April 2025
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Horizon of Hope
Digital Peacekeepers in Palestine
by Younes Al-Samman
Interview with Arava Institute's Tareq Abu Hamed
Platforming Peace
Israeli Universities Can be a Bridge
by Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
Cornell Hosts Peacemakers
by Michael Kotlikoff
PeaceWorks on Campus
Emerging Leaders Caucus Attracts Diverse Student Activists
In the News
Better Together
by Steven Windmuller
New Committee Members
Kayed Ma'ari
Shira Oz
Brandon Leach
Sofía Loushin-Obregón
Christian Ramos
Jonathan Siegel
Horizon of Hope
Digital Peacekeepers in Palestine
by Younes Al-Samman
Elevating truth - not tension - in the Holy Land, this new program trains workshop participants to recognize and confront media misinformation, disinformation, and information deliberately intended to polarize.
Interview with Arava Institute’s Tareq Abu Hamed
Growing up as a Palestinian Israeli in East Jerusalem, Tareq Abu Hamed always believed in the power of science. It is, he says, a universal language that can bring people together to solve problems.
Platforming Peace
Israeli Universities Can be a Bridge
by Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
This article was written by Dr. Ivory Toldson who serves as the editor of the Journal of Negro Education, a publication that reaches millions of scholars. He is also a member of the faculty at Howard University in Washington, DC.
Cornell Hosts Peacemakers
by Michael Kotlikoff
Cornell chose to risk stirring the waters by hosting Salam Fayyad, a former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority; Tzipi Livni, a former vice prime minister and foreign minister of Israel; and Daniel Shapiro, a former United States ambassador to Israel, in a discussion moderated by Ryan Crocker, a career diplomat.
PeaceWorks on Campus
Newly Formed Emerging Leaders Caucus Attracts Diverse Student Activists
In less than a year, PeaceWorks on Campus has made real inroads – we’ve engaged targeted students and faculty through events on 25 elite campuses, held monthly cross-campus National Leadership Briefings online, as well as in-person Master Classes in Washington, DC. Our ambitions for the summer and next fall are even greater.
Our intention is to build a national movement of diverse changemakers -- the policymakers of tomorrow-- and provide pragmatic, action-driven learning about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Emerging Leaders Council will be a working group of campus thought leaders who want to learn alongside our professional team, interact with students and donors across the nation, and diplomats around the globe. The Council will also help guide our program in real time. Online sessions every other month will offer unvarnished updates, strategic planning discussions, and a space to wrestle with hard truths—so we can operate the most successful program possible.
In the News
Better Together
by Steven Windmuller
In a May 2024 TED Talk, businessman and philanthropist Daniel Lubetzky laid out his formula for self-reflective conversations built around "curiosity, compassion, creativity and courage."
New Committee Members
Kayed Ma'ari
Kayed Ma’ari is the founder of several Palestinian initiatives in media and peace building. He is actively engaged in dialogue, policy making and strengthening democracy.
Shira Oz
Shira Oz is an undergraduate at Georgetown University, where she is actively involved in initiatives that promote peace and dialogue on campus.
Brandon Leach
Brandon Leach is the Founder and CEO of the Collegiate Institute for Middle East Affairs, a think tank providing professional access opportunities to undergraduates from across the United States interested in international relations.
Sofía Loushin-Obregón
Sofía Loushin-Obregón is an undergraduate at New York University majoring in Public Policy. She plans to attend law school after graduation with the intent to become a human rights lawyer.
Christian Ramos
Christian Ramos is an undergraduate at New York University and a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Program, studying History and International Relations with a focus on the Middle East.
Jonathan Siegel
Jonathan Siegel is an investor and entrepreneur who is deeply committed to peacebuilding and has worked with large institutional investors and in small tech startups.
