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IHJR Projects in the Middle East
A meeting in 2004 at the Salzburg Global Seminar laid the groundwork for cooperation between the Institute for Historical Justice and Palestinian and Israeli scholars, to underscore the shared history of the region and to promote a mutual understanding between Israelis and Palestinians. These initial deliberations laid the foundation for future projects.
The IHJR projects in the Middle East aim to engage Palestinian and Israeli scholars in researching and writing distinct narratives of the contentious events in the history of their region. By juxtaposing these narratives the IHJR aims to foster a better understanding of the commonalities of their past.
War of Independence, Nakba (formerly: Atlas of the 1948 War)
In the project ‘War of independence, Nakba’ two historians research the different narratives of the war of 1948, which remains one of the most contentious events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Sacred Sites
The Sacred Sites project represents a narrative examining historical and religious perspectives of three religious sites that are sacred to both Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Palestinian Refugees of 1948
In this project, six Palestinian and Israeli scholars collectively explore multiple contemporary narratives on the Palestinian refugees of 1948.
Historical Memory Project on Haifa 1948
The ‘Historical Memory on Haifa 1948’ project encompasses a series of joint research initiatives whereby Israeli and Palestinian scholars focus on actual events of the period surrounding 1948 and how they affected the lives of Jews and Palestinians in Haifa.
The IHJR Middle East Project is funded in part by the Ford Foundation, the Arcadia Trust, the MacArthur Foundation, the Sigrid Rausing Trust, and the European Commission Partnership for Peace Programme.
