Is There a Solution for the Middle East?
Thursday 29 January 2009, 18.30 – 21.00
In November 2007, after years of violence, Israel and Palestine agreed on the resumption of peace negotiations. However, and in spite of the recent change of government in Israel, the conclusion of a peace agreement seems to have been postponed indefinitely.- Is there a solution for the Middle East?
- What influence do Europe and the US have?
- To what extent do external threats create political unity within Israel?
- How does the religious conviction of the "promised land" affect political conflict?
Live-coverage from the Davos Congress Center:
Ban-Ki Moon, UNO General Secretary
Amre Moussa, General Secretary, Arab League, Egypt
Shimon Peres, President of Israel
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey
Moderation:
David Ignatius, Associate Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post, USA
19.30 - 21.00 Uhr:
Panel in the Alpin Middleschool with guests:
Abdul M. Al Jaber, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Paltel Group, Palestinian Territories
David Rosen, Chief Rabbi, International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Relations, USA and Israel
Ulrike Wohlrab, Pastor Jerusalem, Israel
Media Leader, Middle East
Moderation:
Susanne Wille, Swiss Television