Editing Arab–Israeli peace projects (section)

== Policy groups ==

The following are organizations or institutions which address and analyze policy issues in a wide range of areas, as well as major projects or efforts which are officially carried out by regional institutions, governments, or [[NGOs]].
[[File:GalilSchoolSign.jpg|thumb|200px|Sign in front of the [[Galil Jewish–Arab School|Galil school]], a joint [[Arab]]–[[Jew]]ish [[Primary education|primary school]] in Israel]]
[[File:Twoteachers.jpg|thumb|250px|Teachers of [[Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish Arab Education in Israel|Hand in Hand]]]]

=== Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) ===
The [[Alliance for Middle East Peace]] (ALLMEP) is a group comprising over 70 leading non-governmental organizations that work to foster reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.<ref>[http://www.allmep.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:allmep-grows-to-over-70-organizations&catid=11:newsallmep&Itemid=25 ALLMEP Grows to Over 70 Organizations news, ALLMEP news, Thursday, 29 October 2009.]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613170818/http://www.allmep.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51%3Aallmep-grows-to-over-70-organizations&catid=11%3Anewsallmep&Itemid=25 |date=13 June 2010 }}</ref>

One of ALLMEP's proposals is an independent International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace to support and encourage efforts to build peace in the region.<ref name="ALLMEP 2009">[http://www.allmep.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=7 20009 ALLMEP Summit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907174824/http://www.allmep.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=7 |date=September 7, 2010}}, group website.</ref>

=== EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East ===
[[EcoPeace/Friends of the Earth Middle East]] is an organization which brings together environmental activists from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories, to work on common issues.

One of FOEME's major efforts is a regional advocacy project to promote discussion and sharing of water resources.<ref>[http://foeme.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/jordanians-palestinians-israelis-gather-for-regional-advocacy-meeting/ Jordanians, Palestinians and Israelis gather for a regional advocacy meeting] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104173532/http://foeme.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/jordanians-palestinians-israelis-gather-for-regional-advocacy-meeting/ |date=January 4, 2016}}, February 2011, FOEME website</ref>

=== Mejdi ===
[[Middle East Justice and Development Initiatives]] (Mejdi) is a local grassroots Palestinian organization which was founded by [[Aziz Abu Sarah]], a young Palestinian activist who seeks to advocate cooperation and reconciliation efforts. Mejdi seeks to promote dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. one part of its peacemaking efforts is to promote local economic development, and strengthening of economic cooperation and Palestinian small businesses.<ref>[http://mejdi.net/our-philosophy/ Mejdi website; Our Philosophy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105153829/http://mejdi.net/our-philosophy/ |date=January 5, 2010 }}, accessed 12/25/09.</ref> Abu Sarah has been consistently involved in a range of workshops and efforts in which he has promoted greater efforts towards reconciliation and dialogue between individual Israelis and Palestinians.<ref>[http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=5&cid=1258624592105&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull To Fatah and back]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger, ''Jerusalem Post'', Nov 19, 2009.</ref>

=== Peres Center for Peace ===
[[Peres Center for Peace]] was founded by Shimon Peres and carries out various policy analyses to advance efforts for peace.

===IPCRI – Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information===

[[IPCRI - Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information]] is a joint Israeli/Palestinian NGO and public policy think tank based in Jerusalem working towards building partnerships in Israel/Palestine. Under shared Israeli-Palestinian leadership, IPCRI carries out research and projects in various fields from economic development to environmental sustainability. IPCRI also facilitates public outreach and track two negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.<ref name="About IPCRI">{{cite web|url=http://www.ipcri.org/IPCRI/About_Us.html|title=About Us|publisher=IPCRI|access-date=31 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809023235/http://www.ipcri.org/IPCRI/About_Us.html|archive-date=9 August 2012|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

=== Aix Group ===
Formed in 2002, the [[Aix Group]] is an Israeli-Palestinian-international economic study team that conducts research on the economic dimension of the conflict. Areas of focus include Palestinian refugees, the construction of a territorial link between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, development of the Jordan Valley, infrastructure cooperation, the economic status of Jerusalem.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dwoskin|first=Elizabeth|title=Trying to Put a Price on Middle East Peace|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/trying-to-put-a-price-on-middle-east-peace-08112011.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912230513/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/trying-to-put-a-price-on-middle-east-peace-08112011.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2011|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=August 11, 2011}}</ref>

=== Givat Haviva's Jewish-Arab Center for Peace ===
[[Givat Haviva]] is an education, research and documentation center, founded in 1949 by Ha'Kibbutz Ha'Arzi Federation; it is located in the northern Sharon Valley of Israel. According to its website "The mission of Givat Haviva today is to cope with the major issues that are on the agenda of Israeli society, and to foster educational initiatives, research and community work in the fields of peace, democracy, coexistence, tolerance and social solidarity."

Givat Haviva sponsors the [[Jewish-Arab Center for Peace]]. "Established in 1963, the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace is one of the oldest and most prominent institutions in its field. The common bond of the dozens of projects conducted in the Center is the struggle for better relations between Arabs and Jews, better understanding of the essence of democracy and citizens' rights in Israel, and building bridges with our Arab neighbors." One of the Center's leading dialogue projects is ''Face to Face''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givathaviva.org.il/english/peace/activities.htm |title=Peace center - activities |access-date=2007-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705070220/http://www.givathaviva.org.il/english/peace/activities.htm |archive-date=2015-07-05 }}</ref>