Alliance for Middle East Peace

Alliance for Middle East Peace
The Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) is a group of over 100 leading non-governmental organizations working to foster reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, and between Arabs and Jews in Israel and the wider region.
One of ALLMEP's proposals is an independent International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace to support and encourage efforts to build peace in the region. ALLMEP’s initial advocacy in Washington secured dedicated funds for these organizations within the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation of USAID. ALLMEP later widened its plan, in order to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace modeled on the International Fund for Ireland which played a notable role in creating a sustainable resolution in Northern Ireland.
History
ALLMEP began as an informal coalition in late 2003. The group first convened in February 2004, at the first annual Middle East coexistence conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. ALLMEP was formally incorporated in 2006. It grew from 14 organizations in 2004 to 27 in 2005 and 44 NGOs in 2007.
ALLMEP has met with USAID and State Department officials, including at its event in Jerusalem in 2006 which included NGO representatives and U.S. diplomats. It also has ongoing contact with appropriate U.S. officials responsible for NGO funding.
ALLMEP hosts an annual event in Washington. In June 2005, ALLMEP held a summer conference on coexistence. The event included Middle East ambassadors, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders, members of Congress, State Department officials, leading pro-Israel and pro-Arab activists, Middle East NGO activists to discuss ALLMEP's agenda of coexistence. More than 250 participated, including diplomats from Tunisia, Yemen, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan.
The programming included a panel discussion by Egyptian Ambassador Fahmy, Jordanian Prince Firas bin Raad, Palestinian Chief Representative Hassan Abdel Rahman, Luxembourg Ambassador (during EU presidency) Arlette Conzemius-Paccoud, and former U.S. Ambassador Philip Wilcox of the Washington Middle East Institute. ALLMEP members also met with over 30 congressional offices, regarding the NGOs work on reconciliation.
In March 2006, ALLMEP co-sponsored a reception and screening of a new documentary film about coexistence efforts, Encounter Point. In conjunction with this event, ALLMEP and JustVision representatives met with more than 37 congressional offices.
In March 2009, the summit members of ALLMEP met with members of Congress, the Department of State, USAID, and the White House. As interest increased for the idea of the IFFIPP, the Alliance doubled its number of meetings in 2009 compared to 2008, and met with over ten percent of Congressional offices.
Selected member organizations
A Land for All
A New Dawn in the Negev
Abraham Initiatives
Adva Center
Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Auburn Seminary
Center for Israel Studies (Jordan)
Churches for Middle East Peace
Circle of Health International
Combatants for Peace
Economic Cooperation Foundation
EcoOcean
EcoPeace Middle East
Ehvam
Givat Haviva
Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education
Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development
Interfaith Encounter Association
Jerusalem International YMCA
Neve Shalom – Wahat al Salam
OneVoice Movement
Our Generation Speaks
The Parents Circle-Families Forum
PeacePlayers
Project Rozana
Rabbis for Human Rights
Road to Recovery
Search For Common Ground
Seeds of Peace
Shalom Hartman Institute
Shorouq Society for Women
Tomorrow’s Youth Organization
Tsofen
University of the Middle East Project
Women of the Sun
Women Wage Peace
See also
Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Projects working for peace among Arabs and Israelis
Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine
Valley of Peace initiative
References
External links
Official website
Israeli–Palestinian peace process
Israeli–Palestinian joint economic efforts
Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process