Principles for Peace Foundation

Independent Geneva-based think-and-do tank advancing pragmatic approaches to peace and security in fragile contexts.

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"We need to pivot to a language of belonging rather than ownership."

For Israeli peace activist @eran_nissan, the Two-State solution can be a first step. But for him, the real question is not how to divide the land. It is how to share it.

Full interview: https://t.co/0GBc4VY7sS

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"You cannot impose peace. But it doesn't mean you have to look away either."

Bert Koenders, former Dutch Foreign Minister, on why the transactional lessons of today must be followed up by values, mediation, and inclusivity.

Full interview: https://t.co/VRuJzMNnyA

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"The people who are closest to pain should be closest to power."

Israeli peace activist @eran_nissan on why young Israelis and Palestinians must be at the heart of any peace process.

Full interview: https://t.co/0GBc4VY7sS

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What if the path to peace starts with self-interest? The #TED2026 talk by our Executive Director @HibaQasas is now available online, drawing on four decades of building common ground where formal diplomacy has stalled.

Full @TEDTalks talk here: https://t.co/rylVHTXGtk

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What makes Principles for Peace unique?

Bert Koenders, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and member of P4P Governing Board, has an answer: a principled approach combined with completely new actors at the table.

Full interview: https://t.co/21IOj2gobu

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How 550 Israeli & Palestinian leaders are keeping a political horizon alive.

Built during war, trauma, and the collapse of trust, Uniting for a Share Future (USF) is the broadest high-level Israeli-Palestinian leadership coalition of its kind.

About USF: https://t.co/cu4xdsaPCo

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Honoured to have welcomed @jnbarrot, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, to Geneva for @PrinciplesPeace’s latest GAPS MENA Political Dialogue, bringing together nearly 300 senior leaders from MENA, Europe and beyond at a moment of exceptional regional complexity.

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Why religious leaders must speak up for peace in Israel and Palestine.

In a region where more than 80% of people are either traditional or religious, faith is not a peripheral issue. That's the view of @avidabush, Rabbi and CEO of @rabbis4HR.

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🕊️"When you take a side, take the side of the people."

For Palestinian journalist Amal, the two sides in the conflict are not all Palestinians against all Israelis. It's those who benefit from the conflict, and the people, who simply want to live in peace.

Full interview: https://t.co/MRXtQT5SMy

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Our Executive Director @HibaQasas met H.E. Burak @Akcapar, Turkish Ambassador @TC_BMCenevreDT, to brief him on the work of @PrinciplesPeace and our approach to peace & security in the Middle East and beyond. We look forward to working more closely with @MFATurkiye counterparts.

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💬 "How can you still believe in peace after October 7th?"

This is what young Israelis ask @avidabush, CEO of @rabbis4HR. For him, peace is of course in the interest of Palestinians and Israelis, but first and foremost, it is in the interest of his own children.

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"The Palestinians should be in the driving seat."

@Habibmayar, Deputy General Secretary of the @g7plus, on why international support in Palestine must ultimately be transferred to Palestinian leadership.

📽️Full interview: https://t.co/8s6sxX6ma8

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📹 What does it mean to be a Palestinian journalist in Israel?

Amal reports from within Israeli society, and identifies fully with the Palestinian nation. Being in the middle means she can see both narratives and speak to both sides.

Full interview: https://t.co/MRXtQT5kX0

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Today, our Founding Executive Director @HibaQasas made the case for principled peacemaking and Geneva's irreplaceable role before the Swiss Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Grateful for the invitation to share our work.

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What does it take to build lasting peace?

@Habibmayar, Deputy General Secretary of the @g7plus, draws on the experiences of 20 conflict-affected countries to answer that question.

🎥Full interview: https://t.co/8s6sxX6ma8

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🌍The growing recognition of a Palestinian state is a historic opportunity. For @ShahdBishara199, member of @omdimbeyachad, it is the only path toward self-determination, and toward safety, equality and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians.

Full interview: https://t.co/LTeu0Z16ns

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I spoke at #TED2026 last night in Vancouver.

I talked about what four decades of living and working in conflict taught me, and why we need to throw out the old toolbox for pacebuilding.

📸: Ryan Lash & Jason Redmond, @TEDTalks 2026

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Excited to be in Vancouver for @TEDTalks and to step onto the stage for the opening session of the TED Conference, an incredible honor to share ideas that matter with such an inspiring global community.
Grateful for the opportunity, the conversations, and the energy

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🕊️ "Both leaderships, on the Israeli side and on the Palestinian side, need to change."

As the Middle East faces one of its most turbulent moments, former Israeli NSC Deputy Head @eranetzion still believes a political solution is within reach.

Full interview: https://t.co/BdtAeMYEf4

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This week in Mogadishu, we ran our second Peace Game simulation with @MoIFARSomalia to strengthen Somalia's National Reconciliation Framework.

Thanks to CRISP and the Canton of Geneva for their support.

🔗 https://t.co/MPH2dm1nC2