November 2025
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Horizons of Hope
Women Waging Peace Amidst War
by Ghadir Hani and Dror Rubin
Faith Leaders Can Heal Wounds of Gaza
by Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa
Dead Deserve Our Remembrance; Living Deserve Our Courage
by Alan P. Gross
Seminars and Workshops
Democracy and Federalist Hub Organized by Younes Al-Samman
International Diplomacy Initiative
Organized by Tal Zelinger
PeaceWorks on Campus
Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilders Engage Campus Leaders Nationwide
UC Santa Clara
Georgetown University
Emerging Leaders Council
New Committee Members
Balquees Aldeek
Albert Thompson
Idan Yedid
Jenna Fischer
Jarrod Jordan
Zaki Shamsi
Horizons of Hope
Women Waging Peace Amidst War
by Ghadir Hani and Dror Rubin
"A new book, published in Hebrew and in English, reveals the stories of 21 Jewish and Arab women who are succeeding in keeping hope alive by their personal stories of persistent activism and their refusal to give up on peace."
How Faith Leaders Can Heal the Wounds of Gaza
by Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa
"The Muslim World League will continue to support dialogue across faiths and nations, believing that peace built on mutual recognition is both possible and necessary."
Dead Deserve Our Remembrance; Living Deserve Our Courage
by Alan P. Gross
"The challenge before us now is to transform pain into something more constructive: a demand for truth, accountability, and genuine security built on justice rather than revenge."
Seminars and Workshops
Democracy and Federalist Hub
Organized by Younes Al-Samman
Seminar Topic: Strength in Alliance
International Diplomacy Initiative
Organized by Tal Zelinger
Workshop Topic: Region in Transition
PeaceWorks on Campus
Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilders Engage Campus Leaders Nationwide
UC Santa Clara
Georgetown University
Emerging Leaders Council
New Committee Members
Balquees Aldeek
Balqees Aldeek has worked with the Palestinian Peace Coalition and has extensive experience in intercultural dialogue, grassroots diplomacy, strengthening civic participation, and advancing inclusive development.
Albert Thompson
Dr. Albert Thompson is a historian of culture, conflict and social policy and has taught foreign affairs, military history, and peacemaking at several universities.
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Idan Yedid
Idan Yedid leads Teens for Peace in the Middle East, a youth peacebuilding organization which engages with Israeli and Palestinian youth to document their experiences growing up in conflict.
Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer spent five years at the United States Institute of Peace, working on programs in the Middle East region with a focus on the role of leaders in peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
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Jarrod Jordan
Jarrod served as Regional Director for Leadership for Educational Equity, a leadership development organization dedicated to ending educational inequity by fostering civic engagement,.
Zaki Shamsi
Zaki Shamsi is a high school senior at Choate Rosemary Hall and a member of the school’s John F. Kennedy ’35 Program in Government and Public Service..
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