More than a year after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza shows no sign of letting up, even as the conflict has now spread to Lebanon and beyond. The war on Gaza has killed at least 43,000 people, forcibly displaced nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants, and reduced most of the coastal enclave to rubble, while starvation and disease continue to...
Nina’s Story: The Life of a Palestinian Woman About the speaker: Nina Cullers was born in Katamon, West Jerusalem during the British Mandate. After the Nakba her family lived in Bethlehem. After high school Nina worked for UNRWA in Hebron, the Dheisheh Camp outside of Bethlehem and Beit Safafa. Her work was as a teacher, head teacher and finally as a supervisor of practice teachers. Nina then...
"West Bank in Crisis: Life Under Occupation" with Usama Nicola Saturday, October 12, 2024 MEPN Zoom Webinar 10:00am - 11:30am CT The ongoing aggression in Gaza often dominates headlines, drawing significant attention due to its intensity and humanitarian impact. However, this focus sometimes overshadows the equally dire situation in the West Bank, where tensions, settlers violence, and human...
"What Hamas represents politically, why most Arabs support it, and how Israel-US should deal with it" with Rami G. Khouri Saturday, September 14, 2024 MEPN Zoom Webinar 10:00am - 11:30am CT About the Speaker: Rami G. Khouri is a Palestinian-American academic and journalist whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth. During his 50 years as a journalist in the Middle East, he...
POTLUCK, PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION with JEFF HALPER Founder and Executive Director, The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) TOPIC: From Genocide in Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine: Toward a Democratic State Between the 'River & Sea’ As a founding member of the Palestinian-led One Democratic State Campaign, Jeff will present the ODSC's program for replacing Israel and the...
MEPN June forum with Abby Martin Saturday, June 29, 2024 Zoom Webinar Our June forum welcomed Abby Martin, an investigative journalist, the creator and host of the documentary web series the Empire Files, director of Gaza Fights For Freedom, and the forthcoming documentary film Earth's Greatest Enemy. MEPN hosted Abby Martin three years ago, when she spoke about her litigation in Georgia...
Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism: Examining the History of Jewish Opposition to Zionism with Allan Brownfield REGISTER HERE In recent years, there has been an effort to redefine “antisemitism” to include not only bigotry toward Jews and Judaism, but also criticism of Israel and Zionism. In May 2022, Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League declared that “Anti-Zionism is...
Gaza in Context: Past, Present and Future with Nathan Stock RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Nathan will discuss Gaza and its context in the present war with Israel. He will talk about the political parties in Palestine and their role in Palestinian governance. He has a wealth of personal experience from his time living and working in Gaza during the second intifada. Nathan Stock is a non-resident...
POTLUCK + DISCUSSION ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR AND GENOCIDE IN GAZA RSVP HERE BY 2/14/24 Participate in a stimulating Q&A discussion period with our panelists Mariam El-Khatib (Muslim), Ruben Slomianski (Jewish), and Joan Deming (Christian). These experts representing points of view from their faith backgrounds, will lead us through the history and current challenges facing Palestinians, Israelis and...
THE IMPACT OF THE WAR IN GAZA How it has affected Healthcare and Human Rights with Dr. Alice Rothchild RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Dr. Alice Rothchild will present a general historical framework and background on Gaza before October 7, the impact of the assault on the health care system and general infrastructure, the consequences for the civilian population and implications for human rights...
