The Role Of Settler Violence In Dispossessing Palestinian Land In The West Bank And East Jerusalem
October 18, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Guest Speaker Lara Friedman, President, Foundation For Middle East Peace
Presented by J Street Temple Sinai DC
Jewish settlement growth on the West Bank and East Jerusalem has been a key component of a policy of absorbing Palestinian land in contravention of international law regarding governance of occupied territories. An outgrowth of settlement expansion has been direct violence committed by a minority of settlers to drive Palestinians from their homes, farms, and villages. This violence has increased year over year with little or no protection from Israeli security forces. Come to Sinai J Street’s program where you will learn about who is committing this violence, the impact of this violence on Palestinians, and how it fits into a larger context of systematic dispossession of Palestinian property.
Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP). With more than 25 years working in the Middle East foreign policy arena, Lara is a leading authority on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, with particular expertise on Israel/Palestine and the role of the U.S. Congress. In addition to her work at FMEP, Lara is a non-resident fellow at the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP). Prior to joining FMEP, Lara was the Director of Policy and Government Relations at Americans for Peace Now, and before that she was a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, serving in Jerusalem, Washington, Tunis, and Beirut.
The nonprofit Foundation for Middle East Peace (www.fmep.org), located in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1979 to promote the peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It makes grants to numerous nonprofit organizations that support its objectives and values, monitors U.S. and Israeli policy regarding the conflict, and promotes public discussion of issues surrounding this problem through forums, publications, and newsletters.
Guest Speaker Lara Friedman, President, Foundation For Middle East Peace
Presented by J Street Temple Sinai DC
Jewish settlement growth on the West Bank and East Jerusalem has been a key component of a policy of absorbing Palestinian land in contravention of international law regarding governance of occupied territories. An outgrowth of settlement expansion has been direct violence committed by a minority of settlers to drive Palestinians from their homes, farms, and villages. This violence has increased year over year with little or no protection from Israeli security forces. Come to Sinai J Street’s program where you will learn about who is committing this violence, the impact of this violence on Palestinians, and how it fits into a larger context of systematic dispossession of Palestinian property.
The nonprofit Foundation for Middle East Peace (www.fmep.org), located in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1979 to promote the peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It makes grants to numerous nonprofit organizations that support its objectives and values, monitors U.S. and Israeli policy regarding the conflict, and promotes public discussion of issues surrounding this problem through forums, publications, and newsletters.
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