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|founded = 2003 ([[Belgium]]), 2004 ([[France]])
|location = [[Paris]]
|key_people = [[Willy De Clercq]], [[Marco Pannella]], [[Ana Palacio]], [[François Léotard]], [[François Zimeray]]
|fields = Promoting dialogue and mutual understanding between Europe and the Middle
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'''MedBridge''' is a European organization whose goal is to promote dialogue and mutual understanding between [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref name=quisommesnous/> Its aim is to enable Europeans willing to be informed on the Middle East or to support Israeli-Arab peace efforts, to access the most direct, comprehensive and objective information possible on the political situation in the region.
== History ==
Medbridge was created in 2003. It has been registered as a French non-profit organization since 2004.<ref>{{citation | title = Journal Officiel de la République Française | date = April 10, 2004 | number=announcement 1064| title-link = Journal Officiel de la République Française }}</ref> The organization was created by European leaders from different political backgrounds, such as [[Willy De Clercq]], [[Marco Pannella]], [[Ana Palacio]], [[François Léotard]] and [[François Zimeray]].<ref name=quisommesnous>{{cite web | url = http://www.medbridge.org/qui-sommes-nous | title = Qui sommes-nous ? | trans-title = Who are we? | publisher = Medbridge | language = fr | year = 2011 | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20120908011630/http://www.medbridge.org/qui-sommes-nous | archivedate = 8 September 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=".doten2-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.medbridge.org/showpage.php/en/2/1/page.html |title=Title unknown |publisher=Medbridge |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905133751/http://www.medbridge.org/showpage.php/en/2/1/page.html |archivedate=September 5, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref>
According to Israeli diplomat [[Yigal Palmor]], the organization gathered in October 2003,
In February 2007, after French president [[Jacques Chirac]] told the press that if [[Iran]] held a few nuclear weapons, it wouldn't be a big deal, a delegation of French politicians was sent by Mebridge to Israel and Palestine to get a hands-on approach of the problem instead of viewing the conflict through the lens of the French press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jta.org/2007/02/11/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/french-politicians-see-regions-nuances|title=French politicians see region's nuances|website=Jta.org|date=11 February 2007|author=Uriel Heilman|accessdate=14 August 2017}}</ref> In June 2007, MedBridge organized a visit of French writers to the Middle East in cooperation with ''[[Le Monde]]'' Magazine.<ref name=voyage-decrivains>{{cite web | title = Voyage d'écrivains français en Israël et dans les Territoires palestiniens – 18 au 22 juin 2007 | url = http://www.medbridge.org/voyage-decrivains-francais-en-israel-et-dans-les-territoires-palestiniens-18-au-22-juin-2007 |trans-title=Delegation of French Writers to the Middle-East – June 18 to 22, 2007| date = 29 June 2007| publisher = MedBridge}}</ref>
== Activities ==
Since its creation in 2003, the organization has initiated a dozen
=== Visits to the Middle East ===
Medbridge has organized visits to the Middle East for public leaders and decision-makers. About 500 parliamentarians, from 30 European countries, took part in these visits.<ref name=".doten2-1"/><ref name=initiatives/>
In addition to political visits, MedBridge has also initiated several visits for civil society representatives and opinion leaders.
▲According to Israeli diplomat [[Yigal Palmor]],in October 2003 the organization gathered the largest European parliamentary delegation that has ever visited the region.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/european-lawmakers-to-visit-region-to-promote-understanding-1.103660 "European lawmakers to visit the region to promote understanding"]. [[Haaretz]]. October 24, 2003.</ref> 160 parliamentarians from 28 countries took part in the visit.<ref>http://www.medbridge.org/showpage.php/en/99/12/page.html</ref> In January 2008, the delegation accompanied another large delegation of 60 parliamentarians from 21 European countries.<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/acheter.cgi?offre=ARCHIVES&type_item=ART_ARCH_30J&objet_id=1025201&clef=ARC-TRK-NC_01 "Visite express au Proche-Orient"]. [[Le Monde]]. February 21, 2008.</ref>
=== Events ===
[[File:François Zimeray et Mahmoud Abbas.jpg|thumb|
Medbridge has organized several conferences. In the past important leaders such as [[Ehud Barak]], [[
MedBridge has also organized exhibitions, among others at the [[French Senate]].<ref name=".doten2-1"/><ref name=initiatives/>▼
In 2005, MedBridge, in cooperation with the organization Hommes de Paroles, organized the first [[World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace]], gathering 100 imams and rabbis from all over the world under the patronage of [[Albert II of Belgium]] and [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]].<ref name=".doten2-1"/>▼
Among the people who have received the delegations of MedBridge are:<ref name=".doten2-1"/><ref name=haaretz/><ref name="guisen6715">
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* [[Christophe Bouillon]]
* [[Pierre Forgues]]
* [[Igor Gräzin]]
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* [[João Soares (politician)|João Soares]]
* [[Gustav Blix]]
* [[David Steel]]
* [[John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney|Baron Kilclooney]]
* [[Miroslav Mikolasik]]
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▲[[File:François Zimeray et Mahmoud Abbas.jpg|thumb| Mahmoud Abbas and François Zimeray during Parliaments for Peace in 2008.]]
▲Medbridge has organized several conferences. In the past important leaders such as [[Ehud Barak]], [[Edith Cresson]], [[Claude Goasguen]], [[Antoine Sfeir]], or [[Alexandre Adler]] took part in these.<ref name=".doten2-1"/><ref>http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x97ahj_conference-medbridge_news</ref>
▲MedBridge has also organized exhibitions, among others at the [[French Senate]].<ref name=".doten2-1"/>
▲In 2005, MedBridge, in cooperation with the organization Hommes de Paroles, organized the first [[World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace]], gathering 100 imams and rabbis from all over the world under the patronage of [[Albert II of Belgium]] and [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]].<ref name=".doten2-1"/>
==References==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Foreign policy
[[Category:Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process]]
[[Category:Peace organizations based in France]]
[[Category:Israeli–Palestinian peace
[[Category:Politics of Europe]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2003]]
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