Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Recent Elections [S-13-28]
| Presenter: | Ronnie Olesker-Norminton |
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| Location: | SLU: Hepburn 113 |
| Classes: | 1 Session 2.0 hours |
| Dates: | Thu 10:00 AM 03/14 |
| Status: | CLOSED |
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The class will explore what the recent results of American and Israeli elections mean for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict, raging for several decades now seems intractable. Do the results of Israeli January elections signal a change in Israeli policy? Will Obama, now free of the need to campaign, pressure Israel to make more concessions? Will the Palestinians, now recognized as a state by the UN, continue to move unilaterally to achieve their political objectives? Will Hamas and Israel engage in another war? These and many more questions will be explored.
Ronnie Olesker-Norminton has previously served in Israeli Army intelligence, she practiced law in Israel and became a human rights activist in the Palestinian Occupied Territories – all before continuing her graduate studies at Tufts University in International security and human rights law. She teaches, researches and writes about different aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
RECOMMENDED READINGS (please read before you come to class):
http://anacreon.clas.uconn.edu/~pressman/history.pdf - "A Brief History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" Article by Jeremy Pressman, 2005. [NOTE: First page 1 is only title and copyright - scroll down to the beginning of the article.] [.pdf document]
"Obama's new approach to Mideast peace: Israel and Palestinians must lead, not the U.S." by Barak Ravid [Haaretz.com Mar. 10, 2013] [.pdf document]
"An Ode to Joy: President Obama has no peace plan!" by Chemi Shaley [Haaretz.com Mar. 10, 2013] [.pdf document]
"Mr. Obama goes to Israel" by Thomas L. Friedman [New York Times: Mar. 13, 2013] [.pdf document]