First Day: Thursday 21 June 2007

15:00-16:00:

Registration

16:00-17:00:

Opening Ceremonies

- His Beatitude Patriarch Michael Sabbah

- His Eminence Shiekh Tayseer Al-Tamimi

- The Governor of Bethlehem, Mr. Salah Al-Ta’mari

- Dr. Geries S. Khoury, Director of Al-Liqa’ Center

17:00-17:30:

Reception

17:30-18:40:

Panel: The June War: Historical and Political Dimensions

Speakers: Dr. Hammad Hussien

                 Dr. Adnan Musallam

Moderator: Dr. Johnny Mansour

18:40-20:00:

Lecture:  The Role of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in  Resisting Occupation

Speaker: Prof. Thiab Ayyoush

Moderator: Dr. Butors Dalleh

20:00-20:45:

Dinner

20:45-22:30:

Evening Program organized by:

Dr. Saleem Zoughbi and Dr. Johnny Mansour

Second Day: Friday 22 June 2007

8:00-8:45:

Breakfast

8:45-9:00:

Christian and Muslim Invocations

9:00-10:30:

Panel: The Present State of the Arabs and its reflection on the Palestinian Problem

Speakers: Mr. ‘Abdallh Hourani

                  Dr. Nafe’ Hassan

Moderator: Mr. Mousa Darwish

10:30-11:00:

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30:

Panel: The impact of the 1967 War on the Arabs of 1948

Speakers: Prof. Aziz Haydar

                  Dr. Hanna Abu Hanna

Moderator: Dr. Hatim Khoury

12:30-13:30:

Friday Prayer and Break

13:30-14:30:

Lecture: The Impact of the 1967 War on Palestinian  demography and geography

Speaker: Dr. Jad Isaac

Moderator: Ms. Makarem Awad

14:30-16:00:

Lunch Break

16:00-18:00:

Panel: Methods to end occupation

Speakers:  Political: Ms. Zahira Kamal

Cultural: Dr. Mutawakil Taha

Social: Dr. Bernard Sabella

Economic: Dr. Basem Makhoul

Moderator: Prof. Qustandi Shomali

18:00-18:30:

Coffee Break

18:30-20:30:

Panel: The Role of the Higher Islamic Council and the Local Church in the Palestinian Problem following the War of 1967 and the Impact of the War on Christian Muslim relations

Speakers: Fr. Dr. Jamal Khader

                  Mr. ‘Abd Al-Raheem Mahmoud

Dr. Geries S. Khoury

Dr. ‘Abd Al-Rahman ‘Abbad

Moderator: Mr. Ziyad Shleweit

20:30-21:30:

Dinner

21:30-22:30:

Evening Program

Third Day: Saturday 23 June 2007

8:00-8:45:

Breakfast

8:45-9:00:

Christian and Muslim Invocations

9:00-10:00:

Lecture: The Palestinian Problem and international legitimacy

Speaker: Dr. Ibrahim Sha’ban

Moderator:   Attorney Badira Khoury

10:00-11:00:

Lecture: Western views to solve the Palestinian Problem  

Speaker: Dr. Mahdi ‘Abd Al-Hadi

Moderator: Dr. Peter Qumri

11:00-11:30:

Coffee Break

11:30-13:30:

Panel: Palestinian views to solve the Palestinian Problem  

Speakers: Dr. Nasser Al-Qudwa

Kanesset Member: Mr. Muhammad Baraka

Dr. Walid Mustafa

Dr. Isam’il Nawahda

Moderator: Dr. Saleem Zoughbi

13:30-14:00:

Summaries and final communiqué of the joint conference

14:00-15:00:

Lunch and Departure