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NBA Star Omri Casspi Opens New Year of Twinned Peace Sport Schools Program

Over 100 Palestinian and Israeli children gathered to open the new year of the Twinned Peace Sport Schools program and meet NBA star Omri Casspi.

Each year hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli children aged 6 -13 are brought together in a safe, healthy and fun environment built on principles of
equality, diversity and respect to play sport and learn each other's languages. This project, a joint initiative of the Peres Center and the Al Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue was launched in 2002 and is the longest running youth coexistence sport project in the Middle East. The Peres Center has launched a new campaign "600 Goals, One Peace" to help ensure the continuation of this important project. 600 Palestinian and Israeli children need YOUR HELP - Make a difference today!

	Fathers and Sons, Palestinians and Israelis, Bond Through Football
	An Israeli-Palestinian, father-son football event was held in southern Israel, with the participation of boys and their fathers from the Palestinian town of Jericho and from the Israeli communities of Sha'ar HaNegev and Sderot. The Jericho-Sderot-Sha’ar Hanegev Twinned Peace Sport School in is generously supported by the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund and the Eranda Foundation.
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	Hundreds of Israeli & Palestinian Children Play in “Mini World Cup” in Jaffa
	Some 350 Palestinian and Israeli children took part in the Peres Center’s annual “Mini World Cup” soccer tournament in Jaffa. In addition to the friendly matches between mixed teams of Israeli and Palestinian children aged 6-14, the Peres Center’s Peace Team delegation to the World Cup in South Africa – a team of Palestinian and Israeli teenage girls and boys -- was introduced, and held an exhibition match with the Maccabi Jaffa youth team.
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	Gaza Roundtable Launched -- To Study Israel-Gaza Passages
	The Peres Center is bringing together Palestinian, Israeli and international economists and experts to research and analyze the subject of passages between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and their economic, political and security implications under three alternative scenarios: an improved climate of relations between Israel and Gaza, a worsened climate, or a continuation of the status quo. Called the “Gaza Roundtable,” this initiative brings together prominent Palestinian, Israeli and international leaders over the course of 12 months in five roundtable formations – representatives of the governments of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, international organizations, private sector, civil society, NGOs and academia. The meetings, research and final position paper -- "Palestinian-Israeli Roundtables: The Israel-Gaza Strip Passages Regime – Scenario Analyses and Policy Recommendations" -- will target EU officials, Israeli and Palestinian governments, civil society leaders and the media, providing valuable information on economic activity between Israel and the Gaza Strip, in order to facilitate and encourage better informed policy decisions, recommend procedures for crisis management, and improve the potential for peaceful relations between the two sides. This project is generously supported by the EU Peace Building Partnership.
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	Palestinian–Israeli–Jordanian Cooperation in “Green” Pest Management
	Jordanian, Israeli and Palestinian agriculturalists convened in the West Bank town of Beit Jala for the second steering committee meeting of the Cross-Border Pest Management project. This project aims to establish best practices for the Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli agricultural communities; to minimize the negative environmental and economic impact of conventional pest control and the use of poisoned bait in open field crops. This project, generously supported by the European Union, is organized by the Peres Center in cooperation with Tel Aviv University, the Amman Center for Peace and Development, and a Palestinian partner.
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	Palestinian Entrepreneurs at Tel Aviv Hi-Tech Exhibition
	Close to 20 Palestinian hi-tech businessmen took part in the “High Technologies” exhibition in Tel Aviv. Their participation was facilitated by the Peres Center in partnership with the Palestinian Trade Center (PalTrade). This encounter between Palestinian and Israeli executives and entrepreneurs at Israel’s leading international electronics exhibition was yet another successful initiative of the Peres Center's Business and Economics Department, bringing together Palestinian and Israeli businesspeople from parallel sectors and introducing them to the market on the "other side" and to potential business partners, thereby encouraging business ties and strengthening cross-border trade. The program is generously sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Israel and the Norwegian Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority.
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