By Dr. Yehuda Stolov | Executive Director
Model UN, 20.11.16
On Sunday, November 20th, the IEA cohosted the first Model UN conference of the year under the Debate for Peace program, bringing together 80 Jewish and Muslim students from all over Israel for a full day of debate and negotiations. All of the students received certificates for participation, and the top participants won awards.
A full description of the event is available here:
Feedback from the students:
For a freshman chair like me, I was lucky to cooperate with such an amazing committee and chairs. I have learned a lot and I'm highly excited to do so again. This conference was an important milestone for me, in the extraordinary journey of Model United Nations.
Omri, chair of the al-Shabaab committee
This was my first chairing experience and I could say that it was great. I enjoyed chairing a lot of amazing eloquent delegates…one of the best days of my life.
Sana, chair of the Afghanistan Committee
The conference was very fruitful and interesting, that is thanks to the delegates who came prepared. I would like to thank also the people who worked hard to make this work. It was a wonderful experience. Hopefully more people will have the chance to go through it
Jiries, chair of the Afghanistan Committee
One of the conferences that I enjoyed the most. It was fruitful, I got to know a lot of amazing people; it was simply perfect.
Hala, chair of the Al-Shabaab committee
“Before I went to MUN, I didn't know what to expect, and I was scared. When I got there, I saw that everybody felt the same way, and that it was most people's first time too. Everyone was very friendly and the chairs were helpful.”
Sean, Yachad Modi’in
"This was my first time in a Model UN, and I had a lot of fun, I think it gives a lot of experience for life, experience in debating, and making new friends”
Carmel, Ort Rabin Gan Yavne
"It took me a while to understand the skills that I got from my last MUN, like, of course I had a lot of fun, met new friends and learned a thing or two about the world. But one of the advantages came to me in a blast, I wasn't expecting it. I was sitting in the train station and a tourist sat next to me, we started a conversation and I could finally talk English in the same speed of a native speaker. I'm sure I will remember that Model MUN for a long, long time."
Shachar, 10th grade Ort Rabin Gan Yavne
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