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CANCELLED – Public Event: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Israeli Democracy Protests, and What Canada Should Do and Say About Them
October 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
| Location: | 3275 Mackenzie |
| Cost: | Free |
Public Event
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Israeli Democracy Protests, and What Canada Should Do and Say About Them
Featuring a panel of former Israeli and Palestinian officials
With opening remarks by Jon Allen, former Canadian ambassador to Israel
Moderated by Prof. Mira Sucharov, Department of Political Science
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science
Speakers:
Ashraf Al-Ajrami: Director of the Ramallah-based Damour Company for Community Development. Former Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs in the Palestinian Authority (PA), 2007-09; and former Director of Israeli Affairs, PA Information Ministry.
Ambassador (ret) Ilan Baruch: Chairs the Policy Working Group; Resigned from the Israeli Foreign Ministry in 2011 to protest Israel’s departure from its decade-long commitment to the two-state solution.
Susie Becher: Communications Director of the Policy Working Group. Founding member of All Its Citizens, a joint Jewish-Arab/Arab-Jewish political party that seeks equal rights for all citizens of Israel.
Ambassador (ret) Alon Liel: Founding member of the Policy Working Group. Former Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Co-founder of All Its Citizens, a joint Jewish-Arab/Arab-Jewish political party that seeks equal rights for all citizens of Israel.