JHU SAIS to Host Conference on the Geneva Initiative: A Possible Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host a daylong conference, "The Geneva Initiative: A Possible Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?" on Tuesday, 02/10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The conference is sponsored by the Swiss Foundation for World Affairs at SAIS. Panelists will focus on the origins, the content and the objectives of the "Geneva Initiative;" how it relates to the Roadmap to Peace and the two-state solution; and how the different initiatives can lead to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The conference will include the following sessions. A complete agenda is below.

9 a.m. - Introduction

9:15 a.m. - Opening Remarks: "Why Geneva, Why Now?" by Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, member of the Israeli delegation to the Geneva Initiative, and Nabil Amr, member of the Palestinian delegation to the Geneva Initiative

9:30 a.m. - Panel 1: "Geneva, the Roadmap to Peace and the Two-State Solution"

11:15 a.m. - Panel 2: "Talking Peace: The Impact of a Private Initiative on the Public Debate"

1:15 p.m. - Panel 3: "The Road to Peace"

2:30 p.m. - Concluding Remarks

The event, which is open to the public, will be held in Kenney Auditorium located on the first floor of the school's Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to [email protected] or 202.663.5942.

For more information, contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].