The German political foundations are a world-wide unique phenomenon. The concept of their
international work as both independent organizations and state financed institutes are
naturally raising several questions. This book focus on the foundations¿ work in Jerusalem
Ramallah and Tel Aviv. This region holds a special position within the German foreign policy
due to unique character of the German-Israeli relations and the ongoing Israel-Palestinian
conflict. Israeli Palestinian and German authors contribute to this publication by examining
the history potential influence scope of action chances and limits of the foundations in
that region from different perspectives and with a specific focus on current developments
