ENCOUNTER INVITES JEWISH LEADERS TO EXPAND THEIR VIEW OF THE ISRAELI- PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND TO BE A POSITIVE FORCE FOR COMMUNAL CHANGE. ENCOUNTER IS A NONPARTISAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION CULTIVATING MORE INFORMED AND CONSTRUCTIVE JEWISH LEADERSHIP ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. WE ENABLE DEEPLY COMMITTED JEWISH INFLUENCERS TO ENCOUNTER FIRSTHAND THE PEOPLE, PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES AT THE HEART OF THE CONFLICT. OUR PROGRAMS INSPIRE NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW CONVERSATIONS AND NEW APPROACHES TO THE CONFLICT. WE ARE BUILDING A DIVERSE JEWISH LEADERSHIP NETWORK ACROSS RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LINES. AT ENCOUNTER, WE BELIEVE JEWISH LEADERS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENGAGE SERIOUSLY WITH A DIVERSE SET OF VOICES TO ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS THAT ANIMATE THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. WHERE ISRAEL WAS ONCE A UNIFYING JEWISH COMMUNAL FORCE, THE SUBJECT OF THE CONFLICT IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST DIVISIVE AND POLARIZING IN AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE. OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS LEADERS WH