 Join this extraordinary panel on the first day of our virtual convention on November 27th! Dear Supporter, Now that Joe Biden is projected to be the next president of the US, we wanted to remind you that our virtual convention is just around the corner and we have a session that will examine the important ramifications of the election. On Friday, November 27th at 6PM Eastern, I’ll be moderating a panel with Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN), and an all-star lineup of outstanding think tank analysts, including Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, Zaha Hassan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Khaled Elgindy, Middle East Institute, to discuss the impact this election will have on Palestine and the work for Palestinian rights in the US.
And don’t forget the free raffle! Prizes range from a Samsung Galaxy Tab to delicious knafa delivered to your house! Register today and don’t miss the opportunity to participate in AMP’s 13th annual national convention for free and online!
Best Regards,
Josh Ruebner
Managing Director
Meet Our Speakers Congresswoman Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum is a Democrat serving her tenth term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the families of Minnesota’s Fourth District. In 2000, Congresswoman McCollum made history as only the second Minnesota woman elected to serve in Congress since statehood in 1858. McCollum represents the residents of Minnesota's capital city, St. Paul, as well as all of Ramsey County and most of Washington County. Throughout her career in public service, Congresswoman McCollum has been a champion for excellence in education, protecting the environment, expanding health care access, fiscal responsibility, and robust international engagement that prioritizes diplomacy, development, along with a strong national defense. She recently won the Champion of Palestinian Rights Award from AMP.
Khaled Elgindy
Khaled Elgindy is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute where he also directs MEI’s Program on Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs. He is the author of the newly-released book, Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump, published by Brookings Institution Press in April 2019. Elgindy previously served as a fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution from 2010 through 2018. Prior to arriving at Brookings, he served as an adviser to the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah on permanent status negotiations with Israel from 2004 to 2009, and was a key participant in the Annapolis negotiations of 2007-08. Elgindy is also an adjunct instructor in Arab Studies at Georgetown University.
Zaha Hassan
Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focus is on Palestine-Israel peace, the use of international legal mechanisms by political movements, and U.S. foreign policy in the region. Previously, she was the coordinator and senior legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team during Palestine’s bid for UN membership, and was a member of the Palestinian delegation to Quartet-sponsored exploratory talks between 2011 and 2012.
Phyllis Bennis
Fellow Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at IPS, focusing on Middle East, U.S. wars and UN issues. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. In 2001 she helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and now serves on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace. She works with many anti-war and Palestinian rights organizations, writing and speaking widely across the U.S. and around the world. She has served as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on Middle East issues and was twice short-listed to become the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Josh Ruebner
Josh Ruebner is the Managing Director of American Muslims for Palestine, responsible for staff management and development, and organizational planning and development. He is an adjunct faculty at Georgetown University, the Senior Principal of Progress Up Consulting, former Policy Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and a former Analyst in Middle East Affairs at Congressional Research Service. Ruebner is the author of Shattered Hopes: Obama's Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace and Israel: Democracy or Apartheid State? His writings appear frequently in publications such as USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Huffington Post, Mondoweiss, Electronic Intifada, and Alaraby Aljadeed.
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