Givat Haviva
Schweizer Freundeskreis von GIVAT HAVIVA
MOHAMMAD DARAWSHE
DIREKTORMOHAMMAD DARAWSHE
Mohammad Darawshe is considered a leading political analyst and expert on Jewish-Arab relations inside Israel. He has been Director the Center for Shared Society at Givat Haviva since January 2014 (as well as between the years 2000 and 2005). He served as a Member of The Three-sector Roundtable at the Prime Minister's office and on the strategic planning team of the Authority for Economic Development of Arab Sector at the PM's Office. He is also a research fellow at The Hartman Institute, and at the Robert Bosch Academy.
He previously served as Co-Director of The Abraham Fund Initiatives (2005-13), and was elected Council-member of his home-town Iksal (2008-2013) as well as Elections Campaign Manager for the Democratic Arab Party/United Arab List (1992-2000). In 2009 he served as a member of The National Committee which drafted Coexistence Education policy. From 1986 to 1992, he was Program Director at Legacy International in Washington D.C. after having served as Parliamentary Assistant in the Knesset from 1984 to 1986. Before holding this position, he was Facilitator of Jewish Arab Encounters.
Mohammad Darawshe presented lectures and papers in many universities and at the European parliament, NATO Defense College, The World Economic Forum, Club de Madrid, US Congress, Herzlia Conference. He received a number of honors such as the Peacemakers Award of the Catholic Theological Union and the Peace and Security Award of the World Association of NGOs. He is currently a Member of several Executive Boards including that of the One-Voice movement, and Civil Leadership.
He holds a Master’s degree in Conflict and Peace Studies from Haifa University as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science from Emek Yizrael College and in English & Political Science from Hebrew University.
He previously served as Co-Director of The Abraham Fund Initiatives (2005-13), and was elected Council-member of his home-town Iksal (2008-2013) as well as Elections Campaign Manager for the Democratic Arab Party/United Arab List (1992-2000). In 2009 he served as a member of The National Committee which drafted Coexistence Education policy. From 1986 to 1992, he was Program Director at Legacy International in Washington D.C. after having served as Parliamentary Assistant in the Knesset from 1984 to 1986. Before holding this position, he was Facilitator of Jewish Arab Encounters.
Mohammad Darawshe presented lectures and papers in many universities and at the European parliament, NATO Defense College, The World Economic Forum, Club de Madrid, US Congress, Herzlia Conference. He received a number of honors such as the Peacemakers Award of the Catholic Theological Union and the Peace and Security Award of the World Association of NGOs. He is currently a Member of several Executive Boards including that of the One-Voice movement, and Civil Leadership.
He holds a Master’s degree in Conflict and Peace Studies from Haifa University as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science from Emek Yizrael College and in English & Political Science from Hebrew University.