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Middle East Peace Programs
The Middle East Peace Initiative has been promoting peace since 2003 through dialogue, people-to-people diplomacy, fact-finding trips, interfaith pilgrimages and conferences. It brings religious leaders, parliamentarians, academicians, women leaders, youth and civil society representatives together in Israel, Palestinian Territories and Jordan. Forums explore Track II approaches to the crisis in Syria. Read UPF's Statement about Middle East Peace.
UPF's Jerusalem Office for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions and Office for Peace and Security Affairs convene forums of academics, political and religious leaders, and peace advocates. UPF-Israel organizes culture of peace tours and leadership seminars for international youth. For information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Middle East Peace Programs
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Non-Violence and Reconciliation
- Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Middle East is often seen as an area of conflict where the tradition of non-violence is absent. That is actually not true. MEPI engaged in dialogue with organizations on both sides that promote non-violence.
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Interreligious Dialogue
- Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The peace programs offer formal and informal opportunities for participants to understand more deeply both their own faith and other faiths that honor Abraham.
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The Family of Abraham
- Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Middle East Peace Initiative began in 2003, when 123 members of the American Clergy Leadership Conference went to Israel with a desire for reconciliation, after a profound period of reflection about the painful historical relationships between Christians and Jews.
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Hearts Are Touched as Faith Leaders Embrace
- Sunday, December 9, 2007
At the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, a Jewish scholar from Jerusalem, a Muslim cleric from Kazakhstan, a Buddhist priest from Japan, and a Christian bishop from Nazareth prayed for the unity of God's people during a Middle East Peace Initiative program Dec. 4-9, 2007.
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Principles of Peacebuilding
- Thursday, November 29, 2007
The way to rise above the pursuit of self-interest is to recognize our common humanity. Just as a parent can intercede in the disputes of children, the parental heart originating from the Creator can help us resolve the differences that exist between nations, cultures, and religions.
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Innovative Peacebuilding
- Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Middle East Peace Initiative includes a wide range of interreligious encounters, fact-finding trips, interfaith dialogues, cultural initiatives, athletic programs, and service-learning projects.
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In the News: World Action to Solve Middle East Conflict Urged
- Monday, July 2, 2007
| On a recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, Sardar Muhammad Javaid Sarwar, director of the Institute of Peace and Development Belgium, told human rights activists and journalists at a Jerusalem press conference that efforts to secure a lasting regional peace were urgently needed from the international community. | |
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Jordanians Welcome 300 Ambassadors for Peace
- Friday, June 22, 2007
The impact of the Middle East Peace Initiative is increasingly visible.
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22 UN Missions Briefed on Middle East Peace Initiative
- Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Universal Peace Federation briefed representatives from 22 missions about its work in the Middle East and around the world.
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Washington DC Conference Drafts an Interfaith Roadmap toward Peace
- Thursday, May 17, 2007
"I wish I could tell you that the problem of the Middle East has been solved," said Mr. Taj Hamad as he introduced a panel on "Toward a New Roadmap for Peace in the Middle East" during an International Leadership Conference in Washington DC May 17, 2007.
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In the News: Journalists Call for Media to Foster Mideast Peace
- Monday, April 16, 2007
Several journalists at a recent media symposium in Jerusalem expressed agreement that the media should actively work to influence events by seeking to calm attitudes among conflicting parties in Middle East conflicts.
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Interim MEPI Report - 2003-06
- Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Since early 2003, more than 12,000 Ambassadors for Peace from the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) have journeyed to the Middle East seeking to make a difference, an innovative contribution to peace.
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