The Michael Cherney Foundation

(JERUSALEM) – Over 150 leading thinkers and statesmen from the US, Europe, Asia and Israel have convened at the 3-day Jerusalem Summit, (Nov 27-30th, 2004), at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel.

The Second Jerusalem Summit (www.jerusalemsummit.org) with the theme “New Ideas from the Old City” has examined key challenges facing the Middle East and Western Civilization. The topics included:

Humanitarian, Not Political Solutions to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

Assessing the UN - Search for Alternative Approaches

Focusing on Koranic endorsements of Israel and of Tolerance

Enhancing the Status of Moslem Women as a Means of Regime Change

International participants included:

Baroness CAROLINE COX, Deputy Speaker House of Lords, UK

CONGRESSMAN ROBERT BEAUPREZ (R-CO)
Prof. DANIEL PIPES, US Institute of Peace & Co-President, Jerusalem Summit

Prof. XU XIN, Center for Jewish Studies, China

Rev. DR. KENNETH MESHOE, MP, South Africa

Gen. MANSOUR ABU RASHID, Jordan, Ex-Chief of Intelligence under King Hussein; Chairman Amman Center for Peace & Development

ANA PALACIO , former Foreign Minister , Spain

Hon. G. PARTHASARATHY, former Pakistan High Com-missioner , India

Amb. SONMEZ KOKSAL, Former Head of Turkish Intelligence (M.I.T)

Israeli participants included:

Foreign MinisterSILVAN SHALOM
Rav ISRAEL MEIR LAU, former Chief Rabbi

SHABTAI SHAVIT, ex-head of Mossad

PROF. MOSHE KAVEH, Pres. Bar-Ilan Uni, Co-Pres. The Jerusalem Summit

Mayor URI LUPOLIANSKY
Gen. (res) ISAAC BEN-ISRAEL, IAF

Gen. (res.) YAACOV AMIDROR , IDF

Jerusalem Summit organizers include the Jerusalem Municipality and the Michael Cherney Foundation.