It was 1914 and World War 1 was raging across Europe. As dawn broke across the battlefield that Christmas morning Walter Kirchhoff, a German Officer, once a member of the Berlin opera, began singing a carol. […]
Make Peace Not War
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PRESS RELEASE A New Mediterranean Perspective Cooperating on Sustainability to Prevent War March 29, 2022 Rome, March 29, 2022. In light of current war in Ukraine, the Center for Higher Education and Science Diplomacy on Sustainability planned in the […]
On May 10, 2021, in the middle of the last wave of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a Twitter Thread tried to draw a balanced unbiased analysis predicting through Magical Glasses its possible scenarios and future outcomes, in light […]
From Peace to War: what is going on in Ethiopia? On November 4th, 2020 while the world was waiting for the results of the race to the White House, the lives of thousands of Ethiopians were […]
Given the long standing emnity between Greece and Turkey, which goes as far back in history as theold, now defunct Ottoman empire, it is no surprise that the tensions between the former master and subject have […]
The relative lack of investment means less quality individuals with expertise can be appointed to assist with peacemaking operations.
How the world generally, particularly the largest countries have prioritized militarism and wilfully not invested in peace.
Syria is a country at war, and it will probably prove to be one of the costliest wars in terms of loss of life, horrific injures (physical and emotional), the huge amount of ordinary people forced […]
Legal incompetence or diplomatic genius? This dilemma arises analysing in detail Section Five (devoted to Jerusalem) of the Deal of the century officially launched by US President Donald Trump on January 28, 2020 under the name of “Peace […]
Wow, this is going to be tough. And it’s becoming a full-time job. We are now on DRAFT 5 of the musical story, part of which is exploring both the Israeli/Palestinian and Northern Ireland conflicts in […]
Jewish and Arab teenagers in Israel grow up in separate neighbourhoods and towns and attend schools where different languages are spoken. At this formative age, they have few (if any) experiences of authentic encounter with the […]
Like for the title of a famous Italian movie of 1953, ‘bread (love) and fantasy’ are the three ingredients of the project The Merchant of Stars (”Il Mercante di Stelle” in the original Italian title), a […]
I think the world is too much militarised and the younger generation doesn’t have a voice in peace processes. The Italian program Civil Peace Corps is now moving in a new direction, encouraging young people to […]
What is happening in the Middle East, and above all, who will prevail between the Glocalist and the Statalist élites confronting each other? Our Magical Glasses can help us to understand what is going on and […]
All participants in the Yemen conflict violated human rights and committed crimes that could be regarded as military, the UN Human Rights Council states. “The group of experts has reason to believe that some representatives of […]
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar and other opposition groups signed a final peace agreement in the latest attempt to end the country’s civil war. “As President of South Sudan, I declare […]
By Marshall Breger President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and direct the State Department to begin moving the U.S. embassy there has given rise to a slew of commentary. Some […]
Statalist Mogherini vs. Glocalist Trump: two opposite visions of Jerusalem Glocalist-Statalist Magical Glasses help us to understand the two opposite Statalist Federica Mogherini’s, and Glocalist Donald Trump’s visions on Jerusalem. On the occasion of the Glocalist […]
While Gaza’s electricity supply is still hostage to unresolved Hamas-Fatah tensions, the Al-Shifa hospital uses generators to keep its neo-natal intensive care unit operational. Those generators, keeping the vulnerable alive, might still stop at any time, […]
What is the meaning of the recent Palestinian national unity agreement brokered by Egyptian leader Al Sisi, and above all, how the Glocalist/Statalist analysis may help to predict the final outcome of the ongoing Fatah-Hamas negotiations? […]
TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre, also called theChurch of the Resurrection byOrthodox Christians, is a church in theChristian Quarter of theOld City of Jerusalem which contains some of the holiest Christian sites anywhere in the world. […]
Two worlds: the virtual world from the media, and the real world from the people. This is the amazing gap one realizes arriving to Jerusalem, from the very first time. From my initial Italian perspective, the […]
It is always easier to sit in the audience than go on stage and perform. From the comfort of a theatre seat, in the semi darkness, you can remain anonymous and give praise or criticism in […]
Walid Salem has been director of the Center for Democracy and Community Development (CDCD) in East Jerusalem since 1993. He teaches democracy and human rights at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, and is the author of numerous […]
Why Jerusalem is so significant for so many people, and its Holy Places are so important and contested? What is the deep meaning of the expression Holy Place? Throughout history, members of various communities around the world […]