The Palestinian Exile - 78 Years and No Future
While Israel bombs what's left of Gaza and settlers, backed by the IDF, terrorize the West Bank, millions languish in the shadows of exile. For 78 years, over three million Palestinians have been trapped across 31 UN camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. No bombs fall here, yet systemic isolation has choked the futures of four generations. They live in hyper-dense camps without infrastructure. They are citizens of no country, legally barred from most jobs, unable to leave or go home. Now, a political campaign threatens to dismantle UNRWA, their only lifeline. Join our expert panel to understand our complicity, confront this crisis and demand a humanitarian resolution.
Watch the curated videos included in the registration confirmation email at your convenience ahead of the discussion. Join the Q&A discussion with:
Ardi Imseis: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University; former UN official with UNRWA and UNHCR
Kassem Aina: General Director, Beit Atfal Assomoud - National Institution for Social Care and Vocational Training, Beirut
Stacy Gilbert: Former senior civil‑military adviser - U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, & Migration
Ussama Makdisi (Moderator): Palestinian‑American historian; Professor and Chancellor’s Chair in History at UC Berkeley
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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 ♦