? on chosing a facilitator - Isr - Pal Open Space

[Shay Ben Yosef]

Dear Zachary



Having rich experience with conflict groups & open space, I think that the
sponsor & the leading team identity, is mach more critical then the
facilitator identity.

Also you have to pay a lot of tension to the invitation, to make a real
effort that all the steak holders will come to the OS.

 Anyway it is recommended that the facilitator will be 'neutral' or 2
facilitators from the bouth sides of the conflict.

Wish you all the luck you need

Shay



shay ben yosef, communiynet

OFRA 90627

ISRAEL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zachary Metz" <ZacharyMetz at cicr.columbia.edu>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:30 PM
Subject: ? on chosing a facilitator - Isr - Pal Open Space


> Hi all,
>
> My colleagues and I here at the Center for International Conflict
Resolution at Columbia have been asked to hold an Open Space on a question
related to the role of civil society in supporting the peace process in
Israel and Palestine. We are struggling a bit to get clarity on who of our
team makes the most sense to facilitate. We have several great folks - the
question is really about the role of the "identity" of the OS facilitator in
an OS that may generate lots of heat around questions of identity, including
Israeli, Jewish, Arab, Palestinian, American and others. We imagine the
group will include a mix of interested people from US-based civil society
groups working on or around advocacy and/or peace issues related to Israel
and Palestine.
>
> Here are the options we have on the table (round table of course!):
>
> - one Jewish American facilitator (me, full disclosure)
> -a partnering of the above with a Palestinian American facilitator - a co
facilitation
> -a European American facilitator with no explicit ties to any of the
identity issues at play in this conflict
>
> Any thoughts, opinions, experiences, etc that you have on the question of
the identity of the facilitator in OS are more than welcome. I look forward
to your input as we quickly (it's Friday) move towards opening space on this
critical question.
>
> Be well, Zachary Metz
>
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