Internships in israel & palestine

DATES: June 2 - Aug 5, 2012

Participants should plan to leave the US on June 1st in order to arrive on site for the first day of the program on June 2nd.

PROGRAM COST: $6,995--please see the last paragraph under "Program Details" for what this cost covers.

6-9 UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS across the following disciplines:

History 398
Global Affairs 495 Internship
Government 480 Internship
Conflict Analysis 385 Field Study Conflict Analysis 399 Special Topics New Century College 495 Experiential Learning

6 GRADUATE CREDITS across the following disciplines:

Government 794 Internship
Government 739 - Special Topics
History 598
Conflict Analysis 694 Internship
Conflict Analysis 695 Selected Topics

CONTACT: Sarah Mournighan via email by clicking on her name or call her right now at 703.993.2106

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This program was recently featured in Northern Virginia Magazine.

This intensive 9 week program begins with a seminar in Jerusalem where leading Israeli and Palestinian experts, representatives of various Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), peace activists, private sector and government officials will address the group and share their perspectives on the dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

Numerous site visits will also be made to settlements in the territories, refugee camps, government offices, and cultural
institutions. For the remaining eight weeks, students work for four/five days per week--eight hours a day in either the Palestinian territories--Ramallah, Bethlehem--or Israel--Jerusalem, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Nazareth, and other locations. The internships will be related to conflict resolution, politics, international relations or business and finance in Israel and Palestine. Students will receive 6-9 credits.

ELIGIBILITY
The program is open to George Mason University and non-Mason graduate and undergraduate students. Mason staff, faculty, and alumni, as well as the general public are also eligible. To obtain credit, you need at least an overall cumulative 2.25 GPA.

In addition to the online application all applicants must submit:

500 word statement of purpose, which should include the following information

• Why are you applying to the program?
• Previous coursework related to Israel and Palestine
• Previous travel in the region
• Academic, personal, and professional objectives
• Books you have read related to the program's theme(s)
  
  250 word Internship Statement
• Your relevant skills and professional experiences
• What type of internship are you looking for
• Whether you would like to work in Israel or the Palestinian Territories
  
  Current Resume
  One Letter of Reference

While CGE cannot guarentee that a student will be able to intern at a particular organization, we will do our best to place students in their preferred internship placement. This is a list of the placements for the 2009 Summer Program participants. These are not guaranteed placements for future interns, but instead a list of past placements to give students an idea of the type of internships available:

Jerusalem
Israeli Institute for Democracy
The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel
Interfaith Dialogue
Rabbis for Human Rights
Palestine-Israel Journal
The Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow-New Discourse
The Knesset
The Israel Policy Center

Tel Aviv
Amnesty International - Israel Section
Ashoka
The Geneva Initiative
Green Action
The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African StudiesThe Peres Center for Peace
Tamir Fishman Asset Management
Windows for Peace

Ramallah
Panorama
Palestinian Authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Palestinian Legislative Council
CARE

Nazareth
Ahali
Arab Association for Human Rights
The Arab Cultural Association

Bethlehem
Al Rowwad Cultural and Theatre Training Center
The Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation

Other Locations
Towns Association for Environmental Quality -- Sakhnin
Mossawa Center - The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel - Haifa
Israel-Jordan Chamber of Commerce - Netaniya
The Regional Council for the Unrecognized Villages in the Negev - Beer-Sheva
Golan for Development of the Arab Villages - Golan Heights
Neve Shalom - Wahat Al-Salam (Oasis of Peace)
Center for Holy Land Studies - Beit Sahour, Palestine
The League for the Arabs of Jaffa - Jaffa
Anera: American Near East Refugee Aid - Al Bireh
The Abraham Fund Initiatives - Neve Ilan

COST includes

Housing and Board

• all accomodations during the internship (apartments, homestays, or hotels depending on internship location)
• Double room accomodation in a tourist class hotel (half board) in Jerusalem during orientation
• 3 nights in deluxe class hotels (half board) at the end of the program

6-9 Credits of Tuition

Excursions

• various sites in Israel and the West Bank during the seminar
  
  Other Expenses
• ground transportation to and from academic-related sites during the seminar
• a mandatory Pre-departure orientation
• emergency evacuation and repatriation insurance
• International Student ID Card.

The program cost does not include roundtrip international airfare , food during the internship, daily transportation to and from internships, or optional excursions on weekends.

Faculty Director

Dr. Yehuda Lukacs is Associate Provost for International Programs at George Mason University and Director of the Center for Global Education. He also teaches International Relations and History at George Mason. He has taught at the School of International Service at American University, and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. In January 2002, he was a visiting professor of International Relations at University College Cork, Ireland. He has published several articles and books dealing with contemporary international relations and Arab-Israeli affairs.

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.