, et notamment dans les territoires occupés palestiniens du 1er au 5 novembre 2008.
Cette visite intervient un an après le lancement de la Déclaration conjointe israélo-palestinienne de la Conférence d'Annapolis sur la recherche d'un accord de paix d'ici à la fin 2008.
Elle a pour but de constater quelle est l'évolution de la situation depuis la signature de l'accord de paix d'Annapolis et pour ce faire, elle comprendra des rencontres avec des représentants politiques et des acteurs de la société civile à Tel Aviv, Jérusalem et Ramallah ainsi qu'une visite sur le terrain dans la ville d'Hébron.
Daniel Cohn-Bendit interviendra, à l'invitation de la fondation Heinrich Böll, le mardi 4 novembre à 18h40 à l' »Open University » de Ra ‘anana sur le thème « Israël, 60 ans-éléments pour une perspective européenne ».
Programme of Daniel Cohn-Benditco-chair of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
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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