[RAMAGE: Zenpundit.com] Karl Sharro’s two modes of “simply” explaining the Middle East
 

If you didn’t get it when Sharro posted his visual explanation:
maybe his verbal version will make things simpler:
Sources & resources:
The Atlantic, The Confused Person’s Guide to Middle East Conflict
Some people are neither verbal nor visual but kinesthetic — I dread to think how Sharro will explain all this simplicity to their nervous systems.

[REPOST – EVENT] Birds as Peacemakers in Conflict Areas  Barn Owls in Jordan – Israeli Peace Process

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  • “Barn Owls Know no Boundaries” project brings people from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority to work together on solving an environmental challenge. Such nature conservation efforts are beneficial for all communities. More often than not, these benefits go beyond biodiversity protection. Indeed, they may facilitate constructive dialog across divides in conflict zones. This pleads for the integration of nature conservation into peacebuilding interventions.

    This event will present multiple approaches used in cross-border projects around the theme of nature conservation in the Middle East. These projects promote people-to-people activities using science, diplomacy and sport, and education, art and ecotourism as linking elements. The strength of this approach is that the projects are implemented in interaction with local actors (e.g. schools, farmers), universities, national leaders (politicians, economic leaders, non-governmental organisations) and the international community.

    This event is jointly organised by University of Lausanne (UNIL), Tel Aviv University, and the Amman Center for Peace & Development. It will bring together experts explaining the unique case study of how cooperation on biodiversity protection can impact a peace process.

    The panellists include:

  •     General Mansour Abu Rashid, chairman of the Amman Centre for Peace and Development, mandated by his Majesty King Hussein to prepare the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel in 1994.
  •     General Baruch Spiegel, mandated by the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to prepare the peace treaty between Jordan and Israel in 1994.
  •     Professor Yossi Leshem from Tel Aviv University.
  •     Professor Alexandre Roulin from the University of Lausanne
      The discussion will be chaired by:
    Ms Anna Brach, Human Security Cluster Responsible.

Opening the 10th Defence Attache Orientation Course in Amman – Video

Both brigadier general Naser Al Maihrat and myself held a short welcome message where we stressed the importance of Defence Attaches as trust builders in the current challenging context.

The DA is an instrument of trust building
This course is an important tool of trust building
You are trust builders

 

{mp4}Jordanian TV on DA course 2016-11-06{/mp4}.

The Jodanian TV broadcasted a small clip showing the opening ceremoniy. 

 

 

GCSP: Flyer DA course Amman