Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/16/2024
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
All Saints Church
Category(ies)
All Saints Pasadena (Photo – allsaints-pas.org).
[Postponed until a date TBD]
Discussion at All Saints Church, Pasadena, June 16, 12:30 pm.
The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7, 2023 stunned and shocked Israel and the Jewish world to the core. It triggered a massive Israeli response that, 230 days later, has killed more than 35,000 people, injured more than 800, has triggered a famine, and has been called a genocide by the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories.
Supporters of Israel and the Palestinians around the world are more bitterly divided than ever. What are the roots of today’s conflict? And what does it portend for the future of the region? To gain insight into this latest stage in a brutal and divisive conflict that has ebbed and flowed for over a century, All Saints Church, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and the Leonard Beerman Foundation are sponsoring a conversation. Dr. Hussein Ibish and Prof. David Myers will discuss the history of the conflict.
In a lively back-and-forth discussion, Ibish and Myers will provide a thoughtful look at the history and interpretation of two opposing movements: Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism. This conversation will provide a dual-lens perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of Jews and Arabs. The discussion will focus on three main trigger points in the relationship: 1917, 1947-48, and 1967, as well as the events of 2023 and 2024.
Dr. Hussein Ibish is a Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). He is a weekly columnist for The National and previously served as a Senior Fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine.
Prof. David N. Myers is Distinguished Professor, and Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair of Jewish History at UCLA. The author and editor of many books, he directs the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy, and the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate.
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