The Israel Lobby in Academia: Film screening
NOTE: The video was a little choppy when we were livestreaming, so we've uploaded an updated version of this event with smooth video here: https://youtu.be/xLKjTXFZ4fM
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The Israel Lobby in Academia: A special one-hour cut of the censored documentary “The Lobby—USA,” followed by panel discussion on the suppression of Palestine activism on US college campuses.
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Originally produced by Al Jazeera and employing undercover investigation, broadcast of the “The Lobby—USA” was canceled following intense pressure by the Israel Lobby on the government of Qatar.
This special cut of “The Lobby—USA,” prepared by an organizer and researcher involved in the creation of the documentary, focuses on the suppression of Palestine activism on college campuses.
The film screening will be followed by a discussion with:
• Sumaya Awad, Director of Strategy at the Adalah Justice Project
• Liz Jackson, Senior Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal
• Noah Kulwin, Co-host of Blowback podcast
• Khury Peterson-Smith, Middle East Fellow at The Institute for Policy Studies
SPONSORED BY: Adalah Justice Project, Institute for Policy Studies—New Internationalism project, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine Legal, Verso Books
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Sumaya Awad is a Palestinian writer and organizer focusing on Palestine, Islamophobia, immigration, and labor. Sumaya is currently Director of Strategy at the Adalah Justice Project, and the co-editor of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction. She is a member of NYC-DSA.
Liz Jackson is a founding senior staff attorney for Palestine Legal. Her work focuses on building a network of movement lawyers to support activists organizing for Palestinian freedom, and related justice movements. She defends the right to boycott, bolsters the free speech rights of students, professors and activists, documents the chilling effects of repression campaigns, and creates ways for lawyers to strengthen movements for liberation.
Noah Kulwin is a co-host of the political history podcast Blowback. He is an editor at The Drift and Jewish Currents. He has written for the New York Times, New York, The Baffler, The New Republic, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn.
Khury Petersen-Smith is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches and writes about US militarism and foreign policy in the Middle East with special focuses on the struggle for Palestine and the War on Terror. He is a founding member of Black 4 Palestine.
Видео The Israel Lobby in Academia: Film screening канала Verso Books
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The Israel Lobby in Academia: A special one-hour cut of the censored documentary “The Lobby—USA,” followed by panel discussion on the suppression of Palestine activism on US college campuses.
---
Originally produced by Al Jazeera and employing undercover investigation, broadcast of the “The Lobby—USA” was canceled following intense pressure by the Israel Lobby on the government of Qatar.
This special cut of “The Lobby—USA,” prepared by an organizer and researcher involved in the creation of the documentary, focuses on the suppression of Palestine activism on college campuses.
The film screening will be followed by a discussion with:
• Sumaya Awad, Director of Strategy at the Adalah Justice Project
• Liz Jackson, Senior Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal
• Noah Kulwin, Co-host of Blowback podcast
• Khury Peterson-Smith, Middle East Fellow at The Institute for Policy Studies
SPONSORED BY: Adalah Justice Project, Institute for Policy Studies—New Internationalism project, Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine Legal, Verso Books
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Sumaya Awad is a Palestinian writer and organizer focusing on Palestine, Islamophobia, immigration, and labor. Sumaya is currently Director of Strategy at the Adalah Justice Project, and the co-editor of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction. She is a member of NYC-DSA.
Liz Jackson is a founding senior staff attorney for Palestine Legal. Her work focuses on building a network of movement lawyers to support activists organizing for Palestinian freedom, and related justice movements. She defends the right to boycott, bolsters the free speech rights of students, professors and activists, documents the chilling effects of repression campaigns, and creates ways for lawyers to strengthen movements for liberation.
Noah Kulwin is a co-host of the political history podcast Blowback. He is an editor at The Drift and Jewish Currents. He has written for the New York Times, New York, The Baffler, The New Republic, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn.
Khury Petersen-Smith is the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches and writes about US militarism and foreign policy in the Middle East with special focuses on the struggle for Palestine and the War on Terror. He is a founding member of Black 4 Palestine.
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