Join us for a discussion with Phyllis Bennis, activist, political analyst, and author of the recently published Understanding Palestine and Israel. Rami Khouri, Palestinian-American academic and journalist with over 50 years of experience reporting in the Middle East, will serve as moderator.
As the war in Gaza continues amidst a fragile ceasefire agreement, the struggle and call for justice in Palestine persists with many searching for truth and clarity. In Understanding Palestine and Israel, with a foreword by Palestinian analyst Omar Baddar, Phyllis Bennis answers key questions regarding the history and the current situation of the war between Israel and Palestine, addressing events prior to October 7, 2023, through Israel’s genocidal war and the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 2024 re-election.
From freedom of speech, the 2024 election, to your tax dollars, Bennis and Khouri will unpack historical perspectives, their experiences, and the impact the Palestine-Israel conflict has on Americans and the world today.
The event will conclude with a book signing. Books will be available for purchase ($20) and are currently available to preorder through the registration link.
Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy studies, serving as co-director of the New Internationalism Project, and writes and speaks widely on U.S. wars and foreign policy, authoring numerous books. She is also an international advisor to Jewish Voice for Peace and an activist in national and global movements supporting Palestinian rights. Bennis has been twice short-listed to become the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Rami G. Khouri is a Palestinian-American academic and journalist whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth. He is Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center Washington, D.C. During his 50-year career in journalism across the Middle East he was Editor of the Jordan Times and the Daily Star (Beirut) newspapers, and contributed reporting and opinion pieces from the Middle East to the Financial Times, NPR, BBC radio, and other outlets.
Cosponsored by Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine, Community Church of Boston, Jewish Voice for Peace Boston, and Watertown Citizens for Peace Justice and Environment
Other Talks by Phyllis Bennis:
Friday, April 4 at 6 pm: Lenox Community Centre, 65 Walker St, Lenox, MA 01240.
Saturday, April 5 at 4:00 pm: Possible Futures, 318 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511. Sponsored by JVP New Haven and Mending Minyan.
Monday, April 7 at 6:00 pm: Event organized by Traprock Communication at All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church, 399 Main Street, Greenfield, MA.
Tuesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm: UMass Amherst, Thompson 106 (near parking garage). Sponsored by SJP, FJP, JVP, Interlink etc … Phyllis Bennis in conversation with Michel Moushabeck. RSVP.
Wednesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm: Event organized by Southern Vermont for Palestine in Brattleboro, VT.
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