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Carol Daniel Kasbari

Carol Daniel Kasbari
Conflict Transformation Specialist and Veteran Facilitator

Biography

Carol Daniel Kasbari, conflict transformation specialist and veteran facilitator for groups in conflict in the Middle East since 1995. She managed several USAID programs through local and international NGO’s such as Search for Common Ground, Catholic Relief Services and other in various fields such as in media, dialogue, education and advocacy. She worked with numerous groups such as wounded crossing borders, senior media professionals, high school educators, women activists and many others in Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Greece and Bosnia.  She was the co-founder and director of the Israeli Palestinian Media Forum (IPMF) and a consultant for UNESCO’s division of Freedom of Expression for 8 years. She is well known in the region for her capability to create partnerships among organizations and people in conflict and has succeeded to gain the trust of Palestinians and Israelis actors personally and professionally. In 2003 she produced the only co-production ever between Israeli and Palestinian official TV stations, a documentary “On the Road to Dialogue” which was co-broadcasted simultaneously on PBC and Channel 2 to give a message of tolerance and hope in the heat of the second Intifada. She has written several academic papers and presentations on critical media consumptions, war/peace journalism and other. Her op-ed articles on Jerusalem and reflections on the Israeli Palestinian dialogue were published widely in several languages internationally in Washington Post, NY times and media outlets in the Middle East. In 2011, she held a powerful TEDx talk on “Going beyond the Dialogue of Words” to illustrate through her personal



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Awards and Honors
John Burton Award
"Excited and privileged to be awarded the Burton scholarship for academic excellence in Conflict Resolution. I am honored to speak on behalf of all George Mason students, and the School For...
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September 21, 2011
100 Israeli and Palestinian courageous women gathered from the periphery of both places to work on building a community across borders who can share, cooperate by creating new partnerships which could bring for a change in their lives. The booklet for this event...
Category: Papers & Reports
2010
In October 2010, a diverse and experienced group of Israelis and Palestinians gathered in Istanbul for a three-day consultation to explore potential contributions to a more peaceful and equitable regional future. The group was convened by Paula Green, founder of...
Category: Papers & Reports
2011
This manual is based on what was learned during the course given in the context of the project of Pet-Med which was funded by Veneto Region.  During the first semester of the 2010-2011 school year, the course was given at Al-Quds University at the Modern...
Category: Papers & Reports
October 26, 2007
The idea to hold this workshop for Cypriot journalists was first discussed in March 2007 during the Athens Journalist Symposium, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy’s Bi-communal Support Program in Cyprus. The Symposium brought together journalists from both sides...
Category: Papers & Reports
August 30, 2007
In the midst of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, civil war, and political discord, courageous civilians from both sides are working together toward mutual understanding and peace. In 40 captivating chapters, experts tell intriguing personal stories,...
Category: Book Chapter
December 01, 2006
IntroductionFor the past six years, media in the Middle East have been engaged in reporting conflict rather than on conflict prevention. In some cases, media may even have, willingly or not, contributed to the heightening of conflicts. Middle East media exercising...
Category: Journal Article
2005
Since the gift of Open Space Technology (O ST) was discovered by Harrison Owen more than 20 years ago, this method for facilitation of smaller and larger groups has found its way into all parts of the world.Nobody knows how many people actually apply it in their...
Category: Papers & Reports
November 03, 2003
The arrangements for the Open Space in RomeA lot of energy went to the issue of recruitment, mainly of the Palestinian side.  The first Palestinian point of contact was a political figure, and wasn’t so accepted by some Palestinians, so the sponsor was...
Category: Papers & Reports
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November 03, 2011
In her moving TEDxJaffa talk, Carol Daniel Kasbari calls for the people of Israel and Palestine (or any area in
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July 04, 2011
Carol Daniel Kasbari is a mix of everything Israeli.She was born and raised in Nazareth, she studied at the Hebrew
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December 16, 2010
Why are we meeting? What are we discussing? What is our goal? And if we manage to achieve it, would it have any impact
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June 24, 2010
JERUSALEM - Jerusalem made me who I am today. I’ve spent half of my life here, 18 years of searching and trying
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February 24, 2009
Media news report in Arabic about Open Space in and Arab Education System in Israel: Open Space
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March 08, 2007
The journalist symposium, which brought together media representatives from Turkey, Greece and both sides of Cyprus in
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2007
Open Space Technology (OST) is a transformative facilitation practice that was created in the mid-1980s by
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December 18, 2005
Palestinians meeting in Ramallah used the real deep meaning of Peace all over the training, they brought it up in
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2005
Dear All,I opened space on Sunday for a group of Palestinian social activists in East Jerusalem who were gathered under
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2004
This documentary is the first ever co-production between the official Palestinian TV and an Israeli channel. The film
Category: Television Appearances

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The idea to hold this workshop for Cypriot journalists was first discussed in March 2007 during the Athens Journalist Symposium, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy’s Bi-communal Support Program in Cyprus.  The Symposium brought together journalists from both sides of the “Green Line
February 04, 2008
Speaking at Turkish and Greek Cypriot journalists conference, Athens, Greece. Sponsored by the American Embassy in Nicosia.http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=confessions-on-a-turkish-greek-dance-floor-2007-03-08
February 08, 2007
Speaking at the International Peace Journalism Conference, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies.http://commlist.org/archive/all/2006-all/msg00142.html
November 01, 2006
Workshop for Open Space practitioners from all over the world called: "The Practice of Peace: Embracing Chaos, Confusion and Conflict. A learning Expedition in Open Space, 2005"http://practiceofpeace.com/TheColleagues.htm
February 01, 2005
Opening space for Palestinian and Israeli leaders in midst of Intifada, 2002- Rome http://tovaconsulting.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/rome-research-paper-corrected-3.doc
February 01, 2002
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