The 2020 Palestine Center Annual Conference: The Future of Palestine 

The Palestine Center Presents: The Future of Palestine  (November 7, 2020) [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”4″ sortorder=”55,54,60,59,58,57,56″ display=”basic_slideshow”] Panel 1 – Palestine After Annexation & Normalization Speakers include: Dr. Ilan Pappé, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Nour Odeh and moderated by Said Arikat Panel 2 – Solidarity & Activism Beyond 2020   Speakers include: Ariel Gold, Rebecca Vilkomerson and … Read more

2019 Annual Conference – The Deal of the Century: A Plan to Liquidate the Palestine Question

The speakers of the 2019 Palestine Center Annual Conference provide their analyses of this critical moment. The keynote address is delivered by Dr. Joseph Massad, followed by two panels that respectively address issues of the Right of Return, UNRWA, US and Israeli Policies (Panel I); and Geopolitics, BDS, The Media & Palestine, and US Perspective on the Deal (Panel II). Please join us for an engaging event.

The Palestinians at Historic Crossroads

The speakers of the 2018 Palestine Center Annual Conference provide their analyses and help us navigate the present moment of new and unforeseen crises to Palestinian rights and sovereignty, unimaginable a decade ago. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Riyad H. Mansour, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations. He will be followed by two panels that will respectively address issues of UNRWA, Activism, Legislation, Right of Return (Panel 1); and Gaza, Jerusalem, Palestinian Authority, American Jewish Solidarity (Panel 2).

The Palestinian Struggle: Adversity on All Fronts 

The 2017 Palestine Center Annual Conference addresses vital issues related to the 50 year Israeli occupation, coordination of the Palestinian Authority with the occupation, and Israel’s human rights violations. Panelists also examine the continuing problem of representation and media bias when it comes to the Palestinian issue, and analyze the status of Jerusalem, situation of Gaza, and persistence of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement with its challenges and successes in the United States.

2016 Palestine Center Annual Conference: Keynote Address by Ambassador Riyad H. Mansour

Ambassador Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, delivers the Keynote Address of the Palestine Center Annual Conference.  He discusses the work that lies ahead despite the outcome of the U.S. elections.

Palestine and the Palestinians: Media, People, Politics

The Palestine Center’s 2015 conference examines multiple aspects of the current situation, focusing on the context and representation of Palestinians in the media, regional and international politics, and the United States. Internationally renowned scholars, activists, journalists, and practitioners analyze factors on the ground and larger policies in four panels.

From Local to Global: The Persistence of the Palestinian Struggle

Panel I: “Palestinian Refugees: Waiting to Return”; Panel II: “BDS: Activism and Strategy for Change”; Panel III: “U.S Mediation in the Future of Palestine”; Panel IV: “Jerusalem: A Core Issue”

The Politics of Identity in the Middle East

Panel I – Prospect for Palestinian Freedom: Assessing the “peace process” and exploring alternatives; Panel II – Sectarianism Spinning out of Control: The drivers and victims of hate; Panel III – Palestine in the Middle: Effects of regional conflict on the future of Palestine and its Politics; Panel IV – A Return to the Cold War?: The foreign policies of great powers and regional players