Israel’s genocide in Gaza is mirrored by an accelerating campaign of violent ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank, supported by Israeli security forces, have surged dramatically. More than one thousand Palestinians have been killed—nearly half the total recorded over the previous two decades. Fueled by the Israeli government’s extremist leadership and its unabashed vision of Jewish domination “from the River to the Sea,” the relentless destruction - of homes, forced evictions, and dispossession - have intensified, deliberately strangling Palestinian livelihoods.
Our panel will examine this escalating Israeli expansionism, the forces enabling it—including the role of the United States—and the pathways available to disrupt and ultimately shift this deadly dynamic.
Watch the curated videos for free at your convenience. | Join the Q&A discussion with:
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man: Director for Israel-Palestine at DAWN; former Editor-in-Chief, +972 Magazine
Mazin Qumsiyeh: Director, Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability; author; activist
Mai Shahin: Specialist, nonviolent communication & trauma therapy; Co-founder, Satyam Homeland Peace Center
Ken Dorph (Moderator): Developmental economist specializing in the Arab world; writer and speaker.
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Co-Sponsors
Democracy for the Arab World Now
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East
SUPPORTER Organizations: Palestine Justice Network - Presbyterian Church U.S.A. ♦ Gaza in Context ♦ Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace ♦ Quaker Palestine Israel Network ♦ Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East ♦ Indiana Center for Middle East Peace ♦ Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network ♦ Washington Report on Middle East Affairs ♦ Mennonite Palestine Israel Network ♦ Friends of Sabeel North America ♦ Center for Jewish Nonviolence ♦ Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network ♦ Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace ♦ United Church of Christ Movement for Palestine Solidarity ♦ US Lutheran Palestine Israel Caucus ♦ Churches for Middle East Peace ♦ Kairos Puget Sound Coalition ♦ Pax Christi USA ♦ Jewish Voice for Peace – San Diego ♦