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Amos Guiora is a professor of law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, the University of Utah. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel, and in the past few months has become very active in Israel's pro-democracy protest movement, both in the US and Israel.
Here are links to the two articles he mentions in this episode, published in The Hill:
And here is a link to the University of Utah College of Law's Bystander Initiative, which Prof. Guiora founded and runs: https://sjquinney.utah.edu/news-articles/new-initiative-studies-ecosystem-of-abuse/
Recording of an August 14th APN webinar. Shahira Shalabi is the Co-Deputy CEO for Programs of the Abraham Initiatives, where she runs the mixed cities program. Before joining the Abraham Initiatives, she served as the Deputy Mayor of Haifa, was a member of the Haifa city council, and was among the founders of the Palestinian feminist movement in Israel.
Adam Rasgon, a journalist specializing in covering Palestinian affairs, is the co-author of a recent Foreign Policy profile of Hussein Al-Sheikh, the chief assistant of the Palestinian Authority's President Mahoud Abbas. He is also the chief PA's liaison to Israel. In this episode he discusses the story he co-authored with the New York Times' Aaron Boxerman.
Link to the Foreign Policy story: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/31/palestine-hussein-al-sheikh-nationalism-fatah-west-bank-palestinian-authority-israel/
Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org
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Recording of a July 31st APN webinar with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
Albanese's new report is available here: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session53/advance-versions/A_HRC_53_59_AdvanceUneditedVersion.pdf
A recording of a July 24th APN webinar to discuss the repercussions of the Isaeli government's assault on democracy.
Sally Abed, a social activist, and Dina Kraft, a journalist and author, are the anchors of Groundwork, a successful podcast co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund and the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP). In this episode they talk about the second season of their podcast.
Link to Groundwork: https://groundworkpodcast.com/
Links to past PeaceCast episodes that featured Salli and Dina: - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/2001-introducing-groundwork - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/100-accentuating-the-positive-with-dina-kraft - https://peacenow.libsyn.com/232-standing-together
Contact Ori: onir@peacenow.org
A recording of a July 10th 2023 webinar with Peace Now's Executive Director Lior Amihai.
APN intern Rochelle Berman spent her gap year in the West Bank, observing occupation friction points. In this episode, she reflects on this unique experience.
A recording of a June 29th 2023 APN webinar with Hady Amr, the US Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs.
A recording of a June 16th 2023 APN webinar.
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