Raising Global IQ:The ‘Whose Jerusalem?’ Case Study
Carl Hobert,Boston University
621 Commonwealth AvenueBoston, MA 02215Tel. 617-353-4794Fax 617-353-4351
Famous Quotes
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Famous Quotes
“The ultimate measure of a man or woman isnot where s/he stands in moments of comfortand convenience, but where s/he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Famous Quotes
“Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I will understand.”
Confucius
Today’s Agenda
Welcome/overview of workshop by Prof. Carl Hobert, Axis of Hope, Boston, MA
Team-building exercises (US Courtyard and Upper Field)
Prof. Hobert: History of Arab-Israeli Conflict and Negotiations 101/Getting to Yes Strategies
Video: To Die in Jerusalem
Six role-play groups meet to read, refine and present individual 2-minute summary statements
Break
Round 1 of Negotiations
Round 2 of Negotiations
Round 3 of Negotiations
Today’s Agenda
Round 4 of Negotiations
Preparation for Agreement
Draft, Print and Sign Final Draft of 250-word Position Paper
Debriefing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January, 31 2005)
UNGAR 181 November, 1947
Jewish & Arab areas
End of fighting (1949):
Mandatory Palestine at the time of cease-fire
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January 31, 2005)
Israeli territory after the June 1967 War
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/six_day_war.stm (January 31, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January, 31 2005)
The Arab-Israeli conflict today
Security
Israel is currently maintaining security through the development of a physical
barrier between the two territories as well as a
significant military force.
As a part of negotiations, the two sides must agree on border control, military presence, and policing of
settlements and Jerusalem.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html
Settlements
As seen on the right, Israeli settlements currently take
up a considerable portion of Palestinian territory in the
West Bank.
For peace to be possible, there must be
agreement over the number and location of
settlements for both Israelisand Palestinians.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html
Jerusalem before & after 1967
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html
Arab-Israeli Conflict: No Shortage of “Peace” Plans
1947 Partition Plan UNR 181
1948 UNR 194
1967 UNR 242
1973 UNR 338
1978 Camp David Accords
1981 King Fahd Plan
1982 Fez Plan, Reagan Plan, Brezhnev Plan
1983 Geneva International Conference
1991 Madrid Conference
1993 Declaration of Principles (Oslo Process)
1994 Oslo I
1995 Oslo II
1999 Wye River Memorandum
1999 Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement
2000 Camp David II Summit
2001 Taba Talks
2002 Saudi Peace Initiative
2003 US Road Map
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January, 31 2005)
The Arab-Israeli conflict today
Notice Israel…….
Six Sides:2-Minute Summary Statements
1. Hamas
2. Fatah
3. Arab League
4. Quartet
5. Likud
6. Labor
Whose Jerusalem?The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Preliminary Group Meeting
and Summary Statement
Negotiation Round 1
Negotiation Round 2
Negotiation Round 3
Negotiation Round 4
Agreement?
Negotiations: Round 1
Hamas meets with Fatah
Arab League meets with Quartet
Likud meets with Labor
Goal: Three points of agreement?(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
“The Triangle”
U.S. Quartet
Arab League
Hamas
Fatah
Likud
Labor
Negotiations: Round 2
Hamas meets with Arab League
Likud meets with Quartet
Fatah meets with Labor
Goal: Three points of agreement?(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Negotiations: Round 3
Hamas meets with Quartet
Fatah meets with Likud
Labor meets with Arab League
Goal: Three points of agreement?(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Negotiations: Round 4
Hamas meets with Likud
Fatah meets with Arab League
Labor meets with Quartet
Goal: Three points of agreement?(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Negotiations: Round 5
Goal: 250-word proposal on the three points of agreement
(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Whose Jerusalem?The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Preliminary Group Meeting
and Summary Statement
Negotiation Round 1
Negotiation Round 2
Negotiation Round 3
Negotiation Round 4
Agreement?
Whose Jerusalem?The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Lessons to Remember
1. We must strive for maintenance of peace, beyond the peace treaty.
2. High officials are under political pressure not to be flexible, and not to generate options that could benefit all sides, because they must deal with their own people when they return.
3. We must help Israelis and their Arab neighbors to learn about and practice working jointly and peacefully on what will be an ENDLESS stream of differences - as a “process”.
Whose Jerusalem?The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Lessons to Remember
4. Second-level government officials and non-officials, or track 2 officials, are better at brainstorming. Track 1 officials can later select the best options, improve them, and
then make binding decisions.
5. Middle school, high school and college teachers/professors and students acting jointly have great power to generate some possible good decisions that could then be “made” by officials at later dates (proposed “track 3” diplomacy).
6. Diplomacy is not about “empathy” - it is more about RESPECT
7. We must teach, and hence create, a new, enlightened set of Middle East advisors who do not have ideology leading the way, and who have a tough, no-nonsense approach to diplomacy that is SMART, TOUGH AND FAIR.
Whose Jerusalem?The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Lessons to Remember
8. Know your BATNA - and carefully estimate theirs!
BATNA is the acronym for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.
If you look at it from the simplest standpoint, your BATNA is the choice you can make if you conclude that negotiating with a particular party is not likely to yield a favorable result. You can walk away from a negotiation if your BATNA is better than the likely outcome of that negotiation.
Famous Quotes
“Our lives come to an end when we become silent about things that matter.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mother Teresa(1910-1997)
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi(b. 1947)
Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)
A quote from?
From: ___________________Salzburg, Austria
To: Friendship Among Children and Youth (Founded Under UNESCO), New York
Date: November 22, 1952
"You young people should consider yourselves fortunate that you, in your impressionable years, have the opportunity to exchange viewpoints and ideas with those of a variety of cultural backgrounds. There is no better opportunity to acquire the life-long insights that are necessary for the resolution of international problems and conflicts.
In the hope that your endeavors have a lasting impact, I send you my warmest greetings and wishes."
Albert Einstein(1879-1955)
“Educating Global Citizens”:The ‘Whose Jerusalem?’ Case Study
Prof. Carl Hobert, Founder, Axis of HopeBoston University
621 Commonwealth AvenueBoston, MA 02215Tel. 617-353-4794Fax 617-353-4351