On day four of the trip, we joined Professor Yael Efron’s class at the Tzfat Academic College School of Law for a joint negotiation class. A close colleague of mine, Yael conducts her class similarly to ours here at Marquette and we were lucky enough to join her on her first day of the semester. … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Four: Class at Tzfat
While we were in Jerusalem, Sarah Farrukh, our Muslim student was able to go visit the Dome of the Rock. (Non Muslims are generally not permitted to visit so this was an individual visit. ) When she rejoined the group in the beautiful traditional garb, she was excited to share her story below: Temple Mount … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015: Dome of the Rock
I am fascinated to learn behind-the-scenes stories of high-profile negotiations, like the negotiation over Iranian nuclear capabilities, which the New York Times just described. Interesting tidbit: the negotiators used an erasable whiteboard so that the Iranians didn’t have a document they could send back to their superiors in Tehran. Another unusual arrangement: “[T]he Iranians did … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at the Iranian Nuclear Negotiation
First thing on Tuesday morning, we headed to the Mount of the Beatitudes. While the grounds were among the smallest we visited, the impact the Church of the Beatitudes on the students was among the largest. Student Natalie Schiferl writes: For those who do not necessarily know the significance of the Mount, it is where … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Four: Mount of the Beatitudes
You are cordially invited to this program at the ABA conference in Seattle, which will take place on Friday, April 17, from 3-4:15, in the Orcas Room. My partners in crime for this caper are Alyson Carrel, Jim Coben, and Noam Ebner. Here’s the idea for our program – How many times have you heard … Continue reading Everything You Know about Dispute Resolution is Wrong – Can You Handle the Truth?
A highlight of our trip every year is the time we get to spend with Justice Aharon Barak and his wife Judge Elika Barak. Justice Barak is the former President of the Israeli Supreme Court, hailed as the father of Israel’s constitutional revolution and even cited by Justice Elena Kagan as one of her judicial … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015: Day Three (almost done)–Dinner at the Baraks
One of the ways we learned about Israeli society was to spend a few nights at a kibbutz. A kibbutz is a collective community, traditionally based in agriculture, that was the way many Israelis used to live. Even though the kibbutz life was outside the comfort zones of some students initially, hanging out in the … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015 (and some April Fools Fun): The Kibbutz
From our friends at the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program comes an announcement of an art contest (available at http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/hnmcp/hnmcp/news/2015-hnmcp-art-contest/). Any original artwork reflecting themes of conflict resolution or peacemaking welcome, with prize money and a place on the walls of Harvard going to the winner. TOTH Sara del Nido.
In one of the more emotional and difficult tours on the trip, we visited Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum and home to the International Institute of Holocaust Research. The museum itself houses hours of historical footage, video interviews, and artifacts, including the famous Hall of Names, a memorial dedicated to remembering each and every person killed … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Three: Yad Vashem
On Monday morning, we were off for a quick stop at the open air market at Machane Yehuda and then a tour of the Supreme Court. And then we had the distinct treat of our own personal tour of Lifta, a destroyed Palestinian village since 1948 right on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Leading our tour … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Three: Daphna Golan and Lifta
