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'''Sharon Dolev''' is a peace and human rights activist focusing on eliminating weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East. She does this through innovations in education, advocacy and activism to change public policies. She is the founder and director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM) and a co-founder and executive director of the [[Middle East Treaty Organization]] (METO). She also worked for a time with the [[International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons]] (ICAN), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.<ref><!-- Sharon Dolev bio-->{{cite Q|Q125798579}}</ref> |
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'''Sharon Dolev''' is a peace and human rights activist focusing on eliminating [[Weapon of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]] from the Middle East. She does this through innovations in education, advocacy and activism to change public policies. She is the founder and director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM) and a co-founder and executive director of the [[Middle East Treaty Organization]] (METO).<ref><!-- Sharon Dolev bio-->{{cite Q|Q125798579}}</ref> She also worked for a time with the [[International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons]] (ICAN), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. |
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== Activism == |
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Dolev began working for Greenpeace in Israel in 2007.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-11-02 |title=Interview with the founders of the Middle East Treaty Organization |url=https://www.wmd-free.me/2020/11/02/interview-with-the-founders-of-the-middle-east-treaty-organization/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Middle East Treaty Organization |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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In October 2022, she was elected to the Council of the [[International Peace Bureau]] (IPB) for her advocacy of eradicating "nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East through innovative policy, education, advocacy and activism."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharon Dolev – Council Member |url=https://ipb.org/topics/ipb-council-members/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=International Peace Bureau}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2010, the ''[[Palestine-Israel Journal]]'' featured an article by Dolev on "Creating an Anti-Nuclear Movement in Israel". This article describes "a new Israeli grassroots anti-nuclear movement" and a series of events they organized in Israel on this topic. However, this 2010 article did not provide a name for this movement.<ref>Dolev (2010).</ref> |
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In 2012, Dolev and the Israeli Disarmament Movement hosted a visit by [[Hibakusha]] (survivors of [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]]) to Terl Aviv. ''[[The Times of Israel]]'' reported that " a palpably tense silence" followed the comment by Nagayama Iwao, one of the Hibakusha, that, "Through history, there were people that, if they had them [nuclear weapons] or had access to them, they would’ve used them — like Hitler."<ref> Shmulovich (2012).</ref> |
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Dolev is the founder of the Israeli Disarmament Movement,<ref name=":1">Brenner (2013).</ref> a constituent member of the [[International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marom |first=Yali |date=2017-12-25 |title=‘We will establish a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East’ |url=https://www.972mag.com/we-will-establish-a-nuclear-free-zone-in-the-middle-east-nobel-peace-prize/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=+972 Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Critics of her work have asked her "not to speak," because they think her work "is putting Israel in danger." She was asked, "What is it like to be a woman and do this work, especially in the Middle East and in such a militaristic Israeli culture?" She replied, "I am taking part in various meetings ... . It takes time until my position is even considered a legit one to talk about. This is both because I am a woman and because I am talking about the impossible. My biggest frustration is organizing panels that I myself would boycott because there is no representation for women. This frustration always exists. When will I stop being a woman and start being someone who talks about nuclear weapons?"<ref name=":1" /> |
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| ⚫ | In 2010, the ''[[Palestine-Israel Journal]]'' featured an article by Dolev on "Creating an Anti-Nuclear Movement in Israel". This article describes "a new Israeli grassroots anti-nuclear movement" and a series of events they organized in Israel on this topic. However, this 2010 article did not provide a name for this movement.<ref>Dolev (2010).</ref> |
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In 2013, ''[[Al Jazeera]]'' discussed the possibilities for a WMD-free Zone in the Middle East. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had recently addressed the United Nations, insisting that "Israel must declare it has nuclear capabilities." Dolev and her Israeli Disarmament Movement had been working to generate public debate on that issue. She said that people asked her "not to speak. They think the fact that I speak is putting Israel in danger."<ref>Brenner (2013).</ref> Dolev (2013b) expanded on these issues in an article in ''[[Palestine-Israel Journal]]''. |
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In 2016 the Israeli Disarmament Movement and 100 citizens of Israel petitioned Israel's [[Supreme Court of Israel#High Court of Justice|High Court of Justice]] "to compel the secretive [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]] (IAEC) to become more transparent through broad Knesset legislation." ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' quoted Dolev |
In 2016 the Israeli Disarmament Movement and 100 citizens of Israel petitioned Israel's [[Supreme Court of Israel#High Court of Justice|High Court of Justice]] "to compel the secretive [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]] (IAEC) to become more transparent through broad Knesset legislation." ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'' quoted Dolev as having said, "The ambiguity typifying the work of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission has become dangerous in itself for Israeli citizens." The petitioners included [[Avner Cohen]], a leading expert on Israel's nuclear program. He said that the petitioners had been working on this for roughly a year and filed it "only weeks after" numerous reports appeared in the press "that the reactor southeast of Dimona has 1,537 cracks." The petitioners agreed that some secrecy was required, but the IAEC should nevertheless be subject to some oversight by the Knesset.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bob |first=Yonah Jeremy |date=2016-05-26 |title=NGO asks High Court to unlock some of nuclear agency's secrecy |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/100-citizens-petition-high-court-for-atomic-agency-transparency-455086 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2017 IDM - as part of the the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the nobel Peace Price. In Israel the fact that IDM and Dolev as part of ICAN were awarded the Nobel Prize was barely reported on in national media.<ref>https://www.972mag.com/we-will-establish-a-nuclear-free-zone-in-the-middle-east-nobel-peace-prize/</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A 12 October 2017 publication by the [[United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]] (UNODA) said, 'the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, in conjunction with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), hosted a panel discussion entitled, “A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical.” The speakers included ... Sharon Dolev of BASIC in Israel and founder/director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM)".<ref> |
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| ⚫ | A 12 October 2017 publication by the [[United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]] (UNODA) said, 'the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, in conjunction with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), hosted a panel discussion entitled, “A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical.” The speakers included ... Sharon Dolev of BASIC in Israel and founder/director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM)".<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical |url=https://disarmament.unoda.org/update/wmdfz-in-middle-east/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=[[United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]]}}</ref> |
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On 25 December 2017, journalist Yael Marom said that, "Sharon Dolev ... [is] one of the bravest and most determined activists I know", because "For years she has worked alongside a small group of dedicated activists on one of the issues about which Israel usually prefers to remain silent." In this case, the Israeli media preferred to ignore the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, apparently because the recipient was the [[International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons]] (ICAN), of which Dolev's Israeli Disarmament Movement was part. Dolev continued, "We will establish a nuclear free zone in the Middle East ... . I do not know how long it will take, but it will happen."<ref>Marom (2017).</ref> |
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A 2023 discussion in [[Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey#Publications|''The Nonproliferation Review'']] of "The evolution and future of Israeli nuclear ambiguity" said, "Although this viewpoint has virtually no support within the security establishment, support is found among Knesset members ..., as well as some senior Israeli academics."<ref>BenLevi (2023).</ref> The article mentions the work of the Israeli Disarmament Movement and cites a publication by Dolev.<ref>Dolev (2013a).</ref> |
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In 2017 Dolev co founded the The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) and since serves as Executive Director to the organisation. According to METO´s website the NGO works as "a coalition of civil society activists and practitioners seeking to rid the Middle East from all weapons of mass destruction as a gateway toward regional security and peace."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) - About Us |url=https://www.wmd-free.me/home/about/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO)}}</ref> METO works on policy, advocacy and educational programs. |
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On 8 April 2014, the Italian international press agency [[:de:Pressenza|Pressenza]] published an invitation to a Zoom event to discuss, "Beyond war and violence as a way to resolve conflict in the territories of Israel and Palestine". The event was hosted by "Sharon Dolev, Executive Director of both the Israeli Disarmament Movement and the Middle East Treaty Organization". The invitation was, "Open to everyone, [to encourage] perspectives, guided by the [[Chatham House Rule]] to ensure meaningful, confidential dialogue.”<ref>Pressenza London (2014).</ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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* <!-- Raphael BenLevi (2023-07-11) "The evolution and future of Israeli nuclear ambiguity", Nonproliferation Review-->{{cite Q|Q125797087}} |
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* <!-- Yonah Jeremy Bob (2016-05-26) "NGO asks High Court to unlock some of nuclear agency's secrecy", The Jerusalem Post-->{{cite Q|Q125815612}} |
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* <!--Yermi Brenner (2013-10-02) "Questioning Israel’s nuclear ambiguity policy", Al Jazeera-->{{cite Q|Q125790812}} |
* <!--Yermi Brenner (2013-10-02) "Questioning Israel’s nuclear ambiguity policy", Al Jazeera-->{{cite Q|Q125790812}} |
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* {{cite Q|Q125817698}} |
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* <!-- Sharon Dolev (2010) "Creating an Anti-Nuclear Movement in Israel", Palestine-Israel Journal-->{{cite Q|Q125817698}} |
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* {{cite Q|Q125797380|date=2013a}} |
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* {{cite Q|Q125798433|date=2013b}} |
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* Sharon Dolev, Leonardo Bandarra (2022-12-02). [https://thebulletin.org/2021/12/pathways-to-a-wmd-free-zone-in-the-middle-east/''"Pathways to a WMD-free zone in the Middle East"'']. In: ''[[Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]].'' |
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* <!-- Yali (Yael) Marom (2017-12-25) ‘We will establish a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East’-->{{cite Q|Q125790535)}} |
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* <!-- Pressenza London (2024-04-08) "Invitation: Beyond war and violence as a way to resolve conflict in the territories of Israel and Palestine", Pressenza -->{{cite Q|Q125818013}} |
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== Panels and Speeches == |
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* <!-- Margaret Roland (2017-10-12) "A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical-->{{cite Q|Q125817519}} |
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* <!-- Michal Shmulovich (2012-09-16) "Hiroshima survivors silence Israelis with personal tales of the bomb that ‘keeps killing'", The Times of Israel-->{{cite Q|Q125779271}} |
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Sharon Dolev is a peace and human rights activist focusing on eliminating weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East. She does this through innovations in education, advocacy and activism to change public policies. She is the founder and director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM) and a co-founder and executive director of the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO).[1] She also worked for a time with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.
Activism
Dolev began working for Greenpeace in Israel in 2007.[2]
In October 2022, she was elected to the Council of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) for her advocacy of eradicating "nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East through innovative policy, education, advocacy and activism."[3]
Israeli disarmament movement
Dolev is the founder of the Israeli Disarmament Movement,[4] a constituent member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.[5] Critics of her work have asked her "not to speak," because they think her work "is putting Israel in danger." She was asked, "What is it like to be a woman and do this work, especially in the Middle East and in such a militaristic Israeli culture?" She replied, "I am taking part in various meetings ... . It takes time until my position is even considered a legit one to talk about. This is both because I am a woman and because I am talking about the impossible. My biggest frustration is organizing panels that I myself would boycott because there is no representation for women. This frustration always exists. When will I stop being a woman and start being someone who talks about nuclear weapons?"[4]
In 2010, the Palestine-Israel Journal featured an article by Dolev on "Creating an Anti-Nuclear Movement in Israel". This article describes "a new Israeli grassroots anti-nuclear movement" and a series of events they organized in Israel on this topic. However, this 2010 article did not provide a name for this movement.[6]
In 2016 the Israeli Disarmament Movement and 100 citizens of Israel petitioned Israel's High Court of Justice "to compel the secretive Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) to become more transparent through broad Knesset legislation." The Jerusalem Post quoted Dolev as having said, "The ambiguity typifying the work of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission has become dangerous in itself for Israeli citizens." The petitioners included Avner Cohen, a leading expert on Israel's nuclear program. He said that the petitioners had been working on this for roughly a year and filed it "only weeks after" numerous reports appeared in the press "that the reactor southeast of Dimona has 1,537 cracks." The petitioners agreed that some secrecy was required, but the IAEC should nevertheless be subject to some oversight by the Knesset.[7]
In 2017 IDM - as part of the the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the nobel Peace Price. In Israel the fact that IDM and Dolev as part of ICAN were awarded the Nobel Prize was barely reported on in national media.[8]
A 12 October 2017 publication by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) said, 'the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, in conjunction with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), hosted a panel discussion entitled, “A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical.” The speakers included ... Sharon Dolev of BASIC in Israel and founder/director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM)".[9]
The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO)
In 2017 Dolev co founded the The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) and since serves as Executive Director to the organisation. According to METO´s website the NGO works as "a coalition of civil society activists and practitioners seeking to rid the Middle East from all weapons of mass destruction as a gateway toward regional security and peace."[10] METO works on policy, advocacy and educational programs.
Bibliography
- Yermi Brenner (2 October 2013). "Questioning Israel's nuclear ambiguity policy". Al Jazeera English. Wikidata Q125790812.
- Sharon Dolev (2010). "Creating an Anti-Nuclear Movement in Israel". Palestine–Israel Journal. 16 (3). Wikidata Q125817698.
- Sharon Dolev (2013a), Nukes, Israel and the Middle East (in Hebrew) (published 2023), Wikidata Q125797380
- Sharon Dolev (2013b). "A Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Obstacles and Hopes". Palestine–Israel Journal. 19 (1) (published 2013). Wikidata Q125798433.
- Sharon Dolev, Leonardo Bandarra (2022-12-02). "Pathways to a WMD-free zone in the Middle East". In: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Panels and Speeches
Notes
- ^ Sharon Dolev biography, Wikidata Q125798579
- ^ "Interview with the founders of the Middle East Treaty Organization". Middle East Treaty Organization. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "Sharon Dolev – Council Member". International Peace Bureau. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b Brenner (2013).
- ^ Marom, Yali (2017-12-25). "'We will establish a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East'". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ Dolev (2010).
- ^ Bob, Yonah Jeremy (2016-05-26). "NGO asks High Court to unlock some of nuclear agency's secrecy". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ https://www.972mag.com/we-will-establish-a-nuclear-free-zone-in-the-middle-east-nobel-peace-prize/
- ^ "A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical". United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) - About Us". The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO). Retrieved 2024-06-19.