RETHINKING THE POLITICS OF ISRAEL/PALESTINE

Book Launch & Public Roundtable Debate
House of the European Union, 1010 Vienna, Wipplingerstraße 35

17.00
Introductory Remarks
Gerald Klug, Federal Minister of Defence and Sports (tbc)
Hannes Swoboda, Member of the Board of Bruno Kreisky Forum
Bashir Bashir, Editor of the book

17.30
TOWARDS A EUROPEAN PEACE INITIATIVE
Roundtable Debate
Chair and Moderator: Gertraud Auer Borea, Bruno Kreisky Forum for international Dialogue

Keynote Address
From Bilateralism to Internationalisation: Husam Zomlot, Bir Zeit University, Palestinian Strategy Group
Questions & Answers

17.30 - 19.30
Major Shifts and Challenges

1- From political conflict over drawing borders to intra-communal conflict: Avraham Burg, Writer and political activist, former Speaker of the Knesset
2- From state-centered politics to rights-centered politics: Azar Dakwar, co-editor of the book
3- From advocacy to empowerment (civil society): Inbal Arno n, Hebrew University
4- On the rising costs of the status quo in Israel/Palestine: Noam Sheizaf, editor of +972
5- From partition and segregation to bi-nationalism and integration: Bashir Bashir, Van Leer Institute and Hebrew University

Final Remarks
Hannes Swoboda, Member of the Board - Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue
Johann Frank, Director for Security Policy, Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports

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