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{{Infobox organization
|name = MedBridge
|logo =
|logo_size = 200px
|type = [[Non-profit organization|Non-profit]]<br />[[Non-governmental organisation|NGO]]
|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
|services = Conferences,
|num_members =
|homepage =
}}
'''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 ==
According to Israeli diplomat [[Yigal Palmor]], the organization gathered in October 2003,
In
== 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 name=haaretz>{{cite news | url = http://www.haaretz.com/news/european-lawmakers-to-visit-region-to-promote-understanding-1.103660 | title = European lawmakers to visit the region to promote understanding | newspaper = [[Haaretz]] | date = October 24, 2003 | first = Adar |last = Primor | author2=Haaretz Correspondent}}</ref> 160 parliamentarians from 28 countries took part in the visit.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.medbridge.org/une-chance-pour-la-paix | trans_title = A chance for peace | title = Une chance pour la paix | publisher = MedBridge | date = 22 July 2003}}</ref> In January 2008, the delegation accompanied another large delegation of 60 parliamentarians from 21 European countries.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/acheter.cgi?offre=ARCHIVES&type_item=ART_ARCH_30J&objet_id=1025201&clef=ARC-TRK-NC_01 | title = Visite express au Proche-Orient | trans_title = Express visit to the Middle East | date = 21 February 2008 | first = Annick |last = Cojean | newspaper = [[Le Monde]]}}</ref>
=== Events ===
▲In addition to political visits, MedBridge has also initiated several visits for civil society representatives and opinion leaders. 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>
[[File:François Zimeray et Mahmoud Abbas.jpg|thumb|
Medbridge has organized several conferences. In the past important leaders such as [[Ehud Barak]], [[Édith Cresson]], [[Claude Goasguen]], [[Antoine Sfeir]], or [[Alexandre Adler]] took part in these.<ref name=".doten2-1"/><ref>{{cite video|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x97ahj_conference-medbridge_news|title=Conference medbridge|author=MedBridge|publisher=Dailymotion|date=May 6, 2009|first=|language=|type=}}</ref>▼
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">{{cite news | url = http://www.guysen.com/es/print.php?sid=6715 | title = Medbridge : Les parlementaires européens visitent la région |
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* [[David Grossman]]
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Among the people who
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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]], [[Édith Cresson]], [[Claude Goasguen]], [[Antoine Sfeir]], or [[Alexandre Adler]] took part in these.<ref name=".doten2-1"/><ref>{{cite video|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x97ahj_conference-medbridge_news|title=Conference medbridge|author=MedBridge|publisher=Dailymotion|date=May 6, 2009|first=|language=|type=}}</ref>
▲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"/>
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.medbridge.org/}}
[[Category:Foreign policy]]
[[Category:Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process]]
[[Category:Peace organizations based in France]]
[[Category:Israeli–Palestinian peace process]]
[[Category:Politics of Europe]]
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