September 11th broke American society in ways that have never been repaired, spurring rampant Islamophobia, violations of civil liberties, and massive military build-up, all of which remain present today. In addition, the United States has yet to answer for the toll on American military families, as well as the destruction it rained down upon Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East after 9/11. It took years before criticism of the Global War on Terror became acceptable, but now a majority of Americans view these wars as costly and futile mistakes.
October 7th similarly broke Israeli society, and the government continues to draw upon a thirst for revenge to justify genocidal actions in Gaza. As we reflect on the almost quarter century that has elapsed since the 9/11 attacks, we hope that Americans’ eventual rejection of endless wars might offer lessons for how to shift the views of Israelis, and how to do so before all prospects for peace are destroyed.
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Join us for a timely and important discussion with:
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Aslı Bâli
Aslı Bâli is a non resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and professor at Yale Law School. Previously, she taught law at the UCLA School of Law, where she served as the founding Faculty Director of the Promise Institute for Human Rights. Bâli’s research focuses on two broad areas: public international and comparative constitutional law.
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Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart contributes frequently to The New York Times, is editor-at-large of Jewish Currents and writes The Beinart Notebook on Substack.com. He is a professor of journalism and political science at The Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He is also a non-resident fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace.
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Ori Goldberg
Ori Goldberg holds a Phd in Middle Eastern history, specializing in revolutionary Iranian Shi'i thought. He has published two books with Cambridge University Press and has taught and lectured at universities from Beijing to Oslo. He has worked as a consultant for the Israeli PM's office and has taught at the Israeli National Defense College.
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Annelle Sheline (Moderator)
Annelle Sheline is a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute. She previously served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor’s Office of Near Eastern Affairs (DRL/NEA), before resigning in March 2024 in protest over the Biden administration’s Gaza policy.
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