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16 May 2013
What happens if all the posters that libraries and museums have historically cataloged under different headings such as Holy Land, State of Palestine, State of Israel, Eretz Israel, Promised Land, and Land of the Bible were organized under a single library heading, the Palestine poster? According to Dan Walsh, founder and archivist of the Palestine Poster Project Archives (PPPA), what emerges is an entirely new genre, one that advances contemporary Middle East scholarship from the high school...
7 May 2013
In this personal memoir, Olson recounts her life as a journalist in Palestine-encompassing not only the political tension that disrupts the region, but its historical richness, culture and the day-to-day existence of its civilians.
2 May 2013
Dr. Cole argues that the core of the issue is the statelessness of the Palestinians and that all the other problems stem from this condition.
18 April 2013
Palestinian filmmaker, Annemarie Jacir, holds a conversation about her recent film, Lamma Shoftak (When I Saw You), and her previous work at the Jerusalem Fund, April 18 2013.
15 April 2013
Studying how journalists work in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Nablus, and on the tense roads that connect these cities, Amahl Bishara demonstrates how the production of U.S. news about Palestinians depends on multifaceted collaborations, typically invisible to Western readers.
10 April 2013
This lecture focuses on Totah’s contributions to Palestinian education during his years at as the headmaster of the elite Men’s Teacher Training College (Kuliyah al-Arabiyya) in Jerusalem and his long tenure as Principal of the widely popular Friends Quaker schools in Ramallah.
4 February 2013
Iyad Burnat tells the stories of Bil’in in the occupied West Bank and discusses strategies for nonviolent popular resistance with a goal of peace and prosperity for all people. His presentation is accompanied by photos and video clips, many of which are in the Oscar nominated film "5 Broken Cameras" by his brother Emad Burnat.
29 January 2013
Parliamentary elections in Israel took place 22 January and were expected to bring forward a pro-settlement government that is more right-wing than the current government. What implications does this have on U.S.-Israel relations? What will this mean for Israeli policy toward Palestinians and Palestinian territory? How will this new political reality effect diplomatic efforts for progress?
9 November 2012
"U.S. Policy After the Election: A Reason for Change?" with Mr. Hrair Balian, Mr. Mark Perry, and Ms. Helena Cobban. Moderated by Dr. Eid Mustafa.
9 November 2012
"Taking Stock in the Arab Uprisings: Where are we headed?" with Dr. Nathan Brown, Mr. Adel Iskandar, and Dr. Kristin Diwan. Moderated by Mr. Yousef Munayyer.
9 November 2012
"Panel III - Public Discourse on Palestine: Reasons for Optimism?" with Mr. Samer Badawi, Dr. Will Youmans and Mr. Yousef Munayyer. Moderated by Mr. Omar Fayez, esq.
9 November 2012
"Palestinian Strategy: Reform, Representation, and a New Framework" with Ms. Noura Erakat, Mr. Khaled Elgindy, and Ms. Leila Hilal. Moderated by Dr. Subhi Ali.
10 October 2012
"A Deliberate Cruelty: Rendering Gaza Unviable" Dr. Sara Roy leads the discussion on the economic and social policies that have developed the Gaza Strip and on U.S. foreign aid to the region
13 September 2012
Mr. Antony Loewenstein and Mr. Ahmed Moor discuss the possibilities for a one-state solution to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict.
18 July 2012
Noura Erakat examines the viability and legitimacy of the current Palestinian leadership. This is the final installment of our annual lecture series, a study of the extent to which Palestinian leadership represents Palestinian interests, and how their national objectives are at all manifest.
12 July 2012
This panel examines the effectiveness of the Palestinian strategy for negotiating a peace. This is the second installment of the 13th annual summer lecture series, a study to the extent to which Palestinian leadership represents Palestinian interests, and how their national objectives are at all manifest.
10 July 2012
Phyllis Bennis and Adam Gallagher discuss the ability of grassroots movements to achieve political aims without party politics and their response to political shortcomings. This was the first in our annual Palestine Center Interns Summer Lecture Series entitled, "Reevaluating Palestinian Stakeholder Legitimacy."
21 June 2012
The son of an Israeli general and grandson of the man who signed the Israeli declaration of independence, activist Miko Peled discusses his journey to re-examine his beliefs after his niece was tragically killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem.
10 May 2012
Dr. Walt addresses the pressure on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East from the Israel lobby and the real and perceived effects it has had on decisions throughout the current and past presidential administrations.
22 March 2012
Dr. Wendy Pearlman shows that much of the reasoning behind the use of violent and nonviolent methods in nationalist movements lies very much in the movements themselves, through her book Violence, Nonviolence and the Palestinian National Movement.
14 March 2012
Italian journalist Paola Caridi presents her book newly released in the United States. Hamas: From Resistance to Government is a comprehensive history of the Palestinian Islamist movement.
6 March 2012
Mr. Josh Ruebner from The U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation presents his report on U.S. military aid to Israel from 2000-2009.
1 March 2012
Marwan Bishara, AlJazeera English's Senior Political Analyst, offers his analysis of the Arab revolutions that rocked 2011.
24 February 2012
Omar Barghouti, an independent Palestinian researcher, commentator and human rights activist committed to upholding international law and universal human rights, presents the BDS movement and its legacy.
14 February 2012
The Palestine Center presents a new comprehensive report on Israeli settler violence based on its database established in 2010. The report covers data spanning several years (2004-2011) and thousands of incidents and addresses why, how and when Israeli settler violence happens.
30 November 2011
Traditional Palestinian Costumes: Origins and Evolution, features over 700 beautiful high-resolution photographs of rare traditional Palestinian embroideries from all regions of Palestine, including Galilee, Nablus and Jenin, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Lydd and Ramleh, Al-Khalil, Gaza and Al-Naqab.
10 November 2011
The IMF, World Bank and UN have recently concluded that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is now able to conduct the sound economic policies expected of a future well-functioning Palestinian state, given its solid track record in reforms. However, several recent developments have posed serious risks to the PA’s state-building capacity, and are also jeopardizing social stability in the Palestinian territories.
4 November 2011
Revolution: Where It Came From and Where It Is Heading
4 November 2011
Palestinian National Strategy: Evaluating and Re-Evaluating
4 November 2011
Covering the Uprisings: Perspectives, Biases and the role of the Media
4 November 2011
U.S. Foreign Policy toward a Revolutionary Region: Opportunities and Responsibilities
3 October 2011
"Palestine: Epicenter of the Arab Revolutions"
26 July 2011
This lecture addressed how Palestinians have utilized social media in light of recent events in the Arab world and the future of social media in Palestine.
19 July 2011
Mr. Josh Ruebner and Mr. Matthew Reynolds discussed the recent opening of the Rafah border crossing, the blockade on Gaza and the economic and social mood of Gazans.
12 July 2011
Amb. Maen Areikat and Prof. John Quigley examine the September Palestinian statehood vote at the United Nations and the implications its result will have for Palestine, Israel and the Arab world.
16 June 2011
Dr. Asad Ghanem spoke on the implications both positive and negative of the Arab Spring for the people of Palestine and the region as a whole.
10 June 2011
PLO Ambassador-at-large Afif Safieh sat down with us at the Palestine Center for an extensive interview. He has been working with the PLO for several decades in a variety of capacities and served as Ambassador in the Vatican, London, Washington and Moscow. In 2009, he was elected to Fatah’s Revolutionary Council.
10 May 2011
Mr. Awad Abdel Fattah discussed the discriminatory policies imposed by the Israeli government on the over one million Palestinian citizens of Israel.
4 May 2011
Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses the impact of the ongoing conflict on the region and what it means in a revolutionary Arab World.
28 April 2011
Dr. Abu Sitta discussed his new atlas which spans from 1917-1966 and includes 700 pages of detailed information from British Mandate era Palestine through the Nakba and beyond.
26 April 2011
Raja Shehadeh discussed and read excerpts from his latest book, A Rift in Time: Travels with My Ottoman Uncle.
19 April 2011
This presentation will present data spanning over several years, from 2005-2011, to better understand the history, trajectory and patterns of settler violence in the West Bank.
6 April 2011
Jen Marlowe discussed and read excerpts from the book she co-authored with Sami Al Jundi, The Hour of Sunlight. The book describes Sami Al Jundi’s transformation from Palestinian militant to an advocate of nonviolence and reconciliation.
4 April 2011
New polling indicates that the Israeli polity is moving only further to the right, which means Palestinian citizens of Israel will be increasingly under pressure.
24 February 2011
What are the implications of these uprisings on other Arab states? How does this change relations between the Arab states and between them and the United States?
15 February 2011
Panelists discussed the contents of the Palestine Papers, the coverage by Al Jazeera and the Guardian and what effect they may have on the Palestinian Authority and the future of negotiations.
25 January 2011
Edward W. Said (1935–2003) ranks as one of the most preeminent public intellectuals of our time. This book, Edward Said: A Legacy of Emancipation and Representation, edited by Adel Iskandar and Hakem Rustom, brings together contributions from thirty-one luminaries—leading scholars, critics, writers and activists—to engage Said’s provocative ideas.
18 November 2010
With "Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything In Between," El-Haddad takes us into the life and world of a busy Palestinian journalist who is both covering the story of Gaza and living it—very intensely. This book is El-Haddad’s self-curated choice of the best of her writings from December 2004 through July 2010.
9 November 2010
Palestinian popular resistance to the Israeli occupation, settlements and the wall are a regular occurrence in the West Bank. Despite this, the overwhelmingly non-violent protests, often put down harshly by occupation forces, rarely make the mainstream news. Joseph Dana, a journalist who covers the regular protests and their repression, will discuss being on the front lines of the Palestinian popular struggle.
4 November 2010
From opposition to mosque building and staged Quran burnings, anti-Arab and Muslim sentiment is as fervent today as it was immediately after 9/11, if not more so. What is behind this and what is the role of candidates and political races in the phenomenon during an election year? What are the implications for foreign policy and they way the U.S. is perceived abroad and what can be done to combat Islamophobia in America?
29 October 2010
Between new settlements, home demolition, eviction and revocation there is an accelerated effort to de-Arabize Jerusalem. What are the implications? What has the reaction been and what effect does this have on the diplomatic process.
29 October 2010
Strategies of resistance against the occupation seem to have changed. Solidarity activists have helped spread nonviolent efforts, Boycott and Divestment, in the effort to end Israel’s occupation. What strategies are being used and what are the prospects of success?
29 October 2010
Major regional powers like Iraq, Iran and Turkey have all taken a stand on this issue to varying degrees in recent years. How can we explain the Palestine question by those regional powers and their strategic or domestic interests?
29 October 2010
Direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams have launched…again. Skepticism + years of deterioration +settlement building + conflict = ???
15 October 2010
VIDEO: Understand Israeli Settlement Strategy In Jerusalem in 5 Minutes
7 October 2010
An important and timely lecture on the question of Palestine delivered by one of the leading Palestinian academics and analysts.
28 September 2010
Does the failure of Israel to freeze the settlements effectively freeze the peace process?
Featuring: Nadia Hijab, the co-director of Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network; Michele Dunne, Senior Associate, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Editor of the Arab Reform Bulletin; and Daniel Levy, Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program, and Co-Director of the Middle East Task Force.
23 September 2010
How has blogging/new media affected the public debate on Israel/Palestine? How has blogging/new media responded to the Main Stream Media and vice versa? What results has this interaction had on the public discussion of Israel/Palestine? Does blogging/new media matter to the policy making elite? What about Congress, lobby groups? How has the increase in participants in the discussion changed policy calculations if any? Does the openness created by blogging/new media, which was not present in...
16 September 2010
The Palestine Center presents an analysis of settler violence in the West Bank.
20 July 2010
20 July 2010 The Palestine
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20 July 2010
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16 July 2010
16 July 2010 The Palestine
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13 July 2010
13 July 2010 The Palestine
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8 July 2010
8 July 2010 The Palestine
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6 July 2010
6 July 2010 The Palestine
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29 June 2010
The author of Nothing to Lose but Your Life: An 18-Hour Journey with Murad fields questions from the audience after her presentation.
29 June 2010
Author Suad Amiry tells stories about her time in Palestine which inspired her latest book, Nothing to Lose but Your Life: An 18-Hour Journey with Murad.
23 June 2010
Shireen Abu Aqleh (Al Jazeera) and Taghreed El-Khodary (New York Times) discuss the challenges of reporting from conflict zones.
27 May 2010
Dr. Marc Ellis, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Baylor University, spoke at the Palestine Center on what he calls "the ongoing Nakba" in Palestine.
29 April 2010
29 April 2010 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of
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events.
20 April 2010
Palestine Center Executive Director Yousef Munayyer recently sat down and spoke with Palestinian MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi in Washington, DC.
8 April 2010
8 April 2010 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of
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events.
19 March 2010
19 March 2010 The Palestine Center Washington,
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"Book Discussion with Victor Kattan"
5 March 2010
5 March 2010 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. Click
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events.
19 February 2010
18 February2010 The Palestine Center Washington,
D.C. To read the edited transcript of
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events.
27 January 2010
27 January 2010 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of
this briefing, click here . Click
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events.
22 January 2010
Dr. Kanaan, Chief of Mission for the West Bank and Gaza, presents an analysis of these factors and sheds light on what needs to change to promote growth and development of the Palestinian economy.
14 January 2010
13 January 2010 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C.
While many have looked into the effect of U.S. foreign policy on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in general, the role of U.S. policy in internal Palestinian politics and the current divide between the two largest parties in the Palestinian political spectrum has been under discussed. What role has U.S. policy played in the inter-Palestinian divide? Does this help or hurt the long-term stated goal of American...
14 December 2009
The Palestine Center Washington, D.C.
As Palestinians continue to face the threat of home demolition and eviction in East Jerusalem neighborhoods, The Palestine Center’s Yousef Munayyer sat down for an interview with Hatem Abo Ahmad, an attorney for several families in Jerusalem fighting eviction and demolition orders. Recently, in part one of Eyewitness Jerusalem, we conducted an interview with two of Mr. Abo Ahmad’s clients, Sharihan al-Hanoun and Nasser...
3 December 2009
2 December 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript
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13 November 2009
13 November 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C.
Welcome Remarks by Dr. Subhi Ali and Introduction and Rationale by Dr. Naseer Aruri. Panel I: Erasure Before and After 1967 with Ms. Nadia Hijab, Ms. Jennifer Lowenstein, Dr. Leila Farsakh and Ms. Phyllis Bennis Panel II: Shrinking Space and Colonization with Dr. Eid Mustafa, Dr. Laurie King and Mr. Will Youmans....
"Eyewitness Jerusalem: Firsthand Accounts of Home Eviction in East Jerusalem"
12 November 2009
The Palestine Center Washington, D.C.
Sharihan Hannoun and Nasser al-Ghawi, two victims of house evictions that took place this past August, and Suhail Khalilieh, a political analyst and expert on Israeli settlements, tell their stories to Yousef Munayyer at the Palestine Center in Washington, DC. Click here to view videos of all other Palestine Center events.
9 November 2009
Watch Mohammed Omer's talk from the Palestine Center describing life in Gaza.
"Economic Conditions and the Future of Palestine with Mr. Bassem Khoury"
30 October 2009
29 October 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here . Click here to view videos of all other Palestine Center events.
"Imagining Israel-Palestine Peace: Why International Law Matters with Professor Richard Falk"
7 October 2009
6 October 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here . Click here to view videos of all other Palestine Center events.
"Clashing Visions and Competing Interests: American, Israeli and Arab Approaches to Peace with Amjad Atallah, Daniel Levy and Dr. Michael C. Hudson"
24 July 2009
16 July 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C . To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"The War on Gaza and Public Opinion with Nadia Hijab"
10 July 2009
9 July 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Moving Forward: Palestinian Political Parties & Reconciliation with Nadia Bilbassy-Charters"
8 July 2009
7 July 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Israel's Right-wing Government and the Prospect for Peace with MK Said Naffaa"
25 June 2009
23 June 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Building Palestinian Civil Society within Challenging Realities with Mossawa"
12 May 2009
23 April 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Interview with John Ging, UNRWA"
1 May 2009
Samar Assad, the Executive Director of the Palestine Center, spoke with John Ging on 1 May 2009 about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Ging
called the humanitarian crisis in Gaza "man-made." He said aid agencies
had the funds to ameliorate it but do not have proper access to Gaza. John Ging is the head of the United Nation's Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip. He has been in this position since 2006. ...
"Shifting Dimensions of the Palestinian Question: Conclusions from a Reporting Trip with Helena Cobban"
6 April 2009
31 March 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Hisham B. Sharabi Memorial Lecture: Apartheid and Occupation under International Law with John Dugard"
27 March 2009
26 March 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Post-Election Entanglements: Israel, Palestine and Settlements with Gershom Gorenberg"
20 February 2009
13 February 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"The Requirements for Co-Existence with Hamas with Dr. Robert Pastor (Part II)"
2 February 2009
29 January 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To view Part II of this briefing, click here . To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"The Requirements for Co-Existence with Hamas with Amjad Atallah (Part I)"
2 February 2009
29 January 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To view Part I of this briefing, click here . To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"Deprived and Endangered in Gaza with Joe Stork"
26 January 2009
22 January 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .
"The Gaza Offensive and the Laws of War with Zahir Janmohamed"
23 January 2009
15 January 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C.
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"Gaza Triage: Humanitarian Crisis and Response with Samer Badawi"
12 January 2009
7 January 2009 The Palestine Center Washington, D.C. To read the edited transcript of this briefing, click here .