Beyond the Headlines: Conversations about Israel-Palestine
On Wednesday, November 8, Dean Scott Taylor launched a series of conversations about Israel and Palestine. The School’s goal is two-fold. First, to educate our community about the history, politics, and global factors that have led to the contemporary war and devastating bloodshed. Second, and just as important, our goal to model how to discuss sensitive issues in a way that is respectful and civil, without simply avoiding hard subjects. And in doing so, we will demonstrate that scholars of international affairs have the skills and knowledge to make “advancing human progress” more than a slogan. As Dean Taylor wrote in his message to Pardee students:
“Tragedies like that unfolding in the Middle East remind us of the vital role that schools like ours can and must play to help secure a future that is safe and peaceful for everyone around the world. We must use our global outlook to analyze society’s most important challenges from a variety of perspectives, respectfully discuss and debate the issues, and work to implement solutions with the goal of making the world a better place. For all people.”
Join us in person or virtually via Zoom for the following Pardee School events:
Wednesday, November 8 • 4 to 5:30 PM
Understanding the Historical Context
Prof. Ian Lustick, author of Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality and Bess W. Heyman Chair in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania in conversation with Pardee Prof. Noora Lori
Tuesday, November 14 • 4 to 5:30 PM
How Did Hamas Get Here?
Tareq Baconi, author of Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance and president of the board of Al-Shabaka in conversation with Pardee Prof. Jeremy Menchik.
- In person at Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road: https://bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OfqLsMMXNlOMSy (Open to BU students, faculty, and staff. You must register in advance to attend in-person.)
- Zoom Webinar Registration link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EEiignzLTs2PqlfrW0_UgA
Monday, November 27 • 4 to 5:30 PM
How Did Israel Get Here?
Prof. Dov Waxman, Chair of Israel Studies at UCLA and author of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know in conversation with Prof. Margaret Litvin of BU’s World Languages & Literatures Dept.
Please note that the speaker, Dov Waxman, will be in person at Boston University.
- In person at Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 103: https://bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6s7ZBoX1039bdnU (Open to BU students, faculty, and staff. You must register in advance to attend in-person.)
- Zoom Webinar Registration link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EEiignzLTs2PqlfrW0_UgA
Monday, December 4 • 4 to 5:30 PM
The Crisis in the Middle East: Implications for Diplomacy
Amb. Robert Stephen Ford, US Ambassador to Algeria (2006 to 2008) and to Syria (2011 to 2014) in conversation with Amb. Mark Storella and Amb. Vesko Garčević
Please note that the speaker, Amb. Robert Stephen Ford, will be in person at Boston University.
- In person at Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road: https://bostonu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00tDNj354cHbUFM (Open to BU students, faculty, and staff. You must register in advance to attend in-person.)
- Zoom webinar registration link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vXUx8SnWSIKw978PUF8A1A
