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Women and Power
Vol.17 No.3 & 4 2011

Table of Contents

Editorial

· Women and Power

     by Ziad AbuZayyad and by Hillel Schenker

Preface

· Introductions
      Women and Power
     by Galia Golan and by Lucy Nusseibeh

Focus

· The Intrinsic Role of Women in Peace and Security - Genesis and Follow Up of UNSCR 1325
     by Anwarul Chowdhury

· It Is Time to Walk the Talk and Fulfill the Promise of UNSCR 1325
      Progress in implementing UNSCR 1325 has been slow and uneven; we need renewed commitment to fully and effectively implement this foundational document on women and peace and security.
     by Mavic Cabrera-Balleza

· Empowerment of Women
     To shorten the stages of the women’s empowerment process, development institutions have provided a range of interventions.
     by Zahira Kamal

· Gender, Power and Politics in Israel
      Translating political representation into meaningful empowerment for women.
     by Naomi Chazan

· What Would Be Different If the Peace Process Was Run by Women?
      The potential impact of a women on the peace process.
     by Hind Khoury

· A Gender Perspective on Security
      Viewing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a different lens.
     by Galia Golan

· Women and Power in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
      As we assert our power and move away from the stereotypical mindsets of the conflict, we can also help to transform the entire conflict.
     by Lucy Nusseibeh

· Israel and UNSCR 1325
      Women’s organizations, feminists and peace activists face multiple dilemmas in trying to make themselves heard and have an impact on the political process.
     by Anat Saragusti

· Women’s Empowerment and Peace-Building under Occupation?
      Assessing the current obstacles to women’s empowerment and peace.
     by Sonia Najjar

· Gender Myths and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A summary of Differences and Similarities in Israeli Jewish Public Opinion
     Do women and men in Israel continue to show similar attitudes toward peace and war as in the past?
     by Dahlia Scheindlin

· Out of History: A Journey to Identity through the Silenced Voices of Bedouin Women
      Narrative of the internal struggle of a Bedouin, Arab, Muslim, Palestinian, Israeli.
     by Safa Abu-Rabia

· A Year of Saying No
     A group of Israeli women made a political statement by taking Palestinian women to the beach for the day, in protest of Israel’s movement restrictions against Palestinians.
     by Ofra Yeshua-Lyth

· The Multiple Identities of Arab Women in Israel
      Women who are Arab, Muslim, a minority and also Israeli need to reshape a vision of a self, an “other,” and a direction for the future into something that is hopeful.
     by Dalia Fadila

· The Rise of Feminism in Israel
     Contrary to the Zionist ideal, the struggle for women’s rights has been a long and bitter one, in part due to absorption into the male-dominated labor movement.
     by Joanne Yaron

Focus 1

· Engaging Grandmothers: Israeli and Palestinian Women Share Their Stories
      An Israeli woman and a Palestinian woman find friendship through the shared experience of bereavement, and participate in a dialogue group for grandmothers from both sides.
     by Jillian Slutzker

· It Is More than a Game
     Football bridges the divide between Israeli and Palestinian children and encourages a dialogue between them at the Peres Center for Peace.
     by Tami Hay-Sagiv and by Inbal Ben-Ezer

· The Power of Encounter
      We realized the need for “deeper understanding,” allowing students the space and time to talk about culture, identity, their fears and the conflict itself.
     by Abeer Hazboun

Focus 2

· Women and the Egyptian Revolution: A Dream Deferred
     Samuel Chapple-Sokol, Sana Mahmood. Women played an unprecedented and critical role in Egypt’s revolution yet must work hard not to be excluded from the emerging power structures and the political agenda.
     by Althea Middleton-Detzner and by Jillian Slutzker

· Women of the Middle East: The Jihad Within
     Women were a formidable presence in recent political protests but the struggle for women’s rights against entrenched social norms throughout the Middle East is ongoing.
     by Heidi Basch

· Women’s Empowerment Cyprus Style
     A documentary film about reconciliation between Greek and Turkish Cypriot women contains poignant relevance to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
     by Jenny Levin

Interview

· The Role of Women in the Struggle for Palestine.
     by Lamis AIami

· We Women Have to Be More Assertive in Getting Our Voices Heard
     by Alice Shalvi

· Change Come Fast, Change Come Slow, but Change Come
     by Cora Weiss

Roundtable

· Women and Power.
     Galia Golan, Molly Malekar, Galit Hasan-Rokem, Lucy Nusseibeh, and Sonia Najjar

Book Review

· Refusing to be Enemies by Maxine Kaufman -Lacusta
     Reviewed by Edy Kaufman

· The Politics of Change by Michael Broning
     Reviewed by Rainer Kessler

Culture

· On Hovering by Dalia Ravikovitch
     by Chana Bloch and by Chana Kronfeld

· Palestine is Open for Business
     Rising Transcripts
     by Tala Abu-Rahmeh

· On A Hilltop At The Nassar Farm, Overlooking the Settlement Of Neve Daniel
     by Elana Bell

· My Cancer Diary
     by Maysa Abu-Ghannam

· Living behind the Lines
     by Deb Reich

Documents

· UN Security Council Resolution 1325

· The Nobel Peace Prize 2011

· Equality for Women Law

· We Do Not Obey

· Gender Analysis of Israeli-Palestinian Core Negotiation Issues

· Directory of Women’s Empowerment Organizations

· Books on Women in Israel and Palestine