Mission statement

Horizon Center is an independent strategic studies and media outreach organization dedicated to promoting peace, security, stability, economic prosperity, and human rights, including minority civic rights, for the Palestinian people. With insightful political reporting and analysis and periodic dialogue sessions, Horizon fosters thoughtful debate on a wide range of policy issues affecting Palestinian society. Horizon works to expand channels of dialogue between international stakeholders, including diplomats, journalists, and academics, and Palestinian officials, academics, journalists, grassroots organizations, and minority communities. Horizon promotes co-existence, mutual recognition, and respect between Palestinians, minority groups, and other international players in the region and beyond. The organization's experience in human rights and minority civic rights further underscores its commitment to fostering inclusivity, equity, and social justice within Palestinian society.

Ibrahim Dalalsha

Founder and Director, Horizon Center for Political Studies and Media Outreach

Ibrahim Eid Dalalsha is one of the leading analysts of Palestinian politics in the region. Prior to founding the Horizon Center, he served for two decades as the Senior Political Advisor at the US Consulate General in Jerusalem, advising US officials on the Peace Process; Palestinian politics, state development, and civil society; as well as extremist movements. Dalalsha has an unparalleled network of contacts and holds close working relationships with key Palestinians officials, Civil Society leaders and political activists across the spectrum.

Throughout his career in the US government, Dalalsha was named three times the State Department’s Foreign Service National of the Year for outstanding political analysis and reporting and extraordinary networking and outreach. Dalalsha played an integral role in peace negotiations across the Middle East, including the ceasefire negotiations held in 2014 Cairo, Secretary Kerry’s Peace Initiative in 2013-2014, President Bush’s Annapolis Peace Conference in 2009. Prior to joining the US State Department, he worked as an officer with the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency from 1992-1998 and as as a program officer for the National Democratic Institute

At the Horizon Center, Dalalsha drafts political, legal, security and economic studies and other topics related to the Israeli -Palestinian conflict. He also oversees the Center’s daily publication of its political update which highlights major political, security and domestic dynamics. In addition, Dalalsha leads the Horizon Center’s civic engagement initiatives in partnership with local and international partners to promote good governance, culture of tolerance and promotion of two state solution.

Dalalsha is currently a PHD candidate researching Constitutional Law in Palestine. He holds a Masters Degrees in Law from al Quds University 2022 and a Masters Degree in International Studies from Bir Zeit University 2011, a B.Sc. in Law from Al-Quds University 2017, and a B.A. from Bethlehem University in English Literature 1996. He earned a UN sponsored diploma in international humanitarian assistance programs from Liverpool school/UK in 1998. Dalalsha is based in the West Bank and is a native speaker of Arabic as well as fluent in Hebrew and English.

Activities

Spot Reports Production

Production and dissemination in real time of spot reports on breaking political, security and economic news in Palestine, with insightful analysis and commentary, accompanied by video footage as appropriate.

Daily and Weekly Summaries

Production and dissemination of daily and weekly summaries of Palestinian political, security and economic developments, highlighting trends and offering additional analysis, background and context.

Monthly Dialogues Hosting

Hosting of monthly dialogues between Palestinian policy makers and Palestinian academics and intellectuals, with the aim of generating creative policy solutions and promoting mutual understanding on a broad range of both domestic and foreign policy-related matters.

Periodic International Dialogues

Hosting of periodic dialogues between representatives of the international community and relevant Palestinian policy makers, academics and intellectuals, with the aim of encouraging deeper levels of mutual understanding, and possibly generating new approaches to old problems, through a frank exchange of views.

Our Vision

Horizon seeks to promote a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and to promote transparent and efficient Palestinian governance, by bridging gaps in understanding -both by offering opportunities for direct dialogue between Palestinian and international policy makers, academics and civil society activists; and by providing unbiased, timely and accurate reports on breaking political, economic and security news.