On Wednesday 15th January 2020, Forward Thinking’s Middle East team facilitated a dinner in Jerusalem, marking the beginning of a series of meetings we are organising with the Rt. Hon. Alistair Burt in the region. ...
On 3rd December 2019, Jordan Morgan, Middle East Programme Manager, delivered a speech on the topic of transnational terrorism in Gaza to over 250 religious scholars. The intervention formed part of a conference entitled,...
On the 20th November 2019, Forward Thinking, in cooperation with the Menachem Begin Heritage Centre, organised a conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. The focus of...
On the 21st November 2019, Forward Thinking facilitated a workshop in Tel Aviv. The workshop was an opportunity identify historical challenges in promoting a resolution to the conflict and to begin exploring ways that...
Forward Thinking Director, Oliver McTernan, and Chairman, William Sieghart held a series of meetings across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza between the 15th – 18th of November . In Israel they met with...
Between the 11th-16th of November 2019, Sophie Block, Middle East Programme Officer, facilitated a range of workshops across the Palestinian territories with speaker Pablo Zavala. Mr Zavala is the Director of the Spanish Foundation...
As part of our engagement with leaders from the Israeli political right, Forward Thinking hosted a delegation in Belfast and Dublin of Likud party senior political advisers. Discussions covered a range of topics...
Between 18 October- 25 October, Forward Thinking’s Middle East Programme Manager, Jordan Morgan, and Forward Thinking’s Israel Programme Manager, David Lee travelled to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to meet with a range of influential...
On the 24th September, Forward Thinking met with John McCarthy, British journalist, writer and broadcaster, to discuss recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the broader Middle East context. Discussions focused on the current...
During a five day visit to the region Oliver met with European and UN diplomats, Israeli and Palestinian leaders and officials both in Ramallah and Gaza. His visit provided a timely opportunity to access the...