Back to All Events

Palestine Talks - AFOPA Members' Forum

  • Palestine Centre For Peace 60 Frome Street Adelaide, SA, 5000 Australia (map)
palestine-talks-sq-white.png

Welcome to a new initiative from the Australian Friends of Palestine Association - Palestine Talks - topical talks on all things Palestine. 

WHEN: Wednesday, 6 February 2019, 5:30pm
WHERE: Palestine Centre For Peace, 60 Frome St, Adelaide SA

RSVP ESSENTIAL - AFOPA members only, plus one guest. Please RSVP via form below or call 08 8232 5273 (Mon-Fri, business hours).

Learn more about Palestine Talks here >>

#PalestineTalks  #AFOPAaustralia

Hebron: the frontline of the occupation

In this session we will talk about the contemporary realities of life in the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, covering these issues:

  1. History of Hebron particularly since 1993/1994 (Oslo Accords and Ibrahimi Mosque massacre) - An understanding of the importance of Hebron to Palestinians and the implications of these two events for people living in Hebron.

  2. Current situation relating to the Israeli settlements, Israeli army (IDF) presence and everyday life in Hebron for Palestinians - An explanation of the H1/H2 system, the consequences of the Israeli settlements and the IDF in the city for Palestinians.

  3. Palestinian resistance to the Israeli settlements and the occupation in Hebron - A look at the community groups and organisations that are resisting the Israeli occupation and settler violence through grassroots, non-violent techniques. We will also examine what opportunities there are to assist from Australia.

PRE-READING SUGGESTIONS:

UN OCHA (2018), The humanitarian impact of Israeli settlements in Hebron

Breaking the Silence (2018), Occupying Hebron: Soldiers’ testimonies from Hebron 2011-2017

B’Tselem (2018), Palestinians describe life in center of Hebron under impossible terms imposed by military

B’Tselem - Hebron (collection of articles and publications)

B’Tselem - Hebron City Centre (video channel)

Electronic Intifada (2014), Hebron still under siege 20 years after Ibrahimi Mosque massacre

Jonathan Cook (2018), Breaking the Silence about Israel’s occupation of Hebron

.

 

RSVP REQUIRED. BOOK YOUR TICKETS BELOW:

Share event on FACEBOOK EVENT / TRYBOOKING / YELP / EVENTFUL / ALLEVENTS.IN / EVENTFINDA / EVENSI / WHATSON.COM.AU / ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL / CHARITYDOS