Between the 4th-8th of September the Director and Middle East Programme manager travelled to Israel and the West Bank and held a series of meetings with representatives from across the political spectrum. As part of...

Between the 14th – 18th of August, Forward Thinking visited the Palestinian Territories to hold a series of meetings as part of the on-going dialogue process facilitated within the Middle East Programme. Over the...

From 24th-28th July 2017, Forward Thinking held meetings with senior Palestinian figures from across the political spectrum in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza, as well as with municipality leaders, private sector figures, and civil...

Between 23rd and 27th July, Forward Thinking facilitated a series of meetings in Belfast and Dublin for a delegation of opinion shapers from the Likud party in Israel. Across the five days, the delegation held...

Forward Thinking met with Palestinian political leaders, youth leaders, and private sector figures from across the spectrum of Palestinian politics in the West Bank and Gaza. This allowed a range of insights to be...

Between 21st and 26th May, Forward Thinking convened meetings in Israel, West Bank and Gaza with senior Israeli and Palestinian political leaders, political advisors, academics and youth groups from across the political spectrum, as well as...

Oliver McTernan, Director of Forward Thinking was invited to participate in a meeting of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Regional Strategy Group on the Middle East and North Africa, 19th – 21st May. The theme of...

Between 20th – 25th April, Forward Thinking facilitated a series of meetings in Dublin, Belfast and London for a delegation of young activists and political advisors from the Israeli Labor party. This visit was...

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, on the 3rd of April Forward Thinking held its second conference on employment and education in Palestine. The event took place in Ramallah with H.E. Dr Sabri Saidam,...