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(NIF US) Moving Towards A Shared Future: A Convening of the Progressive Israel Network
January 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Watch the event live on NIF US’s Facebook page
Since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israeli communities on October 7th and the Israeli army’s devastating bombardment of Gaza, many of us have found ourselves pressured to pick a side. But as people who so deeply believe in the humanity of both Israelis and Palestinians—we know that the only way out is through partnership and joint work across divides.
Join the Progressive Israel Network on Tuesday, January 30 at 12 PM ET / 11 AM CT / 9 AM PT for an online convening where we will hear from Israelis and Palestinians who are thinking and acting on a vision of Israel as a shared place—a place where the futures of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians are bound up together.
Speakers:
Prof. Omar M. Dajani, is a Member of the Board of A Land for All. A Palestinian-American whose family comes from Jaffa, he is a professor of law at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, where he co-directs the Global Center for Business and Development. Previously, he served as a legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team in peace talks with Israel, participating in the Camp David and Taba summits, before joining the office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO).
Rula Daood is Co-National Director at Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement that mobilizes people around issues of peace, equality, and social justice. Rula worked as a community organizer at Standing Together for two years where she produced numerous events and organized protests with hundreds of activists before being appointed a Co-National Director.
Dr. Gil Murciano is the CEO of Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies. He is also a member of the adjunct Faculty of the Hertie School Berlin, and a lecturer on international politics of the Middle-East. Among other positions, Murciano served as a foreign and security policy expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and as a Fox Fellow at Yale University.
Naama Barak Wolfman has been active in Women Wage Peace for the last five years. She has served as a Regional Field Coordinator of the Modi’in area, transitioned into the position of National Field Coordinator for the organization’s activities and, in 2022, joined the movement’s steering committee.
Rabbi Jill Jacobs (she/her) is the CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. She is the author of Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community and There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition, both published by Jewish Lights.