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- Adalah "Adalah (Justice) is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Arab-run legal center in Israel. Established in November 1996, Adalah serves the Arab community nationwide, close to 20% of Israel's population."
- The Adam Institute "an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which develops and implements participatory educational projects to teach the basic principles of democracy and the equal rights of every individual."
- Akoda - Peacebuilding Learning Community
"AKODA’s vision is to establish a training and inquiry center in Israel for organizations, groups and individuals who are seeking social engagement and action to build a culture of peace, using approaches and methods drawn from traditions of spiritual wisdom and practice."
- Addamir Prisoner ' Support Center established in order to defend, help and support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
- Adva Center Established in 1991 to promote greater equality between social groups in Israel.
- The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) "established in 1972 to bolster Israel's commitment to civil liberties and human rights through legal action, education and public outreach."
- The Association of Forty (English, Arabic, Hebrew) The association for the recognition of the Arab Unrecognized Villages in Israel
- Bat Shalom "a feminist peace organization of Israeli women. We work toward a just peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors that includes recognition of a Palestinian state side-by-side with Israel and Jerusalem as the capital of both. Within Israel, Bat Shalom works toward a more just and democratic society shaped equally by men and women."
- Beit Hagefen - Arab - Jewish Cultural Center (English, Arabic, Hebrew) "a municipal, national and international center - was founded in 1963 to create a meeting place for social and cultural encounters between Jews and Arabs and to encourage and promote understanding and coexistence. The center operates as a non-partisan association and is supported and funded by the Haifa Municipality, the Ministry of Education Culture and Sport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as private donors."
- Christian Peacemaker Teams CPT Hebron has maintained a violence reduction presence in Hebron since June of 1995 at the invitation of the Hebron Municipality.
- Givat Haviva Educational Institute "Founded in 1949 by the KIBBUTZ ARTZI Federation of Kibbutzs. Givat Haviva is a national education center... Our mission today is to cope with the major issues that are on the national agenda and that surround the social life in the State of Israel. These include advancing Arab-Jewish relations within Israel and among our neighboring Arab countries."
- Gush Shalom a non-partisan and extra-parliamentary grass roots movement, whose aim is to influence public opinion. Gush Shalom is composed of Jews and Arabs, Independents as well as members of political parties and other organizations.
- Hand in Hand: The Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel "creates in Israel integrated, bilingual schools where Jewish and Arab children learn together. Hand in Hand is bringing a revolutionary vision to Israeli education:
integrated, bilingual schools where Jewish and Arab children learn together, helping their families and communities
live together."
- International Solidarity Movement"Struggling for freedom and resisting the occupation through nonviolent direct action"
- The House of Hope International Peace Center "The House of Hope functions both as a model for peace dialogue and source of inspiration to people all over the world. Our goal is to promote a peaceful way of human co-existence in the sharing of this planet... "
- Interns for Peace "established in 1976 in Israel. IFP was the first and remains the only program with the purpose of training community development peace workers, in Israel and now in Palestine and Gaza/West Bank, Jordan and Egypt; who initiate cooperative inter-communal action that unites all people."
- Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI) "IPCRI, founded in Jerusalem in 1989, is the only joint Palestinian-Israeli public policy think-tank in the world. It is devoted to developing practical solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
- Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace (or The Parents' Circle) founded by Israeli businessman Yitzhak Frankenthal, whose son was killed by Palestinians while serving in the Israeli army. Members are Palestinians and Israelis who have lost loved ones in the conflict.
- The Israeli Committee Against Housing Demolitions "Organizing non-violent resistance to house demolitions, land expropriations and settlements. Advocating the end of the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza."
- Ittijah: Union of Arab Community Based Associations
- Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Transformation Network(English) "Israelis and Palestinians working or interested in Conflict Transformation/Resolution study or practice, within each society as well as among diverse groups."
- The Jerusalem Center for Women
- Kav La'Oved (English, Hebrew) a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of the most disadvantaged workers in Israel, primarily: migrant workers, Palestinians from the occupied territories, personnel company employees, and new immigrants.
- Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND) "a dynamic Palestinian institution addressing issues related to nonviolence and democracy through a variety of projects focused primary on training and utilizing innovative media techniques. "
- MidEast Citizen Diplomacy (English) "a U.S. based non-profit organization dedicated to Jewish-Palestinian reconciliation. Our Compassionate Listening Project brings delegations to Israel and Palestine for people-to-people peace-building. The Compassionate Listening project seeks to: offer a powerful conflict resolution tool which will serve participants for life; increase the number of people working for Israeli/Jewish-Palestinian peace and reconciliation; strengthen and support the work of Israelis and Palestinians involved in dialogue and peace-building; foster new Jewish-Palestinian ally relationships; create new strategies for peace-building."
- Netivot Shalom - Oz ve Shalom "Movement for Judaism , Zionism and Peace"
- Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al-Salam A village in Israel established jointly by Jews and Palestinian Arabs of Israeli citizenship and engaged in educational work for peace, equality and understanding between the two peoples.
- New Profile (Hebrew) Israeli anti-militarism site.
- Open House - Ramle founded in 1991 to further peace and coexistence among Israeli Arabs and Jews in this mixed city of 65,000 residents.
- The Palestinian Center for Peace and Democracy (PCPD) "a non-profit Palestinian NGO dedicate to promoting concepts of democracy, peace, social justice, human rights and civic education in the Palestinian areas."
- Peace Begins with Myself Project that brings Israelis and Palestinians to Plum Village for dialogue and reconciliation.
- Peace Now is open to any and all persons dedicated to the struggle for a peaceful, just and lasting end to the Arab-Israeli conflict. We believe that security, human dignity and a promising future can only come through peace. Also: Americans for Peace Now
- Peace Trips to Gaza Israeli's meet their neighbors - Hagit Raanan's peace trips to Gaza
- PeaceWatch: News and Views from the Middle East.
- The Peres Center for Peace "The Peres Center for Peace is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1997 by Nobel laureate Shimon Peres. The Center's mission is to contribute to the building of an infrastructure for peace in the Middle East that promotes socio-economic development, while advancing cooperation and mutual understanding."
- Physicians for Human Rights - Israel a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that was founded in March 1988. PHR joins health professionals from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip who work against abuses of human and medical rights.
- Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center (Wi'am) "The Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center began operation in March of 1995. Known as "Wi'am", which in Arabic means ("cordial relationships") the Center helps to resolve disputes within the Palestinian community by complementing the traditional Arab form of mediation, called Sulha, with Western models of conflict resolution."
- salam-shalom.net A place for Palestinians, Israelis, Jews and Arabs throughout the world to meet, dialogue, and form personal connections. We believe that understanding and reconciliation requires honest and heartfelt communication. All people of good will, including Palestinians, Jews and others who want to help resolve our conflict are welcome.
- Palestine Human Rights Information Center (PHRIC) an independent, non-governmental organization. whose main interests include: 1) human rights monitoring, documentation, and reporting (of both Israel and the PA) 2) advocacy and intervention for the protection and relief of human rights victims through cooperation with local human rights organizations, urgent action alerts, and formal representation to human rights organizations and U.N. agencies; 3) education and promotion of human rights standards in Palestinian society.
- The Palestine Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG) (English/Arabic)
- Rabbis for Human Rights (English) "founded in 1988, in response to serious abuses of human rights by the Israeli military authorities in the suppression of the Intifada ... the only organization in Israel today concerned specifically with giving voice to the Jewish tradition of human rights."
- Rapprochement The Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement Between People - Beit Sahur
- The Regional Council for the Palestinian Bedouin of the Unrecognized Villages "believes that the solution of the land problem should not be connected to the issue of municipal services, which the government is both responsible and obliged to develop for the 68,000 inhabitants....established in 1997 as a community movement ( grass roots representation) for Palestinian Bedouin equality in the Negev. ..."
- Seeds of Peace (USA) "Building Peace in the Middle East One Friend at a Time"
- Seruv (Hebrew, English) Israeli Army Officers who refuse to serve the occupation.
- Shatil The New Israel Fund's Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations in Israel. (More comprehensive site in Hebrew or Arabic)
- Society of St. Ives A legal service for oppressed and exploited people. Struggling against house demolitions, land confiscations, and use of force against occupied civilians.
- The Support Forum for Conscientious Objectors
- Ta'ayush Arab-Jewish Partnership (English, Hebrew) Group working actively to arrange contributions to Palestinian families, and organizing solidarity and protest activities.
- UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) - Emergency Appeal 2002
- Women's Organization for Political Prisoners (WOFPP) established in May 1988 with the objective of helping female political prisoners who struggle against the occupation.
International
- Amnesty International
- Bruderhof "an international community movement rooted in Anabaptist and early Christian traditions, committed to nonviolence, justice, and fellowship, based on Christ's 'Sermon on the Mount'."
- Christian Peacemaker Teams
- Conflict Resolution Network, Australia
- Corrymeela "Corrymeela is people of all ages and Christian traditions, who, individually and together are committed to the healing of Social, Religious and Political divisions that exist in Northern Ireland and throughout the World."
- European Platform for Conflict Prevention "a network of European non-governmental organisations involved in the prevention and/or resolution of violent conflicts in the international arena. Its mission is to facilitate the exchange of information and experience among participating organisations, as well as to stimulate co-operation and synergy."
- Fellowship of Reconciliation, USA "the largest, oldest Interfaith Peace organization in the United States and is dedicated to the promotion of nonviolent conflict resolution."
- Gandhiserve Foundation: Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service "pictures of Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi, video and audio clips, films, footage, photo prints, online writings, a Mahatma Gandhi Quiz, digitized images, books, photograph research, and profound information about Mahatma Gandhi"
- Glencree Centre for Reconciliation (Republic of Ireland)
- Global Ethic Foundation For intercultural and interreligious research, education and encounter. (multilingual site).
- The Institute of Peace and Justice "The Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) is an independent, interfaith, nonprofit organization, begun in 1970 by Jim and Kathy McGinnis, as a response to the realities of war, racism and global economic injustice. We are committed to the challenge, "If you want peace, work for justice," by helping people find learn-able and doable alternatives that incorporate justice and reconciliation into an active quest for peace in their everyday lives."
- The Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
"The mission of the Institute for Study and Practice of Nonviolence is to teach by word and example the principles and practices of nonviolence, and to foster a community that addresses potentially violent situations with nonviolent solutions."
- The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) "an international, spiritually-based movement composed of people who, from the basis of a belief in the power of love and truth to create justice and restore community, commit themselves to active nonviolence as a way of life and as a means of transformation -- personal, social, economic and political. "
- The Jewish Peace Fellowship (founded in New York,1941)," a Jewish voice in the peace community and a peace voice in the Jewish community. We are a nondenominational Jewish organization committed to active nonviolence as a means of resolving conflict, drawing on Jewish traditional sources within the Torah, the Talmud and contemporary peacemaking sages like Martin Buber, Judah Magnes and Abraham Joshua Heschel."
- The Niwano Peace Foundation, Japan "The Niwano Peace Foundation was chartered in 1978 to contribute to the realization of world peace and the enhancement of culture by promoting research and other activities, based on religious spirit and serving the cause of peace, in such fields as thought, culture, science, and education."
- The Nonviolence Web "The Nonviolence Web is home to many of the US's most dynamic peace groups. "Nonviolence Web Upfront," the homepage news and opinion magazine of the NVWeb, is updated twice monthly."
- Pax Christi - International "an international Catholic peace movement with national sections on four continents. Members are involved in peace efforts in the fields of demilitarisation and security, human rights, ecology, development, economic justice and reconciliation."
- PeaceNet
- Peace News The international antimilitarist magazine "written and produced by and for activists, campaigners and radical academics from all over the world."
- Peace People (Northern Ireland)
- The Petition Site "Sign and create online petitions - for human rights, the environment and much more."
- Plum VillageCentre and retreat place of the Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh.
- The Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC) founded in Richmond, VA in 1980 to promote peace and social justice in the community and around the world.
- Rissho-Kosei-Kai A Japanese Buddhist organization working for int'l peace, interreligious dialogue and cooperation. (See also Niwano Peace Foundation).
- Search for Common Ground
- SERPAJ (Servicio Paz y Justicia en América Latina)
- SIPAZ: International peace service for Latin America
- War Resisters International (WRI) "an international network of pacifist organisations which agree to the WRI declaration -- War is a crime against humanity. I am therefore determined not to support any kind of war and to strive for the removal of all causes of war. It was founded in 1921 in Bilthoven, Netherlands and currently has member groups in more than 35 countries."
- Zones of Peace "The mission of ZOPIF is to contribute to the evolution of the global culture of peace through fostering and assisting in the establishment of sites with special significance as Zones of Peace (ZOP) in active partnership with citizens, religious/spiritual and secular leaders, and their governments."