WHAT EUROPEANS CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN THE PEACE CAMP IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

A cooperation with the Candid FoundationWHAT EUROPEANS CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN THE PEACE CAMP IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINEIntroduced and moderated by Martin Staudinger Despite the ongoing war and political upheaval, Israeli and Palestinian, voices advocating for peace remain vital and resilient, offering alternative narratives and strategies for peaceful co-existence. While faced with increasing polarization and shrinking civic and political spaces, committed academics, political analysts and media professionals remain dedicated to fostering dialogue and a long-term peaceful solution to the conflict.This panel brings together leading Israeli and Palestinian experts that will share insights from their peace work on the ground as well as their analyses on the current political developments in the Middle East, the unpredictable role of the US and the importance of a strong European stance in supporting a just political settlement to the conflict.This event is part of the EPICON European-Palestinian-Israeli Trilateral Dialogue, implemented by the Candid Foundation in cooperation with the Kreisky Forum.Moderator:Martin Staudinger, deputy editor-in-chief, Falter StadtmagazinPanel: Jamal Nusseibeh, A Palestinian-American-British lawyer and scholar, currently CEO of a Greenwich, CT investment firm. He is a barrister-at-law in the U.K., taught law at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, and has been involved in Palestinian affairs since the 1990’s, including in peace negotiations.Eli Osheroff, Historian of the modern Middle East, a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University, and a member of the Forum for Regional Thinking, an Israeli think tank that examines Israel’s relations with its surroundings from a progressive perspective.Regula Alon, Became involved in the non-partisan peace movement Women Wage Peace in 2017. For the last 3 years she is co-leading the foreign relations team of the movement and is responsible for building up support groups worldwide. Regula grew up in Switzerland and made Israel her home as a young woman.Jalaa Abu Arab is the editor-in-chief of Dooz, a media organisation focusing on the West Bank city of Nablus. She furthermore works as a media consultant specializing in political education, elections and digital rights. She has been instrumental in developing innovative reporting methods, including ethical journalism and the fight against fake news, to strengthen civil society in Palestine.