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September 2003
Middle East Editors Dialogue
The Portland Trust and the Guardian hosted leading Israeli and Palestinian editors in London in September 2003 to discuss the difficulties of reporting their conflict. Read more.
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June 2004
Portland Trust Lecture with Efraim Halevy
In June 2004, Efraim Halevy delivered the first Portland Trust lecture at the Locarno Suite, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
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June 2005
Opening of The Portland Trust Tel Aviv Office
The Portland Trust opened its Tel Aviv branch in June 2005. The opening was attended by Israeli Minister of Industry and Trade, H.E. Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Minister of Finance, H.E. Salaam Fayyad, Prime Minister Sharon's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dubi Weisglass, US, Arab and European Ambassadors and other distinguished guests.
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December 2005
European – Israeli Dialogue
Every year, the Club of 3, in conjunction with the Axel Springer Group and The Portland Trust, organise a high-level meeting between leading Israelis and Europeans in Berlin. Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman of The Portland Trust presented an in-depth analysis of the Palestinian private sector to the European-Israel Dialogue in December 2005. Read more
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May/June 2006
BBC/ The Portland Trust internship for Israeli and Palestinian journalists
In May and June 2006, The Portland Trust and the BBC hosted a two-month internship for 2 Israeli and 1 Palestinian journalist. The journalists worked at the BBC and met a range of opinion formers in the UK.
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Launch of the Microfinance project in the Galilee with Koret Israel Economic Development Funds, College of the Western Galilee - 22 October 2006
The Portland Trust and KIEDF launched its loan guarantee project in Northern Israel in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister, Shimon Peres and other distinguished guests.
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Fellows meeting - 13 November 2006
The Portland Trust held a one-day conference with its Fellows and other guests at its office in Tel Aviv. The conference focused on the political and economic situation in the region and discussed the role of The Portland Trust in encouraging economic development.
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Official opening of the Ramallah office - 14 November 2006
The Portland Trust officially opened its doors in Ramallah in November 2006. The opening was attended by representatives of President Abbas's office and senior members of the Palestinian private sector.
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Sir Ronald Cohen's presentation to the Israel Council on Foreign Relations and the Herzliya Conference - 21 and 23 January 2007
Sir Ronald Cohen spoke on the role of the Israeli and Palestinian private sectors in helping resolve the conflict and compared economic lessons learnt from the Northern Ireland conflict. Read more
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March 2007
Annual European – Israeli Dialogue, Berlin
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April 2007
The Portland Trust Annual Strategy Meeting, Cannes
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