THE ISRAEL/PALESTINE PROJECT

The Israel Palestine Project

"a common history, an extraordinary future"

III. Background

Jack Berriault, TIPP Founder and Executive Director

Former National Director of The Hunger Project (Belize, Central America)
Graduate of the year long Power and Contribution course, sponsored by Landmark Education Corporation
Participant in four Global Leadership Conferences 2004 – 2007, sponsored by Landmark Education Corporation
Participant in the Leadership Program and Core Coaching Curriculum (116 hours), sponsored by the prestigious international training school, The Coaches Training Institute
Track record as a successful business owner for over 30 years and featured (for a decade) in The Good Service Guide, a publication limited to high quality professionals who maintain excellence in products and services
Member of Tikkun, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Jewish Voice for Peace, and East Bay Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue group.

Chronological Development of Project

In 2002, Berriault joined a Global Exchange Tour and spent two weeks in the West Bank, Gaza, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, interviewing leaders of peace and human rights organizations.
In 2003, founded the Israel Palestine Project (TIPP)
From 2003-present:

· Set up TIPP as a non profit organization and obtained worldwide endorsers of the project

· Established a Board of Directors

· Created a strong team for research, development and strategic planning

· Began the work of creating and implementing initiatives

· Created the team of representatives of the Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints and supportive persons, for the work of writing the common historical narrative.

· Completion of the rough draft of the common narrative and the edited version of the first eight sections. Gained the approval of Israeli and Palestinian historians for historical accuracy and acceptability by their respective mainstream populations.

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