The Alliance for Middle East Peace is partnering with the Other Israel Film Festival!



From Nov. 14 to 21, don’t miss New Voices 2013, co-presented by ALLMEP & member OneVoice Movement, or Under the Same Sun, co-presented by ALLMEP & member Search for Common Ground.  Catch other great films about Israel's minority populations in NYC or online!

Join us on Sunday, November 10th, 3pm on Georgetown University's campus for the Amplified Voices Concert to benefit people-to-people peacebuilding efforts in Israel and Palestine!
The concert will feature ALLMEP member Heartbeat: The Israeli-Palestinian Youth Music Project, ALLMEP member Jerusalem International YMCA's Youth Chorus, folk legend and peace activist Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and other artists from Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Jordan.
ALLMEP will be co-sponsoring food and fellowship immediately following the event. Meet the artists, enjoy free food, and mingle with organizations building peace from the ground up!
                    

The Times of Israel, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013, 5:35 AM By AVI MEYERSTEIN
This Yom Kippur, ALLMEP Founder Avi Meyerstein encourages Americans to support people-to-people peacebuilding:
"For Americans who care about peace for Israel, this year is our moment of greatest opportunity, too. It doesn't matter what your politics are. This is the time to step up and support the Israelis and Palestinians who are doing the true heavy lifting on the ground."
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The resumption of peace talks is a welcome and essential step to the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But the diplomatic process is only half of the equation necessary for peace to arrive and thrive. The other is the grassroots: the people must want it – demand it – create it – and support it. Our coalition empowers the people to do just that.

The Times of Israel  AUGUST 9, 2013, 7:45 AM By AVI MEYERSTEIN
ALLMEP's founder, Avi Meyerstein, writes about the current peace process in The Times of Israel:
"What must we do differently this time to achieve a better outcome? If we learn only one lesson from twenty years of on-and-off peace talks it should be that direct talks between diplomats are not enough. Success depends on fostering a public peace process, not just a private one."
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