New PeaceCast podcast: "Settler Violence under Coronavirus"
with Hagar Shezaf, new West Bank correspondent of Haaretz, discussing her current reportage on the spike in violent attacks by West Bank settlers against Palestinians.
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Tuesday, April 7, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Webinar on settlements and occupation in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, featuring experts on the ground in Israel:
* Lior Amichai, Executive Director of Yesh Din
* Hagit Ofran, Director Peace Now Settlement Watch
Moderated by
* Lara Friedman, President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace
Discussion will include the very different Israeli policies vis-a-vis movement and travel of Palestinians and West Bank settlers, Israeli government moves to advance settlement projects while the world's focus is on the health crisis, and continued settler violence against Palestinians.
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Lior Amihai is the Executive Director of Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organization that monitors, researches and conducts legal and public advocacy regarding human rights violations inherent in Israel's prolonged occupation, with the aim of enhancing access to justice for Palestinians in the West Bank. Before joining Yesh Din, he jointly headed Peace Now's Settlement Watch project.
Hagit Ofran works at the "Settlement Watch" project at the Israeli peace movement of Peace Now and is widely-recognized as Israel's foremost expert on a full range of issues related to West Bank settlements and settlement-related developments in East Jerusalem.
Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP). With more than 25 years working in the Middle East foreign policy arena, Lara is a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, with particular expertise on the Israeli-Arab conflict, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, and the role of the U.S. Congress.
