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IPCRI is a joint institution of
Israelis and Palestinians dedicated to the resolution of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of “two-states for two
peoples” solution. IPCRI recognizes the “two-states for two peoples”
solution as the ultimate fulfillment of the national strategic and
security interests of the two peoples. IPCRI therefore recognizes
the rights of the Jewish people and the Palestinian people to
fulfill their national interests within the framework of achieving
national self-determination within their own states and by
establishing peaceful relations between two democratic states living
side-by-side.
IPCRI seeks to serve as an intellectual platform for Israelis and
Palestinians (and others) to create and develop new concepts and
ideas that enrich the political and public discourse in order to
influence decision makers and to challenge the current political
reality with the aim of advancing the political solution of
two-states for two-peoples.
Israel/Palestine
Center for Research and Information - was launched in 1988 in order
to promote dialogue at various levels between the Israeli and
Palestinian civil societies. As such it is one of the oldest of the
bridge-building initiatives and also one of the very few to survive
the onslaught of the Al Aqsa intifada and its associated
restrictions placed by both parties on dialogue. IPCRI was founded
on the principle that it should be a joint partnership between
Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals, academics, professionals,
politicians, and others, reflecting a conviction that peace-making
and peace-building must similarly be joint and bi-partisan efforts
(assisted by the international community).
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IPCRI, founded in Jerusalem in 1988, is
the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think-tank
in the world. It is devoted to developing practical solutions
for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
IPCRI, with
its active information activities and joint
Israeli-Palestinian forums, is unique in that it is the only
Israeli-Palestinian joint public policy think-tank and
"do-tank" in the region. From the start it was based on what
was then, and still is, a unique premise: IPCRI should be a
truly joint Israeli-Palestinian organization with its
governance and management built on co-leadership.
Consequently it was set up with a Board having two
co-chairmen and a management with two Co-CEOs. In spite of
the obvious complications inherent in this system it has
been maintained throughout IPCRI’s existence. |
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