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PAX Palestine Podcast features interviews with local Palestinian organisations and peaceworkers. PAX, a peace organization based in the Netherlands, works together with committed citizens and partners to protect civilians against acts of war, to end armed violence, and to build a just peace. In Palestine we support local partners in building resilient communities, promoting human security and equality in the political, cultural and social domain, and in fighting the injustices resulting from the protracted occupation.
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How do Palestinian women navigate the dual challenges of military occupation and a patriarchal society? This episode features a conversation with Niveen and Malak, two passionate participants from the Youth Bridges for Democracy and Participation project. Recorded in Bethlehem, these inspiring women from Hebron share their personal stories of resilience, pride, and perseverance amid adversity. We explore their experiences with restricted movement due to Israeli watchtowers and discuss the bro...
Join us as we interview Raneen Shweiki, an young voice from Bethlehem, who shares her journey with the Youth Bridges for Democracy and Participation project. Growing up amidst the vibrant yet challenging backdrop of Bethlehem, Raneen reveals how the initiative has empowered her and fellow youth, especially women, to become active participants in local governance. With the guidance of mentors like Mr. Nassif, Raneen has turned theoretical learnings into meaningful community actions, demonstrat...
Curious about how young leaders are shaping the future of Palestine? Our latest podcast episode features an inspiring conversation with Dania Mali, a dedicated advocate from Beit Jala, who shares her transformative journey with the Youth Bridges for Democracy and Participation project. Through this initiative by PAX the Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy (PCPD), youth and women are learning to step into local governance roles, empowered with the skills and confidence to hold municipal...
This is the third and last part of a trilogy about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European Union. This project aims to bridge the gap between the Palestinian civil society and the local governments. In this last episode Anwaar, who works for MEND and is the media and outreach coordinator for this project and journalist Hayat Hamdan tell us more about an important part of the Civil Society for Dignity project: the medi...
This is the second part of a trilogy about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European Union. This project aims to bridge the gap between the Palestinian civil society and the local governments. In this episode you will learn more about the project 'Civil Society for Dignity' itself. Muna Rishmawi, the project manager, talks about the aims of the project, the cooperation between the different organizations that are involv...
This is the first part of a trilogy about the 'Civil Society for Dignity' project, a project by MEND, PCR, PCPD and PAX for Peace, supported by the European Union. This project aims to bridge the gap between the Palestinian civil society and the local governments. In this first episode you will learn more about the political reality for Palestinians under military rule and the civil society landscape of Palestine, in an interview with George Rishmawi, Director of the Palestinian Center for R...
In the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, where Israeli settlers are in the process of taking over many Palestinian houses, there is an archive where Palestinians can store their photos, diaries, posters and other tangible documents. It is the first Palestinian run archive that is trying to collect memories, history AND documents that are produced TODAY, to store them for future generations. The initiative is called 'Khazaeen', the Arabic word for 'cabinets'. Each Palestinian that brings docume...
In 1999 Al-Quds University created the “Community Action Center” (“CAC”), a semi autonomous association, which aims to empower the Palestinian community in East Jerusalem. The CAC aims to empower the disadvantaged Palestinians of East Jerusalem to access their rights and entitlements and negotiate the complex bureaucratic procedures that control the flow of these rights. Most Palestinian inhabitants of East Jerusalem are residents and not citizens of Israel. They have to prove that t...
PAX supports the work of 7amleh (pronounce Hamleh but the first H from the lower part of your throat). In this episode you can hear Nadim Nashif and Mona Shtaya who both work for the advancement of social media and digital rights in the Palestinian context. We talk about several aspects of their work. For example how social media is censoring Palestinians and others with a pro-Palestinian message. Many Palestinians have their social media profiles shut down without a valid reason and i...
In Area C on the West Bank PAX supports a resilience project of Danish Church Aid and the Church of Sweden together with East Jerusalem YMCA. Emphasizing the resources that are available, the project works with various Area C communities on forming protection groups, identifying and addressing community needs, by mobilizing available resources and offering small cash grants. In this episode we speak with George Zeidan and Mai Jarrar about their resilience project in the South Hebron Hills. ...
On the West Bank, PAX works with the Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy (PCPD) on issues like promoting gender equality, preparing young Palestinians to participating in election campaigns and municipal councils, and holding municipalities accountable for their policies and promises of inclusive politics. In this episode we speak with Naseef Muallem and Ekram Zubaydi about the work of the PCPD and the upcoming elections in Palestine. We also included some snippets of a discuss...
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel was created in 2002 by the World Council of Churches. EAPPI volunteers aim to offer a protective presence to vulnerable communities, monitoring and reporting human rights abuses. They join Palestinians and Israelis who work in nonviolent ways for peace, and they interact with a myriad of international, Israeli and Palestinian partners. An interview with local program coordinator Jack Munayer and with one of the Dutch volunteers o...
PAX is a peace organization based in the Netherlands. PAX works together with committed citizens and partners to protect civilians against acts of war, to end armed violence, and to build a just peace. In Palestine PAX supports local partners in building resilient communities, promoting human security and equality in the political, cultural and social domain, and in fighting the injustices resulting from the protracted occupation. The PAX Palestine Podcast features interviews wit...
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