The Current Situation of Palestine Under Israeli Occupation

Publish Date: Sep 23, 2023

Current Situation of Palestine Under Israeli Occupation - 2023 Moderator: Prof. Atif Kubursi, a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and former Undersecretary of The United Nations. Featured Guests: Amahl A. Bishara - Associate Professor of Anthropology at Tufts University. She is the author of: - Back Stories: U.S. News Production and Palestinian Politics - Crossing a Line: Laws, Violence, and Roadblocks to Palestinian Political Expression Jehad Abusalim is a scholar, writer, and public speaker completing his PhD in the History and Hebrew and Judaic Studies joint program at New York University. Previous to his present position as the Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund, he worked with the American Friends Service Committee as its Education and Policy Coordinator of the Palestine Activism Program. He is from Gaza and has family members there. His most recent publication is a co-edited collection on Gaza, published by Haymarket Books: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire Edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Mike Merryman-Lotze https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1861-light-in-gaza This conversation is a must-watch for anyone interested in understanding the current situation of Palestine under Israel Occupation. Taped on Sept 18, 2023


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