US Policy Toward Israel At a Turning Point with Mitchell Plitnick President, ReThinking Foreign Policy September 16, 10- 11:30 AM US Policy Toward Israel At a Turning Point with Mitchell Plitnick Register Here The perception of Israel in the United States, in virtually every corner except the halls of Congress, has undergone a radical transformation in 2023. Ongoing and escalating violence by...
DATE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 2023 TIME: 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. LOCATION: ROSLAND PARK PICNIC SHELTER 4300 West 66th Street, Edina Reflections from the Occupied Palestinian Territories Presented by Jenny Hartley and Fred Rogers Fred Rogers and Jenny Hartley are active with Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel. Recently they returned from an extended visit in Palestine. They were there during a...
Register Here! The Ongoing Nakba: 75 Years Later with Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethlehem June 17, 10- 11:30 AM “Nakba:” in Arabic, “ “the catastrophe.” Between the passing of the United Nations partition plan in 1947 and the end of the war in 1949, at least 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and homeland. Unknown numbers were...
Register here! Acting locally. Thinking globally. with Rep. Ruwa Romman May 27, 2023 10-11:30 AM CT Representative Ruwa Romman (GA-HD97) will cover how local legislation can have international implications on an economic, social, and political level. She will discuss her experience as a Palestinian State House Representative, international programs like GILEE, and the changing political...
Israel, the U.S. and Questions of Democracy, with Dale Sprusansky Watch Here Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:00am - 11:30am CT Our forum will analyze how the agenda of pro-Israel lobby groups in the U.S. outweighs the will of the voters in ensuring nearly unconditional support for Israel. We will assess the growing partisan nature of the pro-Palestine movement, cautioning that it's not best to let...
Neoliberal Apartheid and Imperial Policing with Andy Clarno Watch Now As apartheid becomes a popular framework for analyzing Palestine/Israel today, a look at the limits of liberation in “post-apartheid” South Africa challenges us rethink the definition of what apartheid is and when it ends. Against the dominant definition of apartheid, the radical wing of the South African liberation...
THE WAY OF GAZA with Jehad Alaa AlGhandour WATCH RECORDING HERE Jehad Alaa AlGhandour is an exchange student in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. His home country is Palestine where he was born in the city of Gaza 15 years ago. Jehad came to The United States through a full scholarship called “KL-YES” (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and study); part of his scholarship focuses on experiencing cultures...
THE PALESTINIAN CATCH 22: from Divisory Practices, to Palestinian Leadership with Tarek Al-Zoughbi REGISTER HERE In this discussion, Tarek Al-Zoughbi will add to perspectives on the reality of life and activism under occupation, with focuses on policies, peace-building processes, and Palestinian leadership. The conversation will also include lessons learned from engagement with the...
DISPATCH FROM PALESTINE: what happened and what can happen if status quo remains with Mariam Barghouti RECORDING HERE Mariam Barghouti, writer, researcher, and the senior Palestine correspondent for Mondoweiss in Palestine will address the realities faced by Palestinians in light of Israeli policies and practices in the last years. Barghouti will also address foreign policy engagement and the...
BEYOND THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION: SPEAKING TRUTH AND STANDING FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL with Jonathan Kuttab REGISTER HERE In our concern for justice and peace, we must start by recognizing and proclaiming the truth even if it runs counter to what is commonly accepted as “conventional wisdom.” The Two-State Solution is dead, and peace cannot be based on military might or on the permanent...
