Introduction

Current Projects

Peace Education - EU

Young Negotiator Program - ADA

Young Negotiator Program - War Child

Negotiating Our Future

CCRR Summer Camp "Know Your Country"

Women Project

Inter_Religious Dialogue

Accomplished Projects

Policemen Training Program

 Youth Counseling Program

 Young Leaders Programs

 Young Negotiators Program

 2nd Young Negotiators  Programm

Youth Program

Conflict Transformation Network-IPCT Net

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Security Men Training at Allemby Bridge

In 1991, the Security Men Program at Allenby Bridge brought Palestinian and Israeli security men together. Israeli and Palestinian security personnel, who are working together in various fields, do not differ from the average Palestinian or Israeli in a crucial way: They rarely have the possibility to talk to each other and they do not know much about each other.
CCRR gave a 40 hour course for 20 participants of the Palestinian and Israeli security forces working at Allenby Bridge. This course was also attended by sen­ior officers from both sides. It was a great accomplishment for both sides to agree to attend a facilitated encounter.
This course focused on ways to resolve daily conflicts between the two sides. The conflicts result from the joint work at the border. The course focused on commu­nication skills and tried to change the image each side has of the other. We quickly discovered that the officers did not have any information about each others’ habits, values and general culture. All they knew about each other had it’s origin in rumors and stereotypes. Also, they had never received any training of how to work with each other.

In addition, two courses of a similar nature were at Karmy Bridge which links Gaza and Israel (20 participants, 40 hours). Again, these courses were the first opportunity for the officers to get to know each other on an individual basis. The par­ticipants and their ranking officers showed a great interest in these courses. At the end, all participants said that their relationship had indeed changed.

All participants of agreed that it would be a grave mistake to allow Palestinians and Israelis to work together without them having been provided with any back­ground knowledge regarding the other side. The people working together should first get to know each other as human beings. It is not possible to change the animosity between the parties by a written deal: Eventful coopera­tion can only be achieved as a result of, guided facilitation meetings and train­ing. CCRR could not evaluate the long-term effect of the program because after the political situation deteriorated in 2000, it was impossible to continue with courses of such a nature. Anyhow, participants of the programs still keep in touch with CCRR and demand that such programs should be conducted again.