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September 27, 2024 | Is Israel dragging the US into a Mideast quagmire? | The Bottom Line/Al Jazeera English | The Bottom Line host Steve Clemons interviews FMEP’s Lara Friedman & Professor Roxane Farmanfarmanian (University of Cambridge) |
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September 20, 2024 | Can Israel Decide Who Qualifies as Jewish? | Scheer Intelligence (NPR/KCRW) | Journalist Robert Scheer in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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September 18, 2024 | Palestine in the 2024 U.S. Elections | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP President Lara Friedman in conversation with FMEP fellow Rania Batrice. |
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August 27, 2024 | U.S. Policy Through the Looking Glass | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Non-resident Fellow Rania Batrice talks with Matt Duss (Center for International Policy) |
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August 23, 2024 | The Accountability Archive | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Non-Resident Fellow Nour Joudah speaks with Philip Proudfoot and Mahdi Zaidan from the Accountability Archive (@archivegenocide) | ||
August 7, 2024 | Turning Pain into Power: Feeding Families & Bringing Attention to Gaza | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice speaks with Hani Almadhoun, Gaza native, Director of Philanthropy at UNRWA USA, and co-founder, along with his family in Gaza, of Gaza Soup Kitchen. | ||
August 5, 2024 | Immoral Policy, Looming Regional War, and Leaving the Biden Administration | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart with Defense Intelligence Officer & Biden Admin Resignee Harrison Mann | ||
July 15, 2024 | The Core Truths about Palestine & Israel | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart & writer Ahmed Moor | ||
July 12, 2024 | Defending Dissent: Palestine, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Protest | Netroots Nation conference featured panel, organized by Just Vision | Suhad Babaa (JustVision/moderator), Fadi Abu Shammalah (Just Vision), Sabiya Ahmed (Palestine Legal), Lara Friedman (FMEP), Vincent Warren (Center for Constitutional Rights); Simone Zimmerman (Diaspora Alliance and co-founder of IfNotNow) | ||
July 10, 2024 | The Assault on the Khalidi Library in Jerusalem | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart with Columbia Prof. Emeritus Rashid Khalidi | ||
July 2, 2024 | Witnessing in the West Bank & Gaza Strip | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice with Riham Jafari (ActionAid) | ||
June 25, 2024 | Israel is Annexing the West Bank | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Professor Yael Berda (Hebrew University) | ||
June 4, 2024 | The Gaza Catastrophe: 2024 Congressional Briefing Series | MEI/FMEP 2024 Congressional Briefing Series: The Gaza Catastrophe | FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy speak with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin about the goals and structure of the Congressional Briefing Series | ||
June 3, 2024 | The new “terror” bill with Darryl Li & Lara Friedman | Institute for Critical Study of Zionism (podcast) | Darryl Li (Univ. of Chicago), Lara Friedman (FMEP) in conversation with Emmaia Gelman (ICSZ) |
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May 29, 2024 | Centering Gaza, Punished in College: What it’s Like to be a Campus Activist Against this War | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart in conversation with Shraddha Joshi and Asmer Safi, two student activists organizing for Palestinian solidarity at Harvard University (Harvard is withholding both of their degrees due to their campus activism) |
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May 22, 2024 | A Look From the Radical Israeli Left: A Multi-Front Battle Against Fascism & Jewish Supremacy | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart in conversation with Sapir Sluzker Amran about her identity as a Mizrachi, queer activist – and her recent action to document and disrupt right-wing Israeli settlers attacking a convoy of aid at the Gaza barrier. | ||
May 17, 2024 | Will the Antisemitism Awareness Act repress free speech in the US? | Episode of UpFront/Al Jazeera | Marc Lamont Hill speaks to the president of FMEP, Lara Friedman & Rabbi Jay Michaelson (contributing columnist at The Forward) |
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May 10, 2024 |
MEI/FMEP 2024 Congressional Briefing Series: The Gaza Catastrophe |
Panelists: Abdelhadi Alijl (Social & Political Scientist), Nour Odeh (Political Activist), Mouin Rabbani (Jaddaliya); co-moderated by MEI’s Khaled Elgindy and FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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May 6, 2024 |
Mapping the Fight: IHRA and anti-Palestinian attacks on knowledge |
Unpacking Zionism – program hosted by the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism |
Lara Friedman, Foundation for Middle East Peace; Amira Jarmakani, San Diego State University; Emmaia Gelman, Sarah Lawrence College |
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May 3, 2024 | The Gaza Catastrophe, Part 3 — International Law & Humanitarian Crisis | MEI/FMEP 2024 Congressional Briefing Series: The Gaza Catastrophe | Panelists: Raz Segal (Stockton University), Sherine Tadrous (Amnesty International), Chris Gunness (Former UNRWA spokesperson); co-moderated by MEI’s Khaled Elgindy and FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
May 3, 2024 | The Attack on Academic Freedom | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart with Rutger University Professor Sahar Aziz | ||
May 1, 2024 | Why Palestine Is Part of (& Central To) the Movement for Climate Justice | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice with author Mary Annaïse Heglar | ||
April 28, 2024 | The House and Senate Move to Strip Non-Profit Status From Foundations That Support Palestinian Causes | Background Briefing with Ian Masters (podcast) | Interview with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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April 26, 2024 | The Gaza Catastrophe, Part 2 — The U.S. Role & Responsibility | MEI/FMEP 2024 Congressional Briefing Series: The Gaza Catastrophe | Panelists: Josh Paul (former official at the U.S. Department of State), Zaha Hassan (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), Tess McEnery (Middle East Democracy Center); co-moderated by MEI’s Khaled Elgindy and FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
April 25, 2024 | What does it mean for the U.S. to condition aid to Israel? | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart & Seth Binder of the Middle East Democracy Center | ||
April 25, 2024 | Dead, Disabled, Displaced, Detained, Orphaned: The Toll of Israel’s War on Palestinian Children | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | FMEP Fellow Dr. Yara Asi with Miranda Cleland of Defense for Children International – Palestine and Hamdi Shaqqura of Palestine Centre for Human Rights | ||
April 19, 2024 | The Gaza Catastrophe, Part 1: How We Got Here | MEI/FMEP 2024 Congressional Briefing Series: The Gaza Catastrophe | Panelists: Mkhaimar Abusada (Al-Azhar University of Gaza) & Mairav Zonszein (International Crisis Group); co-moderated by MEI’s Khaled Elgindy and FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
April 16, 2024 | Updates on Gaza & Looking to the Future: Mass Depopulation & Continued Violence | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart & analyst Khalil Sayegh | ||
April 12, 2024 | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice with Tariq Habash (formerly U.S. Department of Education), Josh Paul (formerly U.S. Department of State) & Annelle Sheline (formerly US Department of State) | |||
April 5, 2024 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | 2023 FMEP Fellow Dr. Yara Asi with FMEP’s Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin | |||
March 28, 2024 | SETA Foundation event | Kilic Keinat (SETA) in conversation with Daniel Levy (USMEP), Lara Friedman (FMEP), Kadir Ustun (SETA) | |||
March 27, 2024 | Stimson Center event (hybrid) | Barbara Slavin (Stimson Center) in conversation with Shibley Telhami (University of Maryland), Mairav Zonszein (International Crisis Group), Ali Vaez (International Crisis Group) and Lara Friedman (FMEP) |
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March 24, 2024 | The Palestine Exception: The crackdown on Palestine advocacy on US campuses | Fault Lines Documentary/Al Jazeera English | Columbia students including Maryam Alwan, professor Lara Sheehi, Radhika Sainath (Palestine Legal), Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Professor Joseph Hawley (Columbia University) | ||
March 22, 2024 | Rania Batrice & Ryan Grim on the Urgency & Need for Independent Journalism | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice & journalist Ryan Grim | ||
March 13, 2024 | What Comes After the Destruction of Gaza? | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart & writer Ahmed Moor |
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March 8, 2024 | Biden & Israel: What it’s Like to Make Policy in the White House | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart & former NSC Director Steven Simon | ||
March 6, 2024 | Media Bias in Reporting on Sexual Assault on October 7th – Breaking Down the Damage | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice & anlayst Krystal Ball | ||
March 1, 2024 | Introducing Nour Joudah, 2024 FMEP non-resident Palestinian Fellow | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | UCLA Assistant Professor & FMEP Fellow Nour Joudah in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
March 1, 2024 | How the War in Gaza is Transforming Democratic Politics | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellows Rania Batrice & Peter Beinart in conversation | ||
February 29, 2024 | How Mainstream Media Collaborates with Israel’s War on Gaza | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Middle East scholar Dr. Assal Rad | ||
February 27, 2024 | Introducing Rania Batrice, 2024 FMEP Palestinian non-resident Fellow | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Political strategist & FMEP Fellow Rania Batrice in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
February 20, 2024 | “Famine is a Massacre in Slow Motion:” On Mass Hunger & Israel’s Culpability in Gaza | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Alex de Waal (Tufts University) in conversation with FMEP Fellow Yara Asi | ||
February 20, 2024 | Impacts of Israel’s War on Gaza – a Regional Tour d’Horizon | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Omar Rahman (Middle East Council on Global Affairs/Baker Institute) in converation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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February 15, 2024 | How Israel And Its Allies Weaponize Antisemitism | Al Jazeera English report | Dena Takruri (Al Jazeera), Simone Zimmerman (Diaspora Alliance), Lara Friedman (FMEP) |
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February 15, 2024 | Promoting Risk & Undermining Rights: Morningstar’s Betrayal of Palestine & ESG (Part 2) | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Tara Van Ho (Univ. of Essex, UK) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
February 15, 2024 | The War in Gaza and the Prospect of Regional War | Webiner hosted by NIAC | Lara Friedman (FMEP) Daniel Levy (US/MEP), Barbara Slavin (Stimson Center), Jim Zogby (AAI), and Jamal Abdi (NIAC) |
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February 13, 2024 | Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza, Palestinian Refugees, and the Campaign Against UNRWA | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Chris Gunness, formerly of UNRWA | ||
February 12, 2024 | Israel’s War on Gaza: Implications & Impacts on Saudi Policies & Politics | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP President Lara Friedman speaks with Saudi analyst & researcher Aziz Alghashian | ||
February 7, 2024 | Separation, Dehumanization, Theft of Time: A Day in the Life of Abed Salama | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Dr. Yara Asi speaks with author Nathan Thrall | ||
January 26, 2024 | ‘Dehumanization of Palestinians in real time with no condemnation’ — Tariq Habash on resigning from the Biden Administration | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Tariq Habash, formerly of the US Department of Education | ||
January 14, 2024 | Voices for Peace – with Lara Friedman | Cairo Review of Global Affairs/American University in Cairo podcast | Nadeen Shaker (Cairo Review of Global Affairs) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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January 10, 2024 | Israel’s War on Gaza: Implications & Possibilities for Regional Escalation |
FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Foreign Policy/national security expert Jasmine El-Gamal in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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December 19, 2023 | “The story of Attiya Nabaheen reveals the system that devalues Palestinian life”: On Gaza, Israeli law, and the Lack of Recourse |
FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast | FMEP Fellow Rabea Eghbariah speaks with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin |
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December 12, 2023 | Lara Friedman interviewed on the Joan Esposito Radio Show (starting at 24:20) |
Radio Show on WCPT | Host Joan Esposito interviewing on Israel’s war on Gaza |
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December 6, 2023 | Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and the Power of Precise Terminology surrounding the bombing of Gaza | Churches for Middle East Peace webinar | Raz Segal (Stockton University), Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona) and Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
November 30, 2023 | Assessing America’s Response to the Gaza Crisis: The White House, Congress, and the American Public | Arab Center DC webinar | Lara Friedman (FMEP), Shibley Telhami (University of Maryland) and Aaron Miller (Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace), in conversation with Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center DC) |
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November 21, 2023 | Repression in the Shadow of Israel’s War on Gaza Part 2: Israel’s Rapid Repression & Criminalization of Palestinian Life in the Wake of October 7th | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | Hassan Jabarin (Adalah) and Ghousoon Bisharat (+972), in conversation with Peter Beinart (FMEP) | ||
November 21, 2023 | International Law & Israel/Palestine: A Primer | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Non-Resident Fellows Dr. Yara Asi and Rabea Eghbariah in conversation with Dr. Ardi Imseis (Assistant Professor and Academic Director, International Law Programs at Queen’s University Law School) | ||
November 16, 2023 | Repression in the Shadow of Israel’s War on Gaza Part 1: Five Israeli Human Rights Groups Sound the Alarm | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | Tamara Newman, Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI); Jessica Montell, HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual; Anat Litvin, Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI); Tal Steiner, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI); Yahav Erez, Yesh Din with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
November 14, 2023 | Silencing Palestine with Lara Friedman (Video) | Jadaliyya/Connections Podcast Episode 77 | Mouin Rabbani (Jadaliyya co-editor) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
November 14, 2023 | From Israel’s Blockade to the Siege on Al Shifa Hospital: Public Health in Gaza | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Dr. Yara Asi speaks with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
November 10, 2023 | The UN Tried to Silence Craig Mokhiber, He Resigned | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Craig Mokhiber, formerly of the UN. | ||
November 7th, 2023 | Biden’s ‘Full Tilt’ Embrace of Israel and Its War on Gaza | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor of the US | ||
November 5, 2023 | Ceasefire Now! | Ralph Nader Radio Hour podcast | FMEP President Lara Friedman interviewed by Ralph Nader. |
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November 3, 2023 | Gaza, Israel and the 2023 War: Are There Any “Red Lines?” | FMEP webinar (& podcast) co-hosted with Middle East Institute | Jamil Dakwar (Human Rights Lawyer & Adjunct Professor, New York University and Hunter College), Katherine Gallagher (Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights) & Dr. Raz Segal (Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Endowed Professor in the Study of Modern Genocide, Stockton University) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (Middle East Institute) | ||
November 1, 2023 | Catastrophe in Gaza: What’s Next? Part 2 | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | Sari Bashi (Human Rights Watch), Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine) & Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
October 30, 2023 | If Netanyahu Cared About Hostages, Why Did He Launch Ground Invasion? | Democracy Now! | Interview with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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October 30, 2023 | Catastrophe in Gaza: What’s Next? Part 1 | FMEP webinar & podcast | Inès Abdel Razek (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy), Fadi Quran (Avaaz), & Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
October 29, 2023 | Winning the Military Campaign But Losing the Information War | Background Briefing with Ian Masters (podcast) | Interview with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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October 27, 2023 | The New Arab Voice podcast | Ft. Joost Hiltermann, program director for the Middle East in North Africa, at the International Crisis Group; and Lara Friedman, the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace |
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October 20, 2023 | Israel-Gaza: When will the world say ‘Enough’? | UpFront | Episode of UpFront/Al Jazeera | Marc Lamont Hill speaks to the president of FMEP, Lara Friedman; human rights lawyer Noura Erakat; and executive director of +972 Magazine, Haggai Matar | ||
October 17, 2023 | The Situation in Gaza: A Briefing | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | Tania Hary (Gisha), Nour Odeh (Political Activist), Omar Shakir (Human Rights Watch), in conversation with in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
October 17, 2023 | Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza w/ Lara Friedman and Paul Rogers | Politics Theory Other | FMEP’s Lara Friedman is interviewed on the Politics Theory Other podcast (UK) | ||
September 29, 2023 | Free Speech, IHRA, & Palestinian Freedom | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with University of London Professor Rebecca Ruth Gould | ||
September 12, 2023 | Forcible Transfer is a War Crime: West Bank Pogroms are Working | FMEP Webinar (audio & video) | Kareem Jubran (B’Tselem) & Sarit Michaeli (B’Tselem) with Dr. Yara Asi (FMEP) | ||
September 3, 2023 | Human Rights Work under Apartheid: “To show reality, to shed light…to create hope in the struggle” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Yuli Novak of B’Tselem | ||
August 9, 2023 | Hebron (Al-Khalil) Through Palestinian Eyes | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | FMEP Non-resident Fellow Rabea Eghbariah speaks with Abdullah (last name withheld) | ||
August 7, 2023 | Has Israel Annexed the West Bank? | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy speaks with Shira Livne (ACRI) | ||
August 2, 2023 | Blockade, Bombings, and Continuing Trauma: Assessing Mental Health in Gaza | FMEP webinar (& podcast) | Dr. Yasser Abu-Jamei (Gaza Community Mental Health Programme), Ghada Majadli (Physicians for Human Rights Israel), and Razzan Quran (George Washington University) in conversation with Dr. Yara Asi (FMEP Non-resident Fellow) | ||
August 2, 2023 | Defending Palestine Free Speech: The Case of Fatima Mohammed | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Amal Thabateh (Palestine Legal) | ||
August 2, 2023 | The Palestine Laboratory – A Conversation with Antony Loewenstein | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Antony Loewenstein, about his new book, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World | ||
July 21, 2023 | “We Can’t Afford to Leave”: A Conversation about Jaffa with Abed Abu Shehadeh | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP 2023 non-resident fellow Rabea Eghbariah speaks to Abed Abu Shehadeh, a political and community organizer from Jaffa who is also an elected city council member in Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s municipality | ||
July 19, 2023` | The Destruction of Masafer Yatta | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with journalists Basel Adraa and Yuval Abraham | ||
July 6, 2023 | “A Landscape of a Shrinking Space”: A Conversation with Maria Zreik about Nazareth and the Baladna Youth Center | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | FMEP 2023 non-resident fellow Rabea Eghbariah speaks to Maria Zreik, a street photographer and political organizer from Nazareth who is coordinating the Baladna Youth Center, a Palestinian cooperative in Nazareth’s Old City. | ||
June 30, 2023 | “Now it is Happening to My Family”: The Dispossession of Palestinians from the Old City of Jerusalem | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | 2023 FMEP Fellow Rabea Eghbariah in conversation with Palestinian human rights attorney Raafat Sub Laban | ||
June 28, 2023 | “Minimizing Privilege” – A Conversation with Anti-Zionist Activist Jonathan Pollak on Solidarity & His Impending Trial |
FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart with activist Jonathan Pollak | ||
June 25, 2023 | The Nakba is Our Framework: Framing and Understanding Palestine | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | 2023 FMEP Fellow Rabea Eghbariah with writer & journalist Mohammed El Kurd | ||
June 12, 2023 | How IHRA Antisemitism Definition Suppresses Palestinian Rights Advocacy in EU/UK: Insight from ELSC | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Lara Friedman (FMEP) in conversation with Giovanni Fassina & Alice Garcia of the European Legal Support Center (ELSC) | ||
June 5, 2023 | Palestinian Rights, the IHRA Definition, & the Battle Around Biden’s Antisemitism Strategy | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Lara Friedman (FMEP) in conversation with Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center DC) and Emma Saltzberg (Diaspora Alliance) | ||
May 31, 2023 | Canada’s Responsibility towards Palestine under International Law: A Dialogue at Parliament Hill | Hybrid event organized by Law for Palestine & the Palestinian General Delegation to Canada, in collaboration with members of the Canadian Parliament (ft. FMEP’s Lara Friedman on the IHRA definintion of antisemitism) |
Mona Abuamara (Palestinian General Delegation to Canada), Karen Rodman (Law for Palestine), Elizabeth May (MP), Mario Beaulieu (MP), Alexandre Boulerice (MP), Francesca Albanese (UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine), Michael Lynk (Former UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine), Triestino Mariniello (Legal Team representing Gaza Victims, ICC), Wesam Ahmad (Al-Haq), Neve Gordon (Queen Mary University of London), & Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
May 25, 2023 | Israel’s new anti-NGO legislation: An Effort to Eradicate Opponents of Illiberalism | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Lara Friedman (FMEP) in conversation with Francesca Albanese (UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967) and Jessica Montell (HaMoked) | ||
May 16, 2023 | Palestinian Hunger Striking and Defiance of Israel’s Carceral Regime | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Maha Nassar (2022 FMEP non-resident Fellow) in conversation with policy analyst Dr. Basil Farraj | ||
May 11, 2023 | Living Memory: Palestinian Artists Mark 75 Years of the Nakba | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) in partnership with Project48 | Featuring Palestinian artists: Ahmed Abu Artema, Hala Alyan, Suad Amiry, Zeina Azzam, Cherien Dabis, Fady Joudah, Tamer Nafar, Raja Shehadeh, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Waleed Zuaiter. | ||
May 8, 2023 | Shireen Abu Akleh: Her Life, Legacy, & the Continuing Fight for Justice | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) |
Dalia Hatuqa(journalist) in converstion with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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May 2, 2023 | The “Abraham Accords”: Implications for Human Rights, a Just Peace, and US Policy | Virtual conference co-convened by FMEP & Arab Center Washington | Khalil Jahshan (Arab Center Washington); Lara Friedman (FMEP); Dana El-Kurd (Univ of Richmond/Arab Center); Marwa Fatafta (Access Now/Al-Shabaka); Eitay Mack (Israeli Lawyer/Human Rights Activist); Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (Arab Center/Baker Institute, Rice University); Tamara Kharroub (Arab Center); Zaha Hassan (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace); Tariq Kenney-Shawa (Al-Shabaka); Josh Ruebner (IMEU); Shibley Telhami (UMD); Yousef Munayyer – (Arab Center) | ||
April 30, 2023 | Problematic IHRA Definition of Antisemitism |
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Lara Friedman (FMEP) & Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison (Palestinian-American human rights advocate who recently faced the IHRA definition in the Virginia state legislature), moderated by Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley (Unitarian Universalist minister) | ||
April 28, 2023 | Accused of Antisemitism for Telling Students about Palestinian Life | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Civil rights attorney Huwaida Arraf w/ FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart | ||
April 13, 2023 | What is behind rising anti-Semitism around the world? | UpFront with Marc Lamont Hill, on Al Jazeera | Rabbi Brant Rosen (reconstructionist rabbi and founding member of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council) & Lara Friedman (FMEP), in conversation with Marc Lamont Hill | ||
April 4, 2023 | Palestinian Public Health & Israeli Apartheid: Challenges, Possibilities, and Priorities | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Yara Asi (Palestinian Non-resident Fellow) in conversation with speaks Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
April 4, 2023 | Spotlight on the “Kohelet Policy Forum”: How a Far-Right-Wing, U.S.-Funded Israeli Think Tank is Working to Shape Policy & Law in Both the US & Israel | Webinar, co-sponsored by FMEP and Jewish Currents | Ran Cohen (Democratic Bloc), Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center DC) & Eran Nissan (Mehazkim), and Lara Friedman (FMEP); moderated by Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
March 29, 2023 | The Quest for Justice for Palestine at the ICC and ICJ: Where Things Stand Today & Why it Matters | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Lara Friedman (FMEP) speaks to Vito Todeschini (legal expert in human rights law, international humanitarian law and international accountability, focusing on Palestine/Israel and the wider MENA region) | ||
March 29, 2023 | How Did We Get Here? How Understanding the Roots of Israeli Extremism Can Power the Fight for a Just Future | Webinar hosted by If Not Now | Eva Borgwardt (If Not Now) with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center DC) | ||
March 27, 2023 | “Unprecedented” days in Israel/Palestine: Protesting “under the banner of democracy” and ongoing apartheid | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) speaking with Haggai Matar (+972 Magazine) | ||
March 21, 2023 | ‘If the thief is the judge, who will hear the complaint?’ On Escalating Settler Violence in Masafer Yatta | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) with Ali Awad (writer & activist in Masafer Yatta) and Cassandra Dixon. | ||
March 17, 2023 | Apartheid and Seek: Why the US establishment is sticking with Israel, for now | The New Arab Voice podcast | Lara Friedman (FMEP), Iman Abid (USCPR), & Robert Lipton (JCP) in conversation with Hugo Goodridge (New Arab Voice) | ||
March 17, 2023 | The Role of Congress – Help or Hindrance? | Part 6 of FMEP/MEI 2023 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine –Key Issues for the 118th Congress (webinar) | Hassan El-Tayyab (FCNL), Rebecca Abou Chedid (Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP), and Josh Ruebner (IMEU) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 15, 2023 | The Cost of a Palestine Caveat: Biden Admin Chooses Politics Over Human Rights Expertise | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Nonresident fellow Peter Beinart with Maya Berry (Arab American Institute) and Jim Cavallaro (University Network for Human Rights) | ||
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Part 5 of FMEP/MEI 2023 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine –Key Issues for the 118th Congress (webinar) | Dr. Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond), Salem Barahmeh, and Khaled AL-Hroub (Northwest University – Qatar) in conversation with Kristin McCarthy (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 9, 2023 | A struggle within a struggle”: An anti-apartheid analysis of Israel’s anti-government protests | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) speaking with Haggai Matar (+972 Magazine) | ||
March 9, 2023 | ‘We Are Determined to Stay”: One Palestinian Family’s Story of Dispossession in Jerusalem | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Kristin McCarthy (FMEP) speaking with Rafat Sub Laban (human rights lawyer) and Amy Cohen (Ir Amim) | ||
March 8, 2023 | Learning & Unlearning Palestine Part 4: Allyship & the Fight for Palestinian Liberation | Part 4 of 4-part webinar series jointly convened by FMEP & Al-Shabaka | Saleh Hijazi (BDS Movement) and Nadya Tannous (Palestinian Youth Movement) in conversation with Tariq Kenney-Shawa (Al Shabaka) | ||
March 7. 2023 | ‘Backlash and Perseverance: The UC Berkeley LSJP Bylaw and Its Aftermath | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP non-resident fellow Maha Nassar speaking with Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine members Malak Afaneh and Risa Nagel | ||
March 3, 2023 | Free Speech, Lawfare and the Right to Protest | Part 4 of FMEP/MEI 2023 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine –Key Issues for the 118th Congress (webinar) | Suhad Babaa (Just Vision), Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center Washington DC), & Dylan Saba (Palestine Legal) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 2, 2023 | What’s next for the right to boycott in America? | Webinar cosponsored by Just Vision, IMEU & Jewish Currents | Alan Leverritt (Arkansas Times), Brian Hauss (the American Civil Liberties Union), Bahia Amawi (speech therapist and plaintiff from Texas), Mikkel Jordahl (attorney and plaintiff from Arizona); Dima Khalidi (Palestine Legal); Lara Friedman (FMEP), Suhad Babaa (Just Vision), Julia Bacha (director of the film, Boycott) – moderated by Rebecca Abouchedid (FMEP Board member) |
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February 27, 2023 | Learning & Unlearning Palestine Pt 3: Normalizing and Peacemaking as Discourses of Violence | Part 3 of 4-part webinar series jointly convened by FMEP & Al-Shabaka | Inès Abdel Razek (PIPD), Dr. Yara Hawari (Al-Shabaka) and Dr. Maha Nassar (FMEP Non-resident fellow) | ||
February 27, 2023 | Introducing Rabea Eghbariah, 2023 FMEP Fellow | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin in conversation with Rabea Eghbariah (human rights attorney, doctoral student at Harvard Law School, and one of FMEP’s 2023-2024 Palestinian Non-Resident Fellows) | ||
February 27, 2023 | Introducing Yara Asi, 2023 FMEP Fellow | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin in conversation with Dr. Yara Asi, Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in the School of Global Health Management and Informatics, and one of FMEP’s 2023-2024 Palestinian Non-Resident Fellows. | ||
February 24, 2023 | Human Rights & Accountability | Part 3 of FMEP/MEI 2023 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine –Key Issues for the 118th Congress (webinar) | Francesca Albanese (UN Special Rapporteur), Rabea Eghbaria (Harvard Law School), Shawan Jabarin (Al-Haq) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
February 20, 2023 | The Delusion of the Supreme Court as a Last Bastion of Human Rights in Israel | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Nonresident fellow Peter Beinart with Nathaniel Berman (Brown University) and Sawsan Zaher (human rights attorney) | ||
February 17, 2023 | Extremism in Israel | Part 2 of FMEP/MEI 2023 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine –Key Issues for the 118th Congress (webinar) | Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine), Natasha Roth-Rowland (+972 Magazine), & Shaul Magid (Dartmouth College) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
February 12, 2023 | Q&A Discussion on ‘Til Kingdom Come | Voices from the Holy Land online film salon | Ft. Lara Friedman (FMEP) in conversation with Maya Zinshtein (director of ‘Til Kingdom Come), Mark Braverman (Kairos USA); Bruce Fisk (Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East); Don Wagner (formerly of FOSNA) | ||
February 12, 2023 | Lawfare in Action: Attack on US Campaign for Palestinian Rights as a Case Study | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Ahmad Abuznaid (US Campaign for Palestinian Rights – USCPR) and Diala Shamas (Center for Constitutional Rights) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
February 10, 2023 | Beyond Oslo | Part 1 of FMEP/MEI 2023 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine –Key Issues for the 118th Congress (webinar) | Omar Dajani (University of the Pacific), Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona), & Dr. Shibley Telhami (University of Maryland) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |
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February 9, 2023 | Dispatches from the Near Future | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Jehad Abusalim (FMEP Fellow) in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
February 10, 2023 | Peter Beinart in conversation w/ Rep. Ilhan Omar | Webinar, co-sponsored by FMEP and Jewish Currents | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart with Rep. Ilhan Omar | ||
February 8, 2023 | Settler Violence: More Than Criminal | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Ziv Stahl (Yesh Din) with Kristin McCarthy (FMEP) | ||
February 7, 2023 | Learning and Unlearning Palestine Part 2: Limited Paradigms | Part 2 of 4-part webinar series jointly convened by FMEP & Al-Shabaka | Muhannad Ayyash (Mount Royal University), Lana Tatour (UNSW Sydney) in conversation with Yara Hawari (Al Shabaka) | ||
January 30, 2023 | Learning and Unlearning Palestine Part 1: Who Can Speak on Palestine? | Part 1 of 4-part webinar series jointly convened by FMEP & Al-Shabaka | Nour Joudah (UC Berkeley), Dina Matar (SOAS, University of London), in conversation with Maha Nassar (University of Arizona) | ||
January 30, 2023 | On Stage: How to Make a Revolution | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks Issa Amro (Hebron-based activist) and Einat Weizman (Israeli activist & playwright) | ||
January 30, 2023 | Commonsense Rules for Reporting & Consuming News on Palestine | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with Inès Abdel Razek (Palestine Insitute for Public Diplomacy – PIPD) | ||
January 20, 2023 | Domination, Suppression, & Control: The Old & New Policies of the Current Israeli Government | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy in conversation with Adalah’s Dr. Suhad Bishara | ||
January 16, 2023 | A War Crime in the Making: the UN’s Francesca Albanese on Ethnic Cleansing in the South Hebron Hills | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with Francesca Albanese (international legal expert and the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967) | ||
January 13, 2023 | Why Did Harvard Deny a Fellowship to the Former Director of Human Rights Watch? Israel |
FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio only) | Peter Beinart in conversation with Ken Roth (formerly Human Rights Watch) and Harvard professor Kathryn Sikkink | ||
December 29, 2022 | Explained: What Israel’s New Government Means for Settlements, Outposts, & Area C | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Peter Beinart in conversation with Ziv Stahl (Yesh Din) | ||
December 22, 2022 | Palestinian Views on Antisemitism from the 19th Century to the Present Day | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Peter Beinart (FMEP Fellow) in conversation with Jehad Abusalim (FMEP Fellow) | ||
December 19, 2022 | Philanthropy & Funding Palestinian Freedom | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Rebecca Vilkomerson (author of “Funding Freedom: Philanthropy & the Palestinian Freedom Movement) with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
December 15, 2022 | ALEC, Anti-ESG, & the Battle Against Palestinian Rights | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | David Armiak (Center for Media and Democracy) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
December 13, 2022 | “Born of Fire”: New Writing from and about Gaza | FMEP webinar | Dorgham Abusalim (author), Jehad Abusalim (NYU & American Friends Service Committee) & Jennifer Bing (AFSC) in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
December 6, 2022 | Promoting Risk & Undermining Rights: Morningstar’s Betrayal of Palestine & ESG | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Tara Van Ho (Univ. of Essex, UK) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
November 30, 2022 | How do we talk about Zionism and Anti-Zionism? | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Maha Nassar (U. of Arizona and FMEP Fellow) in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
November 28, 2022 | The IHRA Definition of Antisemitism: ‘The Wrong Set of Answers to the Wrong Set of Questions’ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Alana Vincent (Umea University) in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
November 22, 2022 | Pro-Israel Evangelicals: Philosemitism, Bibi Worship & 2024 US Elections | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Sarah Posner (journalist & author) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
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November 21, 2022 | Free Speech & Palestinian Rights – Both Weapons & Targets in the Battle Against ESG | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with Julia Bacha (acclaimed documentary filmmaker/Just Vision) | ||
November 13, 2022 | Q&A Discussion on the documentary film, THE SETTLERS | Voices from the Holy Land online film salon | Filmmaker Shimon Dotan; author/scholar Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro; moderated by FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
November 4, 2022 | “Masks Off”: Responding to the Israeli Elections | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin in conversation with Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center DC), Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine), Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona and non-resident fellow at FMEP), Hagai El-Ad, (B’Tselem), and FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
October 24, 2022 | Confederation: The Realistic Two-State Solution | Symposium hosted by Darmouth University/Rabbi Marshall Meyer Great Issues Lecture on Social Justice | Yossi Beilin (former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister, architect of the Oslo Accords); Omar Dajani (legal scholar/law professor, former member of the PLO’s Negotiations Support Unit); and Lara Friedman, in conversation with Profs. Bernard Avishai and Ezzedine C. Fishere. |
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October 20, 2022 | The Vocabulary of Oppression: Jewish Supremacy from the River to the Sea | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Natasha Roth-Rowland (+972 Magazine), Orly Noy (Local Call), and Peter Beinart (CUNY/FMEP fellow) in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin. | ||
October 19, 2022 | Antisemitism/IHRA Policy Lab | FMEP webinar for Congressional staff (released to public 10/25/22) | Kenneth Stern (Bard College/lead drafter of the IHRA definition), Carinne Luck (Diaspora Alliance), and Simone Zimmerman (Diaspora Alliance), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
October 18, 2022 | Unveiling the Chilly Climate – The Suppression of Speech on Palestine in Canada (& Beyond) | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with Sheryl Nestel (Independent Jewish Voices) | ||
October 9, 2022 | Threats, Attacks, and Steadfastness in Masafer Yatta | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin in conversation with Basil al-Adraa (journalist & activist) | ||
September 23, 2022 | Beyond the Clickbait, Israel’s New (and Old) Visa Procedures Reveal a Cruel Reality for Palestinians | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Jessica Montell (HaMoked) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
September 21, 2022 | Palestinian Political Prisoners and Israel’s Carceral Regime | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP non-resident Fellow Dr. Maha Nassar in conversation with policy analyst Dr. Basil Farraj | ||
September 6, 2022 | A Settler Tool & A Catch-22 for Palestinians: Land Registration in East Jerusalem | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy with Amy Cohen of Ir Amim | ||
August 30, 2022 | Israel, Palestine, & Take-Aways from the 2022 Democratic Party Primaries | FMEP Webinar | FMEP non-resident Fellow Dr. Maha Nassar in conversation with political strategist Rania Batrice, FMEP President Lara Friedman, and analyst Dr. Yousef Munayyer | ||
August 25, 2022 | Israeli Raids on Palestinian Civil Society Organizations: The Costs of International Inaction | Webinar co-convened by FMEP, MEI, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, DAWN, the International Crisis Group, Century International and U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP) | Featured speakers: Ubai al-Aboudi (Bisan Center for Research and Development), Moayyad Bsharat (Union of Agricultural Work Committees), Sahar Francis (Addameer), Shawan Jabarin (Al Haq – Law in the Service of Man), Tahreer Jaber (Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees), and Khaled Quzmar (Defense for Children International); Expert moderators: Khaled Elgindy (MEI), Lara Friedman (FMEP), Zaha Hassan (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), and Raed Jarrar (DAWN) | ||
August 25, 2022 | Illiberals-in-Arms: The Deepening Alliance between the American & Israeli “New Right” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Noam Sheizaf (Israel Journalist/founding editor of +972 Magazine) in conversation with FMEP’sLara Friedman | ||
August 23, 2022 | Israel’s Unrelenting Campaign against Palestinian NGOs and the US Response | Arab Center Washington DC video conversation | Jonathan Kuttab (Arab Center Washington DC), Susan Power (Al Haq), and Lara Friedman (FMEP), in conversation with Khalil Jahshan (Arab Center Washington DC) | ||
August 18, 2022 | This is Not a Drill: Israel Brings the Hammer Down on the Palestinian NGO Sector |
FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Omar Shakir (Human Rights Watch) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
August 16, 2022 | Treated as subhuman, deprived of rights and dignity,” Gazans need “to heal, be heard, and be free“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin in conversation with FMEP 2022 Fellow Jehad Abusalim | ||
August 4, 2022 | PayPal4Palestine Panel Discussion | Panel organized by 7amleh, Social Media, SumOfUs, & MPower Change | Mona Shtaya (7amleh) Linda Sarsour (MPower Change), and Lara Friedman (FMEP), moderated by Angus Wong (SumofUs) | ||
July 28, 2022 | Israeli Supreme Court Opens Door to ‘Legalized’ Ethnic Cleansing Inside the Green Line | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Lana Tatour (University of New South Wales, Australia) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
July 20, 2022 | Israel / Palestine, Generational Divides, and the Future of Jewish Politics | Webinar hosted by If Not Now & the Jewish Liberation Fund | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin and Professor Dov Waxman (UCLA) in conversation with Eva Borgwardt (If Not Now) | ||
July 13, 2022 | The Centerpiece of Biden’s Israel Visit Will Be The Jerusalem Declaration, a US-Israel Strategic Partnership Against Iran [direct link to audio] | Background Briefing with Ian Masters (podcast) | Interview with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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July 11, 2022 | Mr. Biden Goes to the Middle East | FMEP/Jewish Currents Webinar | A conversation with U.S.-based experts Peter Beinart (CUNY), Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond), Lara Friedman (FMEP), and Trita Parsi (Quincy). | ||
July 4, 2022 | “The people are devastated”: Demolitions, Harassment, and Live Fire IDF Training in Masafer Yatta | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Ali Awad(writer & activist from Tuba, Masafer Yatta) in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
June 22, 2022 | The Imperative of Accountability for Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dalia Hatuqa (journalist) in converstion with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
June 20, 2022 | “It’s our responsibility to turn on the light”: Masafer Yatta, Apartheid, and Youth Activism | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Sameeha Hureini (activist/university student from A-Twani village in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills) in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin. | ||
June 9, 2022 | Jerusalem: US Foreign Policy and its Impact | American Muslims for Palestine webinar | Lara Friedman (FMEP), Khaled Elgindy (Middle East Institute) and Dr. Osama Abuirshaid (American Muslims for Palestine), moderated by AMP’s Tarek Khalil. | ||
June 3, 2022 | How AIPAC Punishes Candidates Who Support Palestinian Rights | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Waleed Shahid (spokesperson & communications director of Justice Democrats), in conversation with Peter Beinart (FMEP) | ||
June 1, 2022 | Key Challenges for U.S. Policy in the Middle East – Panel 2: Israelis, Palestinians, & the Slide to a Post-2-State Reality | Public event hosted at the Baker Institute (Rice University) | Samih Al-Abid (Baker Institute), Lara Friedman (FMEP), Omar Rahman (Middle East Council on Global Affairs) & Gilead Sher (Baker Institute), moderated by Robert Barron (USIP) |
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May 19, 2022 | ‘1948: Creation and Catastrophe’ with Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb & Dr. Maha Nassar | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb (Cal State San Bernadino) & Dr. Maha Nassar (FMEP Fellow) | ||
May 12, 2022 | The Weaponization of Israel/Palestine in US Elections Campaigns | FMEP Webinar | Rania Batrice (political, policy, and advocacy strategist) & Peter Beinart (FMEP fellow), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
April 27, 2022 | ‘Peace in name only’: Opposing the Abraham Accords & Normalization Agreements | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | featuring Jehad Abusalim (2022 FMEP Fellow) and Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond), in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
April 26, 2022 | Legalized Discrimination: How Israel’s ‘Citizenship & Entry’ Law Harms Palestinian Families by Design | FMEP Webinar, co-sponsored by Adalah | featuring Member of Knesset Aida Touma-Sliman, Dr. Morad El Sanaa (American University) & Dr. Hassan Jabareen (Adalah) with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
April 22, 2022 | Not a ‘Cycle of Violence’ but a Cycle of Impunity | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Saleh Hijazi of Amnesty International | ||
April 19, 2022 | (Another) Crisis in Jerusalem – an Israeli Perspective | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Aviv Tatarsky (Ir Amim) | ||
April 14, 2022 | Surging Violence’ Narrative Ignores Ongoing Structural Violence Against Palestinians | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine) | ||
April 7, 2022 | How Has America Responded to Amnesty’s Apartheid Report? | Khouri Conversations – Webinar | FMEP’s Lara Friedman interviewed by Raja Khouri (Khouri Conversations) and Peter Larson (Ottawa Forum on Israel/Palestine) | ||
April 4, 2022 | Israel & Palestine: Hot topics in Congress | MEI podcast anouncing public release of 2022 FMEP/MEI Hill Briefing Series | Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) in conversation with Alistair Taylor (MEI) | ||
April 1, 2022 |
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Part 8 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Lana Tatour (University of New South Wales, Australia) Dr. Yara Hawari (Al-Shabaka), and Tareq Baconi (Al-Shabaka), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy | ||
March 31, 2022 | Palestinian Politics, Arab Normalization, & Escalating Violence: A Deep Dive with Dalia Hatuqa | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Featuring Dalia Hatuqa (journalist) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
March 30, 2022 | Policing the Narrative: Israel & Apartheid in the US Debate | FMEP webinar | featuring Paul O’Brien (Amnesty International), Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona), and Peter Beinart (CUNY), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
March 25, 2022 |
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Part 7 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Ahmed Abu Artema (Palestinian writer and activist), Marwa Fatafta (MENA Policy Manager at Access Now), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy | ||
March 18, 2022 |
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Part 6 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Omar Barghouti (Palestinian human rights defender & co-founder of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement), Brian Hauss (ACLU) and Olivia Katbi (North America Coordinator for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy | ||
March 17, 2022 | Israeli & Palestinian Response(s) to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Khaled Elgindy (MEI) and Elizabeth Tsurkov (New Lines Institute) | ||
March 15, 2022 | Global Implications of the Israeli Surveillance State | MEI/7amleh webinar | MEI’s Eliza Campbell in converation with Mona Shtaya (7amleh) and Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
March 11, 2022 | A Shared Russian/Israeli Playbook? Dehumanizing a People to Justify Its Erasure & Denial of Rights | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with FMEP non-resident fellow Peter Beinart about his recent article, Justifications for Destroying a People, | ||
March 11, 2022 | Why All the Fuss About Palestinian Prisoners/Martyrs? | Part 5 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Jawad Boulus (Palestinian human rights lawyer), Sahar Francis (Addameer), and Shibley Telhami (Brookings/University of Maryland), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy | ||
March 9, 2022 | Israeli Apartheid, the Supreme Court, and Land Confiscation: The Case of Masafer Yatta | FMEP’s webinar | Featuring Ali Awad (writer & activist from Tuba, Masafer Yatta) and Maya Rosen (Jerusalem-based activist) with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
March 8, 2022 | Israeli Apartheid & the Climate Crisis | FMEP’s webinar | Featuring Khalil Abu Yahia (Gaza-based scholar), Jessica Anderson (Visualizing Palestine), and Manal Shqair (Stop the Wall) with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
March 7, 2022 | Who are Palestine’s People? | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin with 2022 FMEP Fellow Dr. Maha Nassar | ||
March 4, 2022 | After 70+ Years, Why Are Palestinian Refugees Still An Issue? | Part 4 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Umar al-Ghubari (Zochrot), Hani Almadhoun (UNRWA USA) and Francesca Albanese (Georgetown University).in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy | ||
March 3, 2022 | The Double Standard on BDS – Russia/Ukraine vs. Israel/Palestine | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks to Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center DC) | ||
February 25, 2022 | The Gaza Blind Spot? | Part 3 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Mkhaimar Abusada (Al Azhar University in Gaza City), Jehad Abusalim (American Friends Service Committee), and Tania Hary (Gisha), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy | ||
February 23, 2022 | Jerusalem Today – a Microcosm of Israeli Apartheid | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Inès Abdel Razek (PIPD) and Munir Nusseibeh (Al-Quds University, Jerusalem) |
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February 18, 2022 |
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Part 2 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress (webinar & podcast) | Featuring Salem Barahmeh (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy), Hagai El-Ad (B’Tselem) and Sherine Tadros (Amnesty International), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy |
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February 17, 2022 | Apartheid & Dispossession: Views from the West Bank | FMEP Webinar, co-sponsored with B’Tselem | Basil al-Adraa (journalist & activist), Eid (photographer), Eyal Hareuveni (B’Tselem), and Sarit Michaeli (B’Tselem), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
February 16, 2022 | On Palestinian history, culture, and advocacy: Introducing Dr. Maha Nassar, 2022 FMEP Fellow | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with new FMEP non-resident fellow Dr. Maha Nassar (University of Arizona) |
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February 16, 2022 | “Knowledge Entails Responsibility”: Introducing Jehad Abusalim, 2022 FMEP Fellow | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with new FMEP non-resident fellow Jehad Abusalim (PhD candidate at NYU/American Friends Service Committee) | ||
February 11, 2022 | Whose Jerusalem | Part 1 of FMEP/MEI 2022 Congressional Briefing Series: Israel & Palestine – Hot Topics in Congress | Daniel Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem), Dana El Kurd (Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Institute) & Munir Nuseibah (Al-Quds University), in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy |
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February 9, 2022 | Facing Facts: Biden & the Growing Apartheid Consensus | Palestine Deep Dive Podcast (audio & video) | Mark Seddon is in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
January 21, 2022 | Another Week in the Life of the “Status Quo” in Palestine” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine) | ||
January 14, 2022 | Israel Again Tries & Fails To Connect Palestinian NGOs to Terrorism | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Oren Ziv (ActiveStills/Local Call) | ||
January 12, 2022 | Gaza, Apartheid, and Challenging Israeli Impunity | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Nuriya Oswald (Al Mezan Center for Human Rights) and Yael Stein (B’Tselem) | ||
January 12, 2022 | “We don’t have another place to go:” Dispossession, Settler Violence, & Resistance in Masafer Yatta | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with activist and author Ali Awad | ||
December 17, 2021 | 2021 Review/2022 Preview: Challenges & Opportunities on the Road to Palestinian Rights | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with Palestinian organizer Fadi Quran and FMEP Non-resident Fellow Peter Beinart. | ||
December 9, 2021 | Texas & the Constitutional Right to Boycott | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Texas speech pathologist Bahia Amawi and CAIR attorney Gadeir Abbas about the fight for the right to boycott Israel in Texas. | ||
December 9, 2021 | Israeli Government Escalates Pressure on Israelis Who Stand in Solidarity with Palestinians | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Oriel Eisner (an American-Israeli activist & organizer with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence) and Maya Eshel (American-Israel activist currently engaged in daily solidarity work in the South Hebron Hills) | ||
December 2, 2021 | “Scorched Earth & Settlements in Jerusalem“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy speaks with Daniel Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem) | ||
November 19, 2021 | “The Nakba and its Generational Impact on Palestinian lives: Memory, Identity, and a Future rooted in Justice” | FMEP/Project 48 Webinar | FMEP non-resident fellow Peter Beinart in conversation with Palestinians who lived through the 1948 Nakba and their descendants: Nida El-Muti, Dina El-Muti, and Hasan Hammami | ||
November 18, 2021 | “Welcome to the Panopticon: Israel’s Systematic Surveillance of Palestinians and the Implications for the World” | FMEP Webinar | Andrew Anderson (Executive Director, Front Line Defenders), Marwa Fatafta (Access Now), Avner Gvaryahu (Breaking the Silence) and Sophia Goodfriend (7amleh) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
November 9, 2021 | “Israel’s Anti-Terror Law & Pegasus are Terrorizing Palestinian Human Rights Defenders“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Ubai Aboudi (Bisan Center for Research and Development) | ||
November 5, 2021 | “The Terrorism Smear: Israel’s Move to Shut Down Palestinian Human Rights Work“ | FMEP webinar | Jamil Dakwar (ACLU), Rabea Eghbariah (Adalah) and Dima Khalidi (Palestine Legal) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
November 5, 2021 | “Unpacking the Designation of Six Palestinian NGOs as Terrorist Organizations“ | Churches for Middle East Peace webinar | CMEP Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon in conversation with Lara Friedman, President of Foundation for Middle East Peace, and Mike Merryman-Lotze, Director of the Israel/Palestine Program at the American Friends Service Committee. | ||
November 4, 2021 | “Secret Israeli dossier provides no proof for declaring Palestinian NGOs ‘terrorists” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Oren Ziv (Local Call/+972 Magazine) in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin | ||
November 3, 2021 | “Terror Designations – Israeli Capital Punishment for Palestinian NGOs“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Michael Sfard (preeminent Israeli human rights lawyer) | ||
November 2, 2021 | “Show us the evidence“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Gaby Lasky (human rights lawyer and Member of the Knesset) | ||
October 29, 2021 | “Israel’s Designation of Six Palestinian NGOs as ‘Terrorist’: Costs and Consequences“ | Webinar co-convened by FMEP, MEI, Carnegie Endowment, (DAWN), Century International, ICG, HRW, Carter Center, and CCR | Sahar Francis (Addameer), Shawan Jabarin (Al Haq), Tahreer Jaber (UPWC), Ubai al-Aboudi (Bisan Center), Fuad Abu Saif (UAWC), & Khaled Quzmar (DCI-P), in conversation with Khaled Elgindy (MEI) and Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
October 29, 2021 | “Spotlight on Al Haq with Shawan Jabarin“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Shawan Jabarin (Al Haq) | ||
October 27, 2021 | “Using ‘Terrorism’ Charges to Target NGOs: Lessons from the Case of Mohamed Halabi“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Daoud Kuttab (Award-winning journalist) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) |
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October 26, 2021 | “Not Without Precedent: Unraveling the History of Israel’s Escalating War on Palestinian Solidarity Work“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Omar Shakir (Human Rights Watch) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
October 22, 2021 | “Israel Declares War on Palestinian Human Rights Defenders“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Inès Abdel Razek (PIPD) & Sarit Michael(B’Tselem) in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
October 18, 2021 | “The Occupation & the Biden Administration“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | Danny Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem) & Yehuda Shaul (founder, Breaking the Silence), in conversation with MEI’s Khaled Elgindy & FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
October 14, 2021 | “The Malmö Forum — Fighting Antisemitism or Policing Discourse on Israel?“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Dr. Anders Persson(Linnaeus University); in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman |
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October 7, 2021 | “Pogrom in Mufagara and ‘Fighting for our justice’“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | Basil Adraa (Palestinian activist & journalist) and Natasha Westheimer (water management expert) in conversation with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin |
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September 30, 2021 | “Banned by Facebook for calling Palestinian prisoners ‘heroes’” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Orly Noy (Journalist) | ||
September 28, 2021 | “Prisoner Politics: Palestinians in Israeli Jails“ | MEI webinar (ft. FMEP panelist) | MEI’s Khaled Elgindy in conversation with Jawad Boulos (Palestinian lawyer), Sahar Francis (General Director of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association), & FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
September 22, 2021 | “What’s Behind Shifting U.S. Politics on Palestine, and Where is it Going?“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman & MEI’s Khaled Elgindy speak with Tariq Kenney-Shawa | ||
September 15, 2021 | “The Abraham Accords, Israel, Biden, and Regional Trends“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Annelle Sheline (Quincy Institute) | ||
September 14, 2021 | “Nakba, Mob Violence, and Inequality: the Past, Present, & Future of Palestinian Citizens of Israel“ | FMEP webinar (audio & video) | Hana Amoury (Activist), Orwa Switat, PhD (Urban Planner), & Rami Younis (Director/Writer), with FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin |
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September 9, 2021 | “Palestinian Protests and the Future of the Palestinian Struggle“ | FMEP/MEI webinar | Dr. Hanan Ashrawi & Fadi Quran (Avaaz), in converation with Khaled Elgindy (MEI) and Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
September 7, 2021 | “Palestinian Bodies Held Hostage by Israel“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio only) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Noura Erekat (Rutgers) & Budour Hassan (JLAC) | ||
August 11, 2021 | “Case Study: How a Settler Law-Breaker Became the #2 Official in Israel’s Ministry of the Interior“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio only) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Dror Etkes of Kerem Navot | ||
July 28, 2021 | “NSO Group & Israel’s expertise in spyware & repression“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Yousef Munayyer, PhD (Arab Center Washington DC) and Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin (public opinion analyst) | ||
July 28, 2021 | “Palestinian Liberation & Leadership: What’s Next?” | FMEP webinar | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with Inès Abdel Razek (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy) and Tareq Baconi (Crisis Group) | ||
July 25, 2021 | “The System & Soldiers Behind Settler Violence“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy speaks with Avner Gvaryahu (Breaking the Silence) | ||
July 22, 2021 | “Can US Law & the Israeli Government Force Ben & Jerry’s to Support Occupation?“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
July 22, 2021 | True Talk looks at the Ben & Jerry’s Drama | WMNF’s True Talk radio show | WMNF’s Samar Jarrah interviews FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
July 15, 2021 | “Palestine at the intersection of regional, global, and historical struggles“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Arab Spring veteran activist and author Iyad el-Baghdadi | ||
July 13, 2021 | “Make ‘Em Laugh: Comedy and the Fight for Palestinian Rights” | FMEP webinar | Noam Shuster and Maysoon Zayid with FMEP’s Rebecca Abou-Chedid and Lara Friedman | ||
July 9, 2021 | “Palestinian Grassroots Protests & Violent Repression by the Palestinian Authority“ | FMEP webinar | Aseel AlBajeh (Al Haq), Dr. Yara Hawari (Al Shabaka), and Mona Shtaya (7amleh), moderated by Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
June 29, 2021 | “Why Palestinians are Rising Up Against the Palestinian Authority“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Peter Beinart speaks with Fadi Quran | ||
June 22, 2021 | “Challenging Israel’s Policy of Legalized Vengeance“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Jessica Montell (HaMoked) |
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June 21, 2021 | “Palestinians, Israelis, 1948, & Now: On Researching, Teaching, and Asserting the Reality of the Nakba“ | FMEP Webinar co-sponsored by Project48 | Leena Dallasheh (Humboldt State University), Shay Hazkani (University of Maryland), Sherene Seikaly (University of California, Santa Barbara) in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
June 17, 2021 | “The US Congress, Israel, and the Palestinians“ | Jadaliyya’s Connections podcast | Mouin Rabbani (Jadaliyya) interviews Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
June 16, 2021 | “Winds of Change in the Grassroots & Congress on Palestine“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with political, policy, and advocacy strategist Rania Batrice | ||
June 15, 2021 | “Gaza Reconstruction: More than a Humanitarian Project“ | FMEP webinar | Tania Hary (Gisha) and Issam Younis (Al Mezan Center for Human Rights), inconversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman | ||
June 9, 2021 | “The Alienation of Palestinian Americans in U.S. Politics & Media“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Omar Baddar (Communications Director for the Institute for Middle East Understanding) | ||
June 8, 2021 | “The Extremist Through-Line in Israel’s Domestic & Regional Policies“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Elizabeth Tsurkov (Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a Research Fellow at the Forum for Regional Thinking) | ||
June 4, 2021 | “Shifts in US discourse on Israel/Palestine & Black-Palestinian solidarity“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Dr. Maha Nassar (Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona). | ||
June 3, 2021 | “The Cast Changes, The Policies Stay the Same — the Bennett/Lapid coalition” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Yousef Munayyer (non-resident fellow at Arab Center DC). | ||
May 29, 2021 | “Israel-Palestine: The double standard in American newsroom“ | Al Jazeera’s “The Listening Post“ | Featuring Linda Sarsour (MPower Change); Omar Baddar – (National Policy Council); Lara Friedman (FMEP), and Philip Weiss (Mondoweiss) | ||
May 28, 2021 | “Israel’s Mass Arrest & Collective Punishment of Palestinian Citizens of Israel“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks Nareman Shehadeh Zoabi (social and economic rights attorney working with Adalah.) | ||
May 27, 2021 | “Poll Release: The US Debate on Israel/Palestine is Changing” | Webinar cospsonred by the Middle East Institute, FMEP, and Arab American Institute | James Zogby (Arab American Institute), Rania Batrice (Batrice & Associates), Peter Beinart (Foundation for Middle East Peace), Lara Friedman (Foundation for Middle East Peace), in conversation with Khaled Elgindy (Middle East Institute) | ||
May 26, 2021 | “Déjà Vu All Over Again? Assessing the State of Affairs in Israel-Palestine with Three Leading Experts on Middle Eastern Affairs“ |
Then & Now podcast, from the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy |
Podcast featuring Hussein Ibish, (Arab Gulf States Institute), UCLA historian and Middle East expert James Gelvin, and Lara Friedman (FMEP), in conversation with David Myers (UCLA) | ||
May 26, 2021 | “A Pivotal Moment for Israel-Palestine” | Webinar/Podcast cosponsored by +972 Magazine, FMEP, and JustVision | Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine), Ahmed Alnaouq (Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor), and Lara Friedman (Foundation for Middle East Peace) in conversation with Haggai Matar (+972 Magazine) | ||
May 23, 2021 | “Palestinians Rising: From Jerusalem to Umm al-Fahm“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy speaks with Fayrouz Sharqawi of Grassroots Al-Quds. | ||
May 20, 2021 | “More than History: 1917, 1936, & 2021“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Sherene Seikaly (Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara). | ||
May 20, 2021 | “Palestinians Strike“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Kristin McCarthy is joined by Salem Barahmeh (Executive Director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, PIPD) | ||
May 18, 2021 | “Decolonizing the Narrative” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin speaks with Nooran Alhamdan (MEI) | ||
May 18, 2021 | “One people, one pain” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin interviews Widad Assaf (Legal Coordinator of FMEP partner Human Rights Defenders Fund, HRDF). | ||
May 16, 2021 | “On the Organized Violence against Palestinian Citizens of Israel“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Sarah Anne Minkin talks with Sawsan Zaher (the Deputy General Director of Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel). | ||
May 13, 2021 | “The Nakba & the Current Crisis” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio & video) | FMEP’s Lara Friedman speaks with Dr. Carol Daniel Kasbari (MEI) | ||
May 12, 2021 | “Top of Mind: Palestinian Analysts On Unfolding Scenes of Protest & Devastation” | FMEP Webinar & podcast | Zaha Hassan (Carnegie Endowment for Peace), Nadia Hijab (Al Shabaka), Inès Abdel Razek (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy), in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
May 10, 2021 | “The Palestinian Nakba: What Happened in 1948 and Why It Still Matters“ | The Middle East Institute and Project4 event, cosponsored by FMEP | Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-M), Umar Al-Ghubari (Zochrot), Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University), Mohammed El-Kurd (Author and Poet), Lubnah Shomali (BADIL), in conversation with MEI’s Nooran Alhamdan and Khaled Elgindy | ||
May 6, 2021 | “Jerusalem on the Verge: Dispossession & Violence in Sheikh Jarrah” | FMEP Webinar & podcast | Aseel AlBajeh (a legal researcher and advocacy officer at Al Haq), and Budour Hassan (author and journalist) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP). | ||
April 23, 2021 | “Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo”
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FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | Peter Beinart interviews Zaha Hassan (Carnegie) and Daniel Levy (USMEP) about the new Carnegie Endowment for International Peace report, “Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo” | ||
April 20, 2021 | “The Politics of Defining: A Roundtable Discussion about the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism” [video] | Harvard University/Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Religion, Conflict, & Peace Initiative (webinar) | Dr. Nadia Abu El-Haj (Columbia University), Dr. Seth Anziska (University College London), Lara Friedman (FMEP), Dr. Brian Klug (Oxford University), in conversation Dr. Atalia Omer (University of Notre Dame and RCPI Affiliate) and Dr. Sara Roy (Harvard). | ||
April 20, 2021 | “A New U.S. Approach to Israel-Palestine“ | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event | Co-authors Marwan Muasher (Carengie), Zaha Hassan (Carnegie), and Daniel Levy (USMEP) + expert panel discussion featuring Lara Friedman (FMEP), Salih Booker (Center for Int’l Policy) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI), moderated by Ishaan Tharoor (Washington Post) | ||
April 14, 2021 | “In This Place Together“ | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | Peter Beinart interviews Sulaiman Khatib (Combatants for Peace) and author Penina Eilberg-Schwartz about their new book, In This Place Together. | ||
April 9, 2021 | Antisemitism: Competing Definitions | Americans for Peace Now/T’ruah Podcast (from a webinar) | Hadar Susskind (APN) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Rabbi Jill Jacobs (T’ruah) | ||
April 8, 2021
(release of series to public) |
Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | FMEP/MEI webinar series (8-part), originally only for Congress now released to general public | See: Podcast interview with Lara Friedman & Khaled Elgindy about the series.
See: Series landing page for individual event details or links below (on the dates when the webinars took place) |
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April 7, 2021 | “Medical Apartheid”: COVID Vaccinations Under Occupation | FMEP Webinar | Ghada Majadli (Physicians for Human Rights – Israel), Yara Asi (Al-Shabaka & Arab Center Washington DC), in conversation with Kristin McCarthy (FMEP) | ||
April 6, 2021 | Israeli and Palestinian Elections: Opportunities for Change or More of Same? | FMEP Webinar | Dr. Hanan Ashrawi (Palestinian leader, legislator, activist, and scholar), Diana Buttu (Al Shabaka and IMEU), Orly Noy (Local Call) with Peter Beinart (FMEP non-resident fellow | ||
March 31, 2021 | “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast (audio) | Peter Beinart interviews Nathan Thrall about Thrall’s new essay in the New York Review of Books, “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama,” describing a Palestinian father’s search for his son following a bus accident, detailing layers of neglect, danger, and abuse faced by Palestinians living under Israeli control, whether in the Jerusalem, the West Bank, or inside the Green Line. | ||
March 26, 2021 | Palestinian Governance | Part 8 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Sam Bahour (Applied Information Management),Dana El Kurd (Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies), and Omar Rahman (Brookings Doha Center), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 19, 2021 | U.S. Aid to Israel and the Palestinians | Part 7 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Joel Braunold(S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace), Seth Binder (POMED), and Carol Daniel Kasbari (Middle East Institute), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 18, 2021 | Mainstreaming the Extreme: How Meir Kahane’s Vision of Jewish Supremacy Conquered Israeli Politics | FMEP Webinar | Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine), Shaul Magid (author & Dartmouth College professor), Natasha Roth-Rowland (University of Virginia) in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP). | ||
March 12, 2021 | Free Speech & Right to Protest | Part 6 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Dima Khalidi(Palestine Legal), Yousef Munayyer, PhD, and Hadar Susskind (Americans for Peace Now), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 5, 2021 | Palestinian Refugees and the Role of UNRWA | Part 5 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Illana Feldman(George Washington University), Gwyn Lewis (UNRWA), Diba Abu Nejila (humanitarian professional), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | ||
March 2, 2021 | ‘Til Kingdom Come’: Evangelicals, Israel/Palestine, and Messianic Politics | FMEP webinar | Maya Zinshtein, director of ‘Til Kingdom Come; Sarah Posner, author of Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump; Lara Friedman (FMEP); in conversation with journalist Peter Beinart. | ||
February 26, 2021 | Part 4 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Tania Hary (Gisha), Omar Shaban (PalThink), and Jehad Abusalim (American Friends Service Committee), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | |||
February 25, 2021 |
Israel-Palestine at the International Criminal Court: What Next? |
FMEP webinar | Katherine Gallagher (Center for Constitutional Rights); Hassan Jabareen (Adalah); Michael Kearney (Al-Haq); Yael Stein (B’Tselem); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
February 19, 2021 | Part 3 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Zena Agha (Middle East Institute), Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University), & Daniel Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | |||
February 19, 2021 |
“Implications and Impacts of the IHRA Definition on Palestinians“ |
Part 6 of FMEP series: The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism | Ahmad Daraldik, Florida State University student and former Student Senate President; Dima Khalidi, Founder and Director of Palestine Legal; Dr. Sherene Seikaly, professor and historian of the modern Middle East in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
February 19, 2021 |
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FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio & video) | Peter Beinart interviews Sawsan Zaher, Deputy Director of Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, about the recent decision by the International Criminal Court that opens the door for investigations into alleged war crimes perpetrated by “members of the Israeli Defense Forces, Israeli authorities, Hamas, and Palestinian armed groups.” | ||
February 16, 2021 |
Jerome Slater’s “Mythologies Without End”
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FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio) | Peter Beinart interviews Jerome Slater about his new book, Mythologies Without End: The U.S., Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1917-2020. | ||
February 12, 2021 | Part 2 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Issa Amro (Youth Against Settlements), Hagai El-Ad (B’Tselem), & Noura Erekat (Rutgers University), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | |||
February 11, 2021 | Part 5 of FMEP series: The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism | Corey Balsam, National Coordinator for Canada’s Independent Jewish Voices; writer and filmmaker Rebecca Pierce; Dr. Barry Trachtenberg, professor and scholar of modern European and American Jewry; in discussion with FMEP President Lara Friedman | |||
February 10, 2021 |
Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes with Peter Beinart |
FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio & video) | Peter Beinart speaks to Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor from 2009-2017, about working on Israel, Palestine, and Iran in the Obama Administration | ||
February 5, 2021 | Part 1 of FMEP/MEI webinar series – Israel, Palestine & the Role of Congress: An Accelerated Learning Series | Salem Barahmeh (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy), Zaha Hassan (Carnegie Endowment), & Shibley Telhami (Brookings/University of Maryland), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | |||
February 5, 2021 |
US Thinktank Makes Excellent Webinars and Research Freely Accessible to Canadians Online |
Video interview by “Canada Talks Israel Palestine” | CTIP interview with FMEP’s Lara Friedman (profiling FMEP – it history, programs, and grantmaking) |
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February 3, 2021 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio) | Peter Beinart speaks with James Zogby about a regional approach to the conflicts, problems, and politics of the Middle East. | |||
January 29, 2021 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio) | Peter Beinart interviews Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick, co-authors of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. | |||
January 29, 2021 |
Jerusalem – Where Things Stand at the Start of the Biden Presidency |
FMEP webinar | Zena Agha (Middle East Institute); Daniel Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem); in conversation with Kristin McCarthy (FMEP) | ||
January 25, 2021 | FMEP appearance on The Unsettled Podcast | Producer Ilana Levinson interviews Lara Friedman (FMEP), about what is considered normal U.S. foreign policy on Israel-Palestine, the relationships with Israeli and Palestinian leaders that Biden inherits from former President Donald Trump, and what we can expect from Biden given his record as Vice President in the Obama administration. | |||
January 21, 2021 |
Calling the Thing by its Proper Name: “Apartheid” Between the Jordan River & the Mediterranean Sea |
FMEP webinar | Hagai El-Ad (B’Tselem); Nathan Thrall (Author, journalist); Sawsan Zaher (Adalah Legal Center for Minority Rights in Israel); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
January 14, 2021 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio) | Peter Beinart talks with Palestinian human rights lawyer Jonathan Kuttab, who recently published the book “Beyond the Two-State Solution” | |||
January 12, 2021 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts Podcast – (audio) | Peter Beinart is joined by Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director of Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem, to discuss B’Tselem’s new report, “A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is Apartheid.” | |||
January 11, 2021 |
The Biden Administration & Israel/Palestine Policy: What to Expect |
FMEP appearance pm the Arab Center Washington DC podcast | Host Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center) and guest Lara Friedman (FMEP), discuss the expected Israel/Palestine policy of the incoming Biden Administration and the damage caused by the Trump Administration to Middle East peace (recorded 8 Dec 2020). | ||
January 11, 2021 | FMEP & Norwegian Refugee Council webinar | Netta Amar-Shiff (human rights attorney); Khaled Elgindy (Middle East Institute); Priscilla Wathington (NRC); in conversation with Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | |||
December 17, 2020 |
Antisemitism, Free Speech, Social Media, and Corporate Accountability |
[Part 4 of FMEP series – The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism] | Alison Carmel (International Relations Manager at 7amleh); Marwa Fatafta, (MENA Policy Manager at Access Now); Lara Friedman (FMEP); & Brian Hauss (staff attorney at the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project); in conversation with Peter Beinart (Non-Resident Fellow at FMEP) | ||
December 16, 2020 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast (audio & video)/Part 3 of FMEP series – The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism | Peter Beinart talks with Palestinian academics Rashid Khalidi and Nadia Abu El-Haj about a recent statement on the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, signed by 122 Palestinian and Arab thought leaders. | |||
December 14, 2020 | Part 1 of FMEP series – The IHRA Definition & the Fight Against Antisemitism | Seth Anziska (Associate Professor of Jewish-Muslim Relations at University College London); Ryvka Barnard (Head of Civic Space at UK-based anti-poverty and human rights charity War on Want); Omar Shakir (Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch); in conversation with FMEP’s Lara Friedman. | |||
December 10, 2020 |
The View from Europe: Israel, Palestine, Biden, & Antisemitism |
FMEP webinar | Dr. Muriel Asseburg (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, the German Institute for International & Security Affairs); Dr. Dimitris Bouris (University of Amsterdam); Alexandra Gerasimčiková (ACT Alliance EU/Brussels); Dr. Anders Persson (Linnaeus University); in conversation with Lara Friedman (President of FMEP) | ||
December 8, 2020 |
Impending Dispossession and the Struggle to Live in East Jerusalem: Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah |
FMEP webinar |
Mohammed El-Kurd (Resident of Sheikh Jarrah) and Fayrouz Sharqawi (Grassroots Al-Quds), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
November 30, 2020 | FMEP appearance on the Settlements 360 podcast series | Host Dahlia Scheindlin is joined by Lara Friedman (FMEP), a former US diplomat in the Middle East, examines settlements in the context of negotiations, the US role in the peace process and why negotiations have so far failed. | |||
November 25, 2020 | FMEP appearance on the IMEU’s This Is Palestine podcast | IMEU’s Omar Baddar speaks with Diana Buttu, Lara Friedman, and Roua Daas about this crisis of free expression and political speech. | |||
November 18, 2020 |
Annexation and the Aftermath of the U.S. Election: Analysis & Expectations |
FMEP Webinar | Salem Barahmeh (PIPD), Diana Buttu (IMEU), Hagai El-Ad (B’Tselem), in coveration with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
November 17, 2020 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast (audio) | Podcast on settlements in general and Psagot in particular (settlement located deep inside the West Bank where at the time of the podcast was recorded, SecState Pompeo was getting set to make a history-making visit soon from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo), with Dror Etkes, (Kerem Navot); Fadi Quran (Avaaz, whose family’s land was confiscated for Psagot); and Lara Friedman (FMEP) | |||
November 10, 2020 |
The implications of the American election on the prospect of peace |
FMEP appearance on Combatants for Peace webinar |
Lara Friedman (FMEP); Jim Zogby (Arab American Institute); Galia Golan (Combatants for Peace); moderated by Mae Elise Cannon (Churches for Middle East Peace). | ||
October 20, 2020 |
A Founding Generation of Looters: New Research on Israeli Theft of Palestinian Property in 1948 |
FMEP webinar | Adam Raz (Akevot) & Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center Washington DC), in conversation with Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | ||
October 16, 2020 | FMEP appearance on Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group briefing |
Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Zaha Hassan, human rights lawyer and visiting fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. | |||
October 8, 2020 |
Public Opinion, Annexation, & Normalization: A 2020 Zogby Research Poll |
FMEP appearance on MEI webinar | James Zogby (Zogby Research Services/AAI) Khaled Elgindy (MEI), and Lara Friedman (FMEP); moderated by Paul Salem (MEI) | ||
October 6, 2020 |
FMEP Webinar |
Inès Abdel Razek (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy); Zayne Abudaka (Economist and Private-Sector Development Specialist); Dr. Alaa Tartir (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | |||
October 1, 2020 | FMEP Webinar | Itamar Benzaquen (The Seventh Eye); Noa Landau (Ha’aretz); Or Sadan (Movement for Freedom of Information); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) |
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September 30, 2020 | FMEP appearance on web panel at Arab Center Washington DC’s fifth annual conference | Panel featuting Lara Friedman (FMEP), Peter Beinart; Zaha Hassan (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace); and Rashid Khalidi (Columbia University); moderated by Yousef Munayyer (Non-resident Senior Fellow, Arab Center Washington DC). | |||
September 10, 2020 |
Social Media in the Crosshairs: The Effort to Redefine Antisemitism to Quash Criticism of Israel |
FMEP/Jewish Currents webinar |
Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Liz Jackson (Palestine Legal), in conversation with Peter Beinart | ||
September 8, 2020 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast (audio) | Peter Beinart talks with Ami Ayalon – a retired commander of the Israeli navy, the former head of the Shin Bet (Israel’s top internal security agency), and a former member of the Knesset. | |||
September 2, 2020 |
Part 2 of the FMEP/MEI 2-part series, “The Implications of the Israel-UAE Deal‘ |
Annelle Sheline (Quincy Institute); Steven Cook (Council on Foreign Relations); & James Zogby (Zogby Research Services); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) & Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | |||
September 1, 2020 | Part 1 of the FMEP/MEI 2-part series, “The Implications of the Israel-UAE Deal‘ | Sam Bahour (Ramallah-based business consultant); Marwa Fatafta (Al-Shabaka); & Elizabeth Tsurkov (Forum for Regional Thinking); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) & Khaled Elgindy (MEI) | |||
August 27, 2020 |
From Washington to Jerusalem: Evangelicals, Israel/Palestine, and American Domestic Politics |
FMEP webinar | FMEP’s Lara Friedman in conversation with expert/author Sarah Posner | ||
August 6, 2020 |
Talking about Israel-Palestine? You need to know more about Jordan |
FMEP webinar | Merissa Khurma (Wilson Center) and Ghaith al-Omari (WINEP), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) | ||
July 29th, 2020 | Part 2 of FMEP 2-part series, “Palestine/Israel, Israel/Palestine — Imagining the Way(s) Forward“ | Rachel Beitarie (Zochrot); Orly Noy (Local Call); Meron Rapoport (A Land for All/Two States One Homeland); and Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin, in conversation with Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | |||
July 23, 2020 | Part 1 of FMEP 2-part series, “Palestine/Israel, Israel/Palestine — Imagining the Way(s) Forward“ | Salem Barahmeh (PIPD); Dr. Yara Hawari (Al Shabaka); Amjad Iraqi (+972 Magazine); in conversation with Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) |
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July 13, 2020 | FMEP webinar | Peter Beinart; Yousef Munayyer (Arab Center Washington DC; in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) |
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July 2, 2020 | FMEP appearance on Americans for Peace Now webinar | Danny Seidemann (Terrestrial Jerusalem) & Lara Friedman (FMEP), moderated by Ori Nir (APN). | |||
June 23, 2020 |
A Conversation on Biden’s Foreign Policy and Israel/Palestine |
FMEP/Jewish Currents webinar |
Aida Touma-Sliman (member of the Israeli Knesset and part of the Joint List); Matt Duss (foreign policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders); and Lara Friedman (FMEP); in conversation with Peter Beinart | ||
June 23, 2020 |
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Peace Process to Annexation? |
FMEP appearance on SETA Foundation webinar |
Geoffrey Aronson (Chairman & Co-Founder, The Mortons Group); Khaled Elgindy (MEI); Lara Friedman (FMEP); moderated by SETA’s Kadir Ustun. | ||
June 5, 2020 | FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast (audio) | Peter Beinart is joined by Ghaith al-Omari (WINEP) and Neri Zilber (WINEP) to discuss the end of PA security cooperation with Israel (Gaith and Neri are co-authors of the report, “State with No Army, Army with No State Evolution of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces, 1994–2018.”) | |||
June 5, 2020 | Part 2 of FMEP’s 2-part series, “Palestinian Prisoners in Israel’s Military Justice System“ | Farah Bayadsi (lawyer); Smadar Ben-Natan (lawyer); in conversation with Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) | |||
June 3, 2020 |
A Travesty of Justice: Palestinian Prisoners and Israeli Military Justice |
Part 1 of FMEP’s 2-part series, “Palestinian Prisoners in Israel’s Military Justice System“ |
Nadia Daqqa (HaMoked); Dr. Samah Jabr (Director of the Mental Health Unit – Palestinian Ministry of Health); Rachel Stroumsa (Public Committee Against Torture – Israel), in conversation with Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) |
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May 21, 2020 |
Virtual Tour: Silwan and the Role of Archaeology in East Jerusalem Settlement Efforts |
FMEP Webinar |
Emek Shaveh’s Executive Director Yonathan Mizrachi, in conversation with Dr. Sarah Anne Minkin (FMEP) |
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May 18, 2020 |
Part 3 of 3-part FMEP/MEI series, “Annexation & What It Means” |
Galia Golan (Professor emerita, Hebrew University of Jerusalem); Shaqued Morag (Peace Now-Israel); Yehuda Shaul (founder, Breaking the Silence); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |
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May 15, 2020 |
Part 2 of 3-part FMEP/MEI series, “Annexation & What It Means” |
Salem Barahmeh (PIPD); Dr. Yara Hawari (Al-Shabaka); Rania Muhareb (Al-Haq); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |
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May 13, 2020 |
Part 1 of 3-part FMEP/MEI series, “Annexation & What It Means” |
Tamara Cofman Wittes (Brookings); Noura Erakat (Rutgers University); Hugh Lovatt (ECFR); Marwan Muasher (Carnegie); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |
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May 1, 2020 |
FMEP webinar |
Dahlia Scheindlin (Israeli public opinion expert, strategic analyst); Neri Zilber (journalist, analyst, author); in conversation with Peter Beinart (FMEP non-resident fellow) |
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April 29, 2020 |
FMEP webinar |
Hassan Jabareen (Adalah); Jessica Montell (Hamoked); Michael Sfard (Israeli Human Rights Lawyer); In conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) |
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April 17, 2020 |
Israel/Palestine after the Trump Plan: How can the EU move forward? |
FMEP appearance on Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) webinar |
Panelists Lara Friedman (FMEP), Tareq Baconi (International Crisis Group) and Martin Konečny (European Middle East Project); Discussant Dimitris Bouris (University of Amsterdam); event chair Daniel Huber (IAI) |
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April 17, 2020 |
Surveillance and the Fight Against COVID-19 in Israel and Around the World |
FMEP webinar |
Sharon Abraham-Weiss (Association for Civil Rights in Israel); Marwa Fatafta (Access Now); and Nadim Nashif (7amleh) in conversation with Peter Beinart (FMEP non-resident fellow) |
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April 14, 2020 |
Legislating Against Criticism of Israel – the Ongoing Assault on Americans |
FMEP webinar |
Dima Khalidi (Palestine Legal); Lara Friedman (FMEP); in conversation with Peter Beinart (FMEP non-resident fellow) |
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April 13, 2020 |
FMEP/Human Rights Watch webinar |
Dr. Michael G Kearney (Al Haq); Hagai El-Ad (B’Tselem), Liz Evenson (Human Rights Watch); & Katherine Gallagher (Center for Constitutional Rights), in discussion with Lara Friedman (FMEP). |
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April 3, 2020 |
Part 3 of the FMEP/MEI series, “COVID-19 and the Healthcare Systems in Israel/Palestine“ |
Henriette Chacar (+972 Magazine) & Ran Goldstein (Physicians for Human Rights-Israel), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |
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April 1, 2020 |
Part 2 of the FMEP/MEI series, “COVID-19 and the Healthcare Systems in Israel/Palestine“ |
Tareq Baconi (International Crisis Group) & Jessica Montell (HaMoked), in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |
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March 31, 2020 |
Part 1 of the FMEP/MEI series, “COVID-19 and the Healthcare Systems in Israel/Palestine“ |
Tania Hary (Gisha); Dr. Ghada Al Jadba (Chief of Health Programme in the Gaza Strip, UNRWA); Omar Shaban (PalThink for Strategic Studies); in conversation with Lara Friedman (FMEP) and Khaled Elgindy (MEI) |