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Edy Kaufman

Edy Kaufman

Prof. Edward (Edy) Kaufman is a Senior Research Associate and former Director atthe Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the Universityof Maryland. He has been a Senior Research and the Executive Director of the HarryS. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew Universityof Jerusalem from 1983 – 2004 and taught at the Departments of Political Science andInternational Relations. He now is a Research Associate in the MA Peace and ConflictProgram at the University of Haifa University and Israel Studies at the University ofMaryland.

Articles

Welcoming Palestine as a Full UN Member – Good for the Arabs, for the Jews and the International Community
Inspired by the Ten Commandments, an Israeli man and a Palestinian woman worked together to present 10 reasons why recognition of the State of Palestine now is in the interests of both peoples.
Is Democracy a Factor in Solving the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict?
To solve this exceedingly difficult historical conflict, new ways must be sought and there must be a stronger desire on both sides to intensify education for peace, democracy, and coexistence based on respect of the equal rights of the “other.”
Let’s Make Peace, Not Weapons of Mass Destruction
An Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement could neutralize the Iranian nuclear peril and allow the long-term possibility of making the ME a nuclear weapons-free zone, Israel included.
The Nuclear Threat: Israelis and Palestinians Are Doomed to Live or Die Together
Someone will have to take the lead in the dance of diplomacy that Israel and Palestine are engaged in.
Bringing Human Rights into the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Winning "peace now" demands fighting for "human rights now."
Are Human Rights Good for the Top Dog as Well?
Why leaders must include human rights as an essential component of the peace process.

Blogs

  • Thoughts on Yom Kippur – Our Accountability as Individuals for the Wrongdoings of Our People
  • The Tehran Tangle in Middle East Peace