Join a conversation about Palenstinian nonviolent resistance and the changing of minds, with Ali Abu Awwad and Hanan Schlesinger. Ali, Hanan, and other Israelis and Palestinians have been involved for the past six months in creating Roots/Judur/Shorashim -- The Palestinian Israeli Initiative for Understanding, Nonviolence and Reconciliation. Roots is being established on a piece of land owned by the Awwad family, in the heart of Gush Etzion and abutting the Palestinian town of Beit Umar. Ali Abu Awwad, currently finishing his book, Painful Hope, is a leading Palestinian advocate of nonviolence among Palestinians who reaches out to Jewish Israelis at the heart of the conflict. Ali tells his riveting story of personal transformation from violent activism and imprisonment, through bereavement, and to the path of nonviolence. Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi, teacher, and passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his friendship with Ali. His understanding of the reality of the Middle East conflict and of Zionism has been utterly complicated by the parallel universe to which Ali has introduced him. $5-$10 suggested donation at the door.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:37:08 +0000
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