Visit of Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt to Israel
22nd to 24th , February 2012
On the 23rd of February, the German artist Gabriele von Lutzau will give over her sculpture titled Flügel “Buchenwald” (“Wings Buchenwald”) to the Yad-Vashem memorial site. On this occasion, Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt, member of the German parliament and chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, will come to visit us.
During the three days of his stay in Israel, Dr. Gerhardt will meet the employees of the foundation and join a session of our ME 2.0 Palestinian – Israeli Young Business Leaders Forum. Moreover, he will participate in the farewell ceremony of the project director of the Foundation, Dr. Fleck.
FNF Internal workshop on Freedom and Religion
From the 19th to the 23rd of February, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Jerusalem will host an internal workshop on “Freedom and Religion”. The aim of the workshop will be to discuss the compatibility of freedom and religion and to work on a liberal position about this subject.
The participants of the workshop are members of the Foundation coming from all around the world to exchange their information and opinion about the subject. They will report about the current development of the relationship between freedom and religion in their countries and will present their work and regional projects on freedom and religion.
During the workshop and in order to get various points of view on the subject, the participants will not only have internal discussions but also several meetings with representatives of religious communities and with experts working on the subject.
Free Democratic Party (FDP) delegation visiting Palestine & Israel
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Jerusalem is hosting a group of liberal parliamentarians from the Federal State of Hessen in Germany. Among them is the deputy prime minister of the state and the minister of justice, integration and European affairs. This group consists of members of the faction of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the State of Hessen and members of the faction’s staff. The speakers of the faction are among the visitors.
The delegation will be visiting Palestine and Israel during the period from 3-6 February 2012, and will conduct meetings and visits where they will hear first hand information from experts on the latest political and economic developments in both countries.
13th Session : Palestinian – Israeli Young Business Leaders Forum
(Participation with personal invitation only)
The 13th session will take place on January 12th 2012, at the Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv. The topic will be: “Introduction to the Paris Protocols & the manufacturing sector – recipe for economic prosperity and political stability.” The participants will meet Adv. Bader Rock, Economic and Trade Advisor of the Quartet Office of the Middle East Envoy Tony Blair, and will have an open Discussion Round with the industrialist Stef Wertheimer on the Manufacturing Sector’s Ability to bring about Economic Prosperity and Political Stability
Writing Competition on “What Liberalism means to Palestinian Youth?”
This is the name of the writing competition which will be conducted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Jerusalem in cooperation with Ma’an News Agency. This writing competition for youth aims at encouraging Palestinian youth to write articles on what the concept of liberalism means to them. The competition will end with a final ceremony at the end of April 2012 and prizes will be handed to the best ten articles on the mentioned subject. The best ten articles will be published in a booklet during the year 2012. Announcement of the winners will take place on March 30th, 2012.