peacecamp 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

ebl — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:39:41 GMT

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Ambassador of peace exhibition and conference

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film and radio broadcast

ebl — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:06:48 GMT

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a short clip made by bence, a former peaecamp-participant, member of the filming team at peacecamp 2011.

Here the link to my interview at radio allforpeace in jerusalem, march 22nd, 2012
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Wer zuhört, der erhält die Autorität zu sprechen

ebl — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:09:18 GMT

danke, Sahawa

Der Standard, 09.11.2011

ebl — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:27:28 GMT

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Term Paper by Saskia Kessler about peacecamp 2011

ebl — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:19:06 GMT

Saskia Kessler from Erlangen, Germany participated a couple of days in peacecamp 2011 and wrote afterwards at her school a paper about her peacecamp experiences.

Here you can read the document (24 pages, in German language!):
Text_Saskia (application/pdf, 3,935 KB)

peacecamp-matinée at the Jewish Film Festival (JFW)

ebl — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:38:52 GMT

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This ist the film shown at the JFW on Sunday November 27th, 2011

Jewish Film Festival invites to the peacecamp-matinée

ebl — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:48:41 GMT

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Please join the peacecamp-matinée
Sunday November 27th at 11 am
at the Votiv-Kino/Vienna
watch the movie
Around the Ginkgo Tree
and discuss with participants of peacecamp 2011

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Illustrierte Neue Welt, Ausgabe 09-11/2011

ebl — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:32:48 GMT

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peace means not losing your decency and moral judgement

ebl — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:10:14 GMT

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Die Gemeinde - Insider, 09/11

ebl — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:00:36 GMT

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this was peacecamp 2011 - Amir Adar, Jewish delegation

ebl — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:49:06 GMT

This was peace camp/Amir Adar

Peace camp was for me more than good experience, even more than outstanding experience - it was a very important lesson for me and for my life.
I chose to do not focus on the fun and the great social experience (that was speechless) I had in this camp, I chose to focus on the lesson I had. The lesson I had, was a lesson about people and about human nature.
The first thing I have learnt is that even people are very different, and even if they have different cultures, and they do not speak the same language, and even if they hate each other, after all, they are human beings! And all the human being are very similar, because they are all human beings; and to be a human being means to be good, to want peace and quiet, even if some times there are thousands of black layers that do not let the human being and to anybody else to see the light that exist inside.
The second thing I learnt in the peace camp was that any one could take those layers off! I am not enough naïve to say that this action of taking those layers off will take the same efforts from everyone, but I enough believe in the human race to say that there is no one who can not take those layers off (even if sometimes there are people who has a lot of them).
And to the question what was peace camp? I can answer that it was an experience that let me say the thing I said.

Regionalmanagement Waldviertel

ebl — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:54:25 GMT

in Newsletter 08/2011

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this was peacecamp 2011 - Anne-Sophie Rauch, Austrian delegation

ebl — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:23:48 GMT

I really don‘t know what to write. It‘s so hard to put those amazing days into words.
The peacecamp has always its own spirit and there is always the great feeling of being connected to each other. You can‘t describe it to someone who has not made this experience. After the peacecamp I just talked and I‘m still talking about the peacecamp, getting on everybody‘s nerves with my peacecamp stories.
The peacecamp started at the airport and ended there. But between those days many, many, many things happened. At first everyone was a bit shy but over the next days we got to know each other and each others culture. I really love all of the culture evenings because it is a great ability to learn about other cultures. I‘m singing the songs I‘ve learned all the time and I‘m still able to dance the dances we learned.
What I really liked this year was the history session because it was well organised by Markus and Ilan. Thank you to them :) I‘m also a fan of the large group because I think it‘s important for everyone to say what he or she thinks.
But the most important thing is that we all found out that the others are not that different. We are all teenagers with the same problems and hopes and dreams.
Maybe this camp helped the Israeli and the Arabs to find a way to live together. Because I believe that everyone is able to change the world a little bit and together even more.
Thank you to everyone who has participated: teachers, students and artists And above all thank you to Evelyn and Ronny who organised the whole camp for nearly 10 years and who were always there for us.
Thank you.
Anne-Sophie Rauch=

PEACE CHILD ISRAEL

ebl — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:10:31 GMT

www.mideastweb.org

Dear all,

This is my wish, this year. (Next year it may be different)

Every time PCI gives a show away as a freebie to schools it costs us $3,000 (sound/light, transportation, staff). So far the line-up is for 4 performances:
500 ARAB youngsters will see the show in SHFAR-AM in September.
500 JEWISH youngsters will see the show in NETANYA in November.

We have findings from 4 different research agencies that seeing the play, and the modeling of the young leaders DOES change attitudes - it was our only real "raison d'etre". (I am attaching a PDF of the most recent executive summary in English, from 2010)

We are still missing some of the money to make this happen ; we could do even MORE with more help from your friends.
"How to contribute: www.mideastweb.org

Sincerely,
Melisse a.k.a. Lisi
P.S. Today I am 58 years old
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If you always do
what you always did
you'll always get
what you always got"
Check out:
www.mideastweb.org/peacechild

this was peacecamp 2011 - Sámuel Kovács, Hungarian delegation

ebl — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:49:13 GMT

This was Peacecamp 2011

When my teacher told me, that I can go to the Peacecamp, at first I didn’t understand why I was chosen, because I found my english not good enough, actually I’ve been learning english only for 2 years, so I was a bit afraid it. Nevertheless I was of course very happy to go.

When I got of the bus I feel a bit alone and I didn’t know, what will be my partners like.
Honestly I have had some prejudices Jews and Arabs before the camp, but some days later I found out that I have no reason for that. All people in the camp were very friendy, helpful and tolerant.

At first I supposed that we can’t solve the ancient problems between the Jews and Arabs, but when we spend some days there, I found out that these people really want to find a solution this situation, but I didn’t dare always express my opinion in the large group.
I found the Jews history very interesting, so I’ve started to deal whit it.

I found most of programmes very intresting, like yoga and the evenings, although I found a bit unneccecery some programmes, for instance mandela, and we should have hiked more in the beautiful landscape. Some night was a bit disturbing, when one tried to sleep, and couldn’t because of the loud noise. I think we had enough time to get to know one another.

Overall I think it was great 11 days for everyone. We made great friends. If I could, I’d go again.

Austrian-Hungarian reunion in Budapoest, July 2011

ebl — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:40:57 GMT

Guben/Gubin - a divided city, half Germany, half Poland

ebl — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:37:26 GMT

between both halfs - an invisible border

This was peacecamp 2011 - Isabella Messinger, member of the Austrian delegation

ebl — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:25:21 GMT

When Riki told us about the peacecamp taking place at Reibers during ten days in July, I was inter-ested but not sure to aim my participation. Finally, I decided to participate.
When I arrived at the Airport I tried to welcome everyone. However, I liked the feeling in the bus, the atmosphere of singing, talking and getting closer to each other. I wanted that the bus ride never ends, because I was afraid of the camp, reasoned by Riki’s statement about the bad food, her characterisation of the hostel and so on.
After the arrival I observed and discovered that altogether for me rooms, meals, and all around the camp were not conform to her daunting description.
I enjoyed the whole program, the meditation, the daily Mandala, the large group, the lessons with the artists, and the history lessons. The idea of the cultural evenings is great! Due to the fact you get to know the other culture better and come closer to the other one.
The show for peace in Reibers and in Vienna was also great, because we could show what we have done in those 10 days to the invited people.
I think the Hungarians, the Israelis and the Palestinians enjoyed the day in Vienna, though there were many discussions, because the one wanted to see something of Vienna and the others wanted to do some shopping.
I loved the trip to the Czech Border. It was interesting what the Israelis and Palestinians thought before: there would be a barbed wire fence, but without watch towers and security checks. In fact there are only boundary stones, which mark the border between Austria and the Czech Republic.
At the border Sahawa, a participant from the Austrian delegation, told us about the Iron Curtain and I think it was interesting for the Israeli and the Palestinian delegations to hear that there has been also a barbed wire fence at the border with watch towers and that the inhabitants could remove such a border and could reach that there is peace between those countries.
The peacecamp was one of my best experiences in my life.

Niederösterreichische Nachrichten 29/11

ebl — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:27:38 GMT

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daily ceremony of opening/closing the India-Pakistan border

ebl — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:52:41 GMT

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Friday, August 5, 2011

ebl — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:49:05 GMT

Dear Florian,
Thank you very much for your interesting comments.
In fact, I myself don’t really have a clear idea of what made me invent „peacecamp“ – but doing it HAS, indeed, also changed my life and my perspective on many things.

Thanks for being on board.

Evelyn. ,

the peacecamp spirit - Florian Simon Linke - Austria

ebl — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:38:11 GMT

Frankly, I still have no idea what made me attend my first peace camp in 2009. Back then, I wasn't really interested in any youth camps or in spending 10 days with 30 other strangers. However, I felt the peace camp was something different. Something unique. Although, I didn't want to, my curiosity finally made me a participant. And I will never regret this choice.
I do not exaggerate when saying this camp changed my whole life.
Never did believe that spending only ten days with teenagers from different parts of the world would provide the possibility of creating long lasting friendships. There is something special about the peace camp. It might be the absence of any connectivity to the rest of the world (there is hardly any cell network reception available); or it might be the tight timetable; or it might be the unique atmosphere of respect, gentleness and general interest in other ways of thinking. In the very summer of 2009, we already had a little “reunion” in Budapest and visited our new friends of the foreign country. The fact that we also met three Israelis of 2007's peace camp strengthened my belief in the everlasting “peace camp spirit”.
Later this year, two Israelis came up with the idea of visiting Budapest and Vienna in the summer of 2010. Obviously, we set the date around the time of 2010's peace camp so that we could pay a visit and surprise Evelyn. Although being an observer rather than a real participant was just equally interesting, spending only three days with the group wasn't sufficient enough. That's why my three Hungarian friends and me were thinking of a way to spend the whole 10 days together with a new group of teenagers in the new year. Eventually, we came up with the idea of being a supportive film team. We were all really glad that Evelyn welcomed this idea and made it possible to participate once again.
The summer of 2011 arrived and —with my final exams done— it was finally possible to focus on the peace camp. Selecting multicultural wake up music and preparing digital equipment made me really look forward to the peace camp. And once again, my expectations have been met. In my personal opinion, the participants of this year have been even more engaged in discussions than in the previous years. At the end of july —only two weeks after the end of the peace camp— there has already been the first reunion in Budapest.
I believe that none of the participants will ever forget this unique experience and I am sure the first step towards a peaceful society crossing national and cultural boundaries has been already taken.

Friede fängt mit Zuhören an - Evelyn Böhmer-Laufer

ebl — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:40:05 GMT

Eine im Vorfeld erfolgte, eingehende Vorbereitung zu relevanten Kapiteln Zeitgeschichte und die darauf aufbauenden Polit-Debatten unter der Leitung zweier Experten (Botschafter a.D. Ilan Baruch aus Jerusalem und Markus Priller aus Österreich) machte die Besonderheit des neunten peacecamps aus, das heuer zum fünften Mal in Reibers im Waldviertel und in Wien stattfand. Vier Gruppen von Jugendlichen (arabisch-israelische PalästinenserInnen aus Haifa, Israelis aus der regionalen Schule des Kibbuz Yagur, ungarische Jugendliche aus Budapest und eine Gruppe österreichischer Gymnasiasten aus Wien und Graz) setzten sich mit den Gegebenheiten auseinander, die der Gründung des Staates Israel vorausgingen, sowie mit den sich daraus ergebenen Konflikten zwischen Juden und Palästinensern und deren Ringen um nationale Anerkennung und Souveränität auf dem von beiden Völkern als rechtmäßige Heimat beanspruchten Land Israel/Palästina. Silvio Gutkowski, israelischer Psychiater mit argentinischen Wurzeln, leitete die täglich stattfindende „Large Group“, in der sich bis zu 60 Personen mit ihren Gefühlen, Traumata und emotionalen Verstrickungen auseinandersetzten.

Bei beiden, Polit-Debatten und Large Group-Gesprächen, stand das Zuhören im Mittelpunkt. Einzelne Personen waren dazu aufgefordert, der Gruppe ihre Sichtweise, ihre Gedanken und Gefühle mitzuteilen; man durfte sie dabei nicht unterbrechen, nur ruhig zuhören und das Gehörte auf sich wirken lassen, bis man selbst am Stuhl neben dem Gruppenleiter Platz nehmen und das Wort ergreifen konnte. Dann durfte die Rednerin/der Redner mit der vollen, uneingeschränkten Aufmerksamkeit der gesamten Gruppe rechnen und für die Darlegung des eigenen Standpunktes so viel Zeit und Raum in Anspruch nehmen, wie sie oder er wollte.

Mit dieser Entwicklung hin zu Ernsthaftigkeit und fundiertem, authentischen Gedanken- und Gefühlsaustausch erreichte das diesjährige peacecamp eine neue Dimension, ohne etwas von der Leichtigkeit, Kreativität und Schaffensfreude zu verlieren, die dieses wie alle bisherigen peacecamps auszeichnen.

Vier Künstler/KunsttherapeutInnen regten dazu an, für das Berichtete und Erlebte kreative Ausdrucks- und Umsetzungsformen zu finden. Morgendliche Meditations-, Tanz- und Bewegungsübungen öffneten für tiefgreifenden Dialog, Konfrontation und Austausch Geist und Sinne und ermöglichten es, über die Gräben gegenseitiger Kränkungen und Verletzungen Brücken der Versöhnung und ein Fundament von wahrhaftiger Verbundenheit und Freundschaft aufzubauen. Einige TeilnehmerInnen sprachen das etwa so aus:
„Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass es möglich ist, sich so zu konfrontieren und zugleich auch wahre Freundschaft entstehen zu lassen.“

Vielleicht fängt Friede ja wirklich mit Zuhören an.

Eine eindrucks- wie stimmungsvolle Dokumentation von peacecamp 2011 ist der Film „Around the Ginkgo Tree“ von Gerald Muthsam und seinen vier AssistentInnen – TeilnehmerInnen früherer peacecamps. Der Film wurde bei der show4peace/Reibers am 12.7.2011 uraufgeführt, am 13.7. bei der show4peace/Vienna im Dschungel/MQ gezeigt und ist mittlerweile auf youtube abrufbar:

peacecamp Reibers 2011 Teaser
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peacecamp Reibers 2011 Part1/2
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peacecamp Reibers 2011 Part2/2
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Evelyn Böhmer-Laufer
Initiatorin und Leiterin des peacecamp-Projekts
peaceamp.net

this was peacecamp 2011 - Nikolett Polácska from the Hungarian delegation

ebl — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:25 GMT

This was peacecamp for me

It is hard to put into words how many experiences and memories we got in peacecamp.
It started, when we got off our bus in Vienaâ019s airport, and Ronny welcomed us in our names. For me it meant a lot, and we felt that the camp has already started. After we met the other delegations, we went to Reibers by bus. During the travelling we had already had conversation with people from other nationalities. The atmosphere was quite good!
We learnt everybody â019s name so fast with a little pronounce mistake :) First, we created a logo for our T-shirts, which would be a very good memory. The first large group was strange for me at first, but I think this was one of the most important programmes during the ten days. We got to know more about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, facts and history. There were lots of emotions, pain and maybe anger. Despite this, I have to mention I liked so much that the end of every conversation these two groups shook hands,hug each other and went on like friends. This act reflects their real personality.
The national evenings shown 4 countriesâ019 traditions in funny ways. Everyone wanted to learn foreign languages, and during it we had lots of fun! We could taste pieces of national food, and we also learnt songs and dances, and we still remember for that! :) I will never forget the morning meditations, when we tried to rest the previous night. After we got to know each other better and better, we wanted to spend more time together. The Viena trip was a good possibility to spend almost a whole day together. In the afternoon we had a show, where we danced, sang and watched a video about the camp. We enjoyed so much the last days together.
After about a month from peacecamp, we are in contact with each other, and we are planning the next time when we will meet.
So, thank you that I could participate in this camp, I havenâ019t met so many interesting people from other countries before. I am sure I will never forget them and this camp!

Nikolett Polácska, from the Hungarian delegation

Eine neue Rolle für die israelischen Araber ,von Von Khaled Abu Toameh

ebl — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:44:42 GMT

for the original version of this article, in English, see
www.hudson-ny.org

Eine neue Rolle für die israelischen Araber
Von Khaled Abu Toameh

Israelische Araber können eine Rolle im festgefahrenen Friedensprozess zwischen Israel und der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde spielen.

Unglücklicherweise haben israelische Regierungen es versäumt, den arabischen Staatsbürgern eine Chance zu geben, einen positiven Beitrag zum Friedensprozess zu leisten. Dies hat radikalen Gruppierungen wie dem nördlichen Flügel der „Islamischen Bewegung“ die Möglichkeit gegeben, Macht über die frustrierten israelischen Araber zu erlangen.

Der beste Weg, die Radikalen auszuschalten, ist es, den arabischen Staatsbürgern bessere Unterstützung und bessere Jobs anzubieten und ihnen das Gefühl zu geben, dass sie Teil des Staates sind. Wenn Israel die Radikalen ausschalten möchte, wäre es gut beraten, diejenigen loyalen Staatsbürger zu integrieren, die um Integration und nicht um Ausgrenzung kämpfen.

Es gibt viele loyale arabische Staatsbürger (und Israel weiß, wer loyal ist und wer nicht), die eine positive Rolle bei der Unterstützung Israels spielen könnten und dies auch gern tun würden.

Wenn Israel nicht beginnt, mit diesen loyalen Staatsbürgern zusammenzuarbeiten, werden die antiisraelischen Radikalen nur stärker werden – eine Situation, die den Weg für den Westen bereiten würde, sich in die inneren Angelegenheiten des Staates einzumischen. Und was die Gegner Israels sich am meisten wünschen, ist ein Vorwand dafür, sich in innerisraelische Angelegenheiten einzumischen.

Die überwältigende Mehrheit der israelischen Araber sind Israel gegenüber nach wie vor loyal und sehen ihre Zukunft in dem jüdischen Staat und nirgendwo sonst.

Israels arabische Staatsbürger kämpfen um Integration, nicht um Teilung. Sie verlangen Gleichheit, besonders wenn es um Beschäftigung, öffentliche Gelder und Infrastruktur geht.

Israelische Araber würden gern einen palästinensischen Staat an der Seite Israels sehen, doch die meisten, wenn nicht alle von ihnen, würden nicht dorthin ziehen wollen. Aus zwei Gründen würden sie in Israel bleiben wollen: erstens, weil sie sich dort trotz aller Schwierigkeiten, denen sie als Minderheit gegenüberstehen, wohl fühlen und zweitens, weil sie dort immer gelebt haben und dies ihr Zuhause ist.

Niemand könnte eine bessere Rolle in den vielen Verhandlungen spielen als die 1,5 Millionen arabischen Staatsbürger Israels, die Juden wie auch Araber sehr gut kennen.

So könnte man sich beispielweise auch vorstellen, dass Israel die Hilfe von Anführern der arabischen Minderheit annehmen würde, um einen Deal zu auszuhandeln, der, im Austausch gegen palästinische Gefangene, zur Freilassung des Soldaten Gilad Shalit führen würde.

Israelische Araber könnten hier möglicherweise erfolgreicher sein als deutsche, türkische oder ägyptische Mediatoren. Warum sollte man nicht moderate Anführer der „Islamischen Bewegung“ in Israel fragen, ob sie in den Gaza-Streifen reisen würden, um mit der Hamas über die Befreiung des israelischen Soldaten zu verhandeln, der seit fünf Jahren gefangen gehalten wird?

Warum sollte man nicht arabisch-israelische Vertreter in einige der arabischen Länder entsenden, um über die Perspektiven für Frieden im Nahen Osten zu sprechen? Diese Vertreter könnten das bestimmt besser als jeder andere, weil sie mit der Mentalität, Kultur und Politik der arabischen Welt vertraut sind.

Doch nicht nur Israel sollte dafür verantwortlich gemacht werden, dass die bedeutende Rolle, die die arabischen Staatsbürger spielen könnten, ignoriert wird.

Die Köpfe der arabischen Minderheit in Israel tragen ebenfalls die Verantwortung dafür, dass sie den Graben zwischen Juden und Arabern in diesem Land vergrößert haben. Die glühende anti-israelische Rhetorik einiger arabischer Knesset-Mitglieder hat den Interessen der arabischen Staatsbürger in Israel nur großen Schaden zugefügt.

Wegen dieser Worte und Taten einiger arabischer Knesset-Mitglieder betrachten heute viele Juden israelische Araber als „fünfte Kolonne“ oder „inneren Feind“.

Ein arabisches Knesset-Mitglied, dass sich beeilt an einer „Flottille“ von Schiffen in Richtung Gaza-Streifen teilzunehmen, ist einer der Gründe dafür, dass viele Juden vor ihren arabischen Mitbürgern Angst haben und ihnen noch nicht einmal Jobs anbieten wollen.

Es ist an der Zeit, dass die israelisch-arabische Minderheit realisiert, dass viele ihrer Vertreter in der Knesset den Interessen der arabischen Staatsbürger großen Schaden zufügt. Arabische Wähler sollten dies im Kopf behalten, wenn sie das nächste Mal an der Wahlurne stehen.

Israels arabische Staatsbürger könnten (und sollten) als Brücke zwischen ihren jüdischen Mitbürgern und den Palästinensern im besonderen und der arabischen Welt im allgemeinen fungieren.

(Hudson New York, 27.08.11)

Der Autor ist Jerusalemer Journalist und schreibt hauptsächlich für die Jerusalem Post.