Phyllis Bennis

Author and Peace Activist

"Challenging US Policy in the Middle East - From Bush to Obama."
A Fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies, analyst and activist on Middle East and UN issues. Phyllis is the author of numerous books focused on Middle East issues, including Inside Israel-Palestine: The Conflict Explained and Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer

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Anna Baltzer

Author and Documentarian of Life in the West Bank

“Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos”
Fulbright Scholar - Volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service and the author of the book Witness in Palestine. Committed to sharing eyewitness experiences from the West Bank: http://annainpalestine.blogspot.com/

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Naim Ateek

Sabeel, Jerusalem

Palestinian Anglican Canon, the founder/director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem. The author of A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation..

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Jeff Halper

A professor of anthropology, author, lecturer, political activist, and co-founder and Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)

“Can Obama Pull Off a Two-State Solution? And If He Can't?..... “
Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions in Jerusalem, dedicated to rebuilding Palestinian homes and resisting the occupation in all of its forms. Author of An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel.

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Joe Aossey

A member of the Islamic community in Cedar Rapids leads a Question and Answer period on understandings and misunderstandings of Islam in the United States.

“Toward Getting a Grip on Islam“

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Jonathan Kuttab

Jonathan Kuttab practices law in Irael, Palestine and the US.

"Human Rights – The Situation in Palestine."
A member of the bar in Israel, Palestine and New York, Kuttab is an expert in international law. Jonathan co-founded the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Center for the Study of Nonviolence and the Mandela Institute for Political Prisoners.

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Panel Discussion

Dick Toll, Jonathan Kuttab, Jeff Halper, Phyllis Bennis and Anna Baltzer sum up and discuss issues from the conference.

"Where Do We Go from Here?"

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Naim Ateek

Closing remarks by Sabeel's founder.

"Reflections"

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Workshops

Three of thirty workshops. (Two are yet to be posted. Thanks for your patience!)

A Palestinian Perspctive from Gaza, Yaser Abudagga

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