Osama Abukatta is currently a Media Analyst based in Washington D.C. He is also an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University. He grew up in Bethlehem, Palestine and worked with many Palestinian and International NGOs. Osama holds a Masters degree in Conflict Management from Kennesaw State University in Georgia, USA and helped organize and facilitate more than 35 international youth activities. He co-directed The Middle East Peace Project Organization and contributed to the authoring of the Council of Europe's Training Kit 12 on conflict transformation.