Raising Global IQ:
The ‘Whose Jerusalem?’ Case Study
Carl Hobert,
Boston University
621 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Tel. 617-353-4794
Fax 617-353-4351
carl.hobert@axisofhope.org
Famous Quotes
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Famous Quotes
“The ultimate measure of a man or woman is
not where s/he stands in moments of comfort
and convenience, but where s/he stands at times
of challenge and controversy.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Famous Quotes
“Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may
remember. Involve me and I will understand.”
Confucius
Today’s Agenda
Welcome/overview of workshop by Prof. Carl Hobert, Axis of Hope, Boston, MA
Team-building exercises (US Courtyard and Upper Field)
Prof. Hobert: History of Arab-Israeli Conflict and Negotiations 101/Getting to Yes Strategies
Video: To Die in Jerusalem
Six role-play groups meet to read, refine and present individual 2-minute summary statements
Break
Round 1 of Negotiations
Round 2 of Negotiations
Round 3 of Negotiations
Today’s Agenda
Round 4 of Negotiations
Preparation for Agreement
Draft, Print and Sign Final Draft of 250-word Position Paper
Debriefing
UNGAR 181
November, 1947
Jewish & Arab areas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January, 31 2005)
End of fighting (1949):
Mandatory Palestine at
the time of cease-fire
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January 31, 2005)
Israeli territory after
the June 1967 War
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html/six_day_war.stm (January 31, 2005)
The Arab-Israeli
conflict today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January, 31 2005)
Security
Israel is currently
maintaining security through
the development of a physical
barrier between the two
territories as well as a
significant military force.
As a part of negotiations, the
two sides must agree on
border control, military
presence, and policing of
settlements and Jerusalem.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html
Settlements
As seen on the right, Israeli
settlements currently take
up a considerable portion of
Palestinian territory in the
West Bank.
For peace to be
possible, there must be
agreement over the
number and location of
settlements for both Israelis
and Palestinians.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html
Jerusalem before &
after 1967
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html
Arab-Israeli Conflict:
No Shortage of “Peace” Plans
1947 Partition Plan UNR 181
1991 Madrid Conference
1948 UNR 194
1993 Declaration of Principles
(Oslo Process)
1967 UNR 242
1994 Oslo I
1973 UNR 338
1995 Oslo II
1978 Camp David Accords
1999 Wye River Memorandum
1981 King Fahd Plan
1999 Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement
1982 Fez Plan, Reagan Plan,
Brezhnev Plan
2000 Camp David II Summit
1983 Geneva International
Conference
2002 Saudi Peace Initiative
2001 Taba Talks
2003 US Road Map
The Arab-Israeli
conflict today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_israel_palestinians/maps/html (January, 31 2005)
Notice Israel…….
Six Sides:
2-Minute Summary Statements
1.
Hamas
2.
Fatah
3.
Arab League
4.
Quartet
5.
Likud
6.
Labor
Whose Jerusalem?
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Preliminary
Group
Meeting and
Summary
Statement
Negotiation
Round 1
Negotiation
Round 2
Negotiation
Round 3
Negotiation
Round 4
Agreement?
Negotiations: Round 1
Hamas meets with Fatah
Arab League meets with Quartet
Likud meets with Labor
Goal: Three points of agreement?
(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
“The Triangle”
U.S.
Quartet
Arab
League
Hamas
Fatah
Likud
Labor
Negotiations: Round 2
Hamas meets with Arab League
Likud meets with Quartet
Fatah meets with Labor
Goal: Three points of agreement?
(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Negotiations: Round 3
Hamas meets with Quartet
Fatah meets with Likud
Labor meets with Arab League
Goal: Three points of agreement?
(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Negotiations: Round 4
Hamas meets with Likud
Fatah meets with Arab League
Labor meets with Quartet
Goal: Three points of agreement?
(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Negotiations: Round 5
Goal: 250-word proposal on the
three points of agreement
(Security, Sovereignty and Settlements)
Whose Jerusalem?
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Preliminary
Group
Meeting and
Summary
Statement
Negotiation
Round 1
Negotiation
Round 2
Negotiation
Round 3
Negotiation
Round 4
Agreement?
Whose Jerusalem?
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Lessons to Remember
1. We must strive for maintenance of peace, beyond the peace treaty.
2. High officials are under political pressure not to be flexible, and not to generate
options that could benefit all sides, because they must deal with their own people
when they return.
3. We must help Israelis and their Arab neighbors to learn about and practice
working jointly and peacefully on what will be an ENDLESS stream of differences as a “process”.
Whose Jerusalem?
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Lessons to Remember
4.
Second-level government officials and non-officials, or track 2 officials, are better at
brainstorming. Track 1 officials can later select the best options, improve them, and then
make binding decisions.
5.
Middle school, high school and college teachers/professors and students acting jointly have
great power to generate some possible good decisions that could then be “made” by officials
at later dates (proposed “track 3” diplomacy).
6.
Diplomacy is not about “empathy” - it is more about RESPECT
7.
We must teach, and hence create, a new, enlightened set of Middle East advisors who do not
have ideology leading the way, and who have a tough, no-nonsense approach to diplomacy
that is SMART, TOUGH AND FAIR.
Whose Jerusalem?
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Lessons to Remember
8. Know your BATNA - and carefully estimate theirs!

BATNA is the acronym for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.

If you look at it from the simplest standpoint, your BATNA is the choice you can
make if you conclude that negotiating with a particular party is not likely to
yield a favorable result. You can walk away from a negotiation if your BATNA
is better than the likely outcome of that negotiation.
Famous Quotes
“Our lives come to an end when we become silent
about things that matter.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mother Teresa
(1910-1997)
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
(b. 1947)
Alfred Nobel
(1833-1896)
A quote from?
From: ___________________Salzburg, Austria
To: Friendship Among Children and Youth (Founded Under UNESCO),
New York
Date: November 22, 1952

"You young people should consider yourselves fortunate that you, in your
impressionable years, have the opportunity to exchange viewpoints and
ideas with those of a variety of cultural backgrounds. There is no better
opportunity to acquire the life-long insights that are necessary for the
resolution of international problems and conflicts.
In the hope that your endeavors have a lasting impact, I send you my
warmest greetings and wishes."
Albert Einstein
(1879-1955)
“Educating Global Citizens”:
The ‘Whose Jerusalem?’ Case Study
Prof. Carl Hobert, Founder, Axis of Hope
Boston University
621 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Tel. 617-353-4794
Fax 617-353-4351
carl.hobert@axisofhope.org