Not a Conflict: Against Anti-Semitism and for Palestinian Rights Malkah Bird RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Across the United States, some state legislatures and college campus organizations have pushed to adopt the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-semitism, which equates criticism of Israel with anti-semitism. Palestinians and their allies, including many...
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, (BDS) & Free Speech Abby Martin RECORDING AVAILABLE HERE Join us to hear from journalist Abby Martin about her major legal challenge against the state of Georgia for banning her from speaking engagements due to her refusal to sign a pro-Israel loyalty oath. She will discuss the implications anti-BDS laws have on the First Amendment and why the pro-Palestine...
The Ongoing Nakba Lubnah Shomali “The Ongoing Nakba” is terminology coined by BADIL to describe the legal and political situation in Palestine which is a consequence of a colonial and apartheid regime created by Israel to dominate and oppress the Palestinian people. The presentation consists of BADIL’s comprehensive rights-based approach to the Question of Palestine, according to...
The Israel Lobby and the Repression of Palestine Dr. Walter Hixson Despite efforts to downplay its significance, the Israel lobby exercises an enormous and wholly detrimental influence over U.S. Middle East policy and the ongoing repression of Palestine. The propaganda deployed by AIPAC and other Israel affinity groups dominates the U.S. Congress, ensuring that Israel receives far more foreign...
How Global Struggle Can Address War, Climate Change, and Pandemics: The View from Palestine Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh Forum Recording is Available Here Palestinian professor and activist Mazin Qumsiyeh will discuss how we retain our principles, our humanity, and our activism in an era when collusion, sell-outs for greed (which some call “normalization”), and oppression are less and less...
Gaza, BDS and Justice for Palestine Dr. Haidar Eid Dr. Haidar Eid will give an introductory background on the situation in Gaza, focusing on the horror of the blockade and the three wars of aggression 2009, 2012, and 2014. He will then discuss the necessity of international intervention in the form of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions as the most effective tool of solidarity with the...
Thank you to all who attended this forum! A recording is available here. Throughout his presentation, Kristian referenced a few of his recent articles: How Palestine advocates can support Black struggle (June 19, 2020) Solidarity means insisting on Palestinian right of return (May 14, 2020) Ex-Mossad agents harass US students, BDS activists (March 9, 2019) At the beginning of his presentation,...
Conversation with Dr. Rashid Khalidi, historian and author of The Hundred Years' War on Palestine A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917 - 2017 Thank you to all who participated in this event! ESFL and MEPN are especially appreciative of event co-sponsorship from the Anti-War Committee, IHS in His Steps: Pathways of Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace TC, Lord of Life Lutheran Church...
Youth Dreams Deferred: Lebanon’s Youth Demand Change Christina Andeweg 10:00am CT presentation & discussion Online, via Zoom - REGISTER HERE (registration notes are at the bottom of this page) Lebanon rang in 2020 with fireworks and the clanging of spoons on pots, the sounds of people protesting the Lebanese government over corruption and mismanagement. Led by youth, the spirit of the...
Christian Zionism and US Policy Toward Palestine Jonathan Brenneman 10:00am CT presentation & discussion, co-sponsored by Friends of Sabeel North America Online, via Zoom - REGISTER HERE (registration notes are at the bottom of this page) Jonathan Brenneman, a Christian Palestinian-American activist, will share about the little understood force of Christian Zionism on US policy toward...
