Public events

Sunday 23 April 2017, 20:30, De Balie Amsterdam

Lecture and discussion with the Israeli human rights lawyer and activist Eitay Mack. In his lecture Eitay Mack will critically examines the dynamics between two narratives of Israel’s arms trade and its conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The official narrative of the State of Israel since its …

Tuesday 18 April 2017, 20:00 NieuwLand Amsterdam

Discussion with the Israeli human rights lawyer and activist Eitay Mack Nearing the sixth decade of its military occupation of the Palestinian Territories, the State of Israel has completed a process of ‘mask removal’ with total immunity for its ‘security’ forces. Palestinians face massive oppression, and courts, that are …

Monday 27 of March 2017 19:30, Het Spinhuis (Singel 165a) Amsterdam

How can you choose for non-violent resistance when violence is the norm? How can you make a connection with someone who is supposed to be your enemy? A couple of former Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants were confronted with these issues. To break the …

Wednesday 14 September 2016, 20:00 CREA Amsterdam

In her lecture Shalhoub-Kevorkian will speak about her latest book. In it she  examines Palestinian experiences of life and death within the context of Israeli settler colonialism and broadens the analytical horizon to include those who ‘keep on existing’. She explores how Israeli theologies and ideologies of security, …

Tuesday 21 June 2016, 20:00, CREA Amsterdam

In October 2015, an interdisciplinary team of Dutch experts visited Occupied Palestine with the objective to assess the Human Security situation of Palestinian communities in the area and the possibilities for sustainable development projects there. Subsequently, their goal was to offer Dutch policy makers recommendations for specific engagements. …

Monday 13 June 2016, 15:00 – 17:00 University Theatre (room 1.01A, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16-18), Amsterdam

Lecture by Rebecca Stein, Duke University Israel’s occupation has been transformed in the age of digital technologies.  Today, all of the political players in the theater of occupation rely on digital camera technologies and viral image circuits for political claims making. …

Thursday 19 May 2916, 20:00 Universiteitstheater (Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16) Amsterdam

Public discussion with Hagai El-Ad, the Director of the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem בצלם بتسيلم. June 2016 will mark the beginning of the 50th year of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. What was supposed to be a temporary military control over occupied land has …

Thursday 7 April 2016, 20:00 ABC Treehouse, (Voetboogstraat 11) Amsterdam

Book presentation with dr. Moshe Behar The vast scholarly field of Modern Jewish Thought usually ignores the intellectual history of Jews of non-European origin who are indigenous to the Middle East. The anthology Modern Middle Eastern Jewish Thought: Writings on Identity, Politics and Culture, 1893-1958 (University of New England Press, 2013) assembles some three …

Sunday 21 February 2016, 18:30 Mezrab Amsterdam

Book presentation and video clips with dr. Smadar Lavie gate48 invites you to a program centering on Arab Jews in Israel. The program explores Mizrahi contemporary struggles and culture in Israel and in the context of the struggle against the occupation and regional war. The program is made possible …

Friday 26 February 2016, 20:00 in Doelenzaal (Singel 425) Amsterdam

Public Discussion with Prof. Oren Yiftachel The Lecture analyzes the evolving political geography of Israel/Palestine and the persistent failures of peace efforts. It highlights the double meaning of Zionism, being both a national liberation and a colonial movement, and the changing nature of Palestinian mobilization and …

Wednesday 2 December 2015, 20:00 CREA Amsterdam

Launch of Jeff Halper’s new book. In this presentation of his latest book, War Against the People, Halper examines Israel’s “security politics,” how it parlays the military and security prowess gained through its decades of control over the Palestinians Into political clout in international affairs. Marketing the weaponry, …

Monday 9 November 2015, 20:00 CREA Amsterdam

Haneen Zoabi is a Palestinian citizen of Israel and a member of the Knesset since 2009. Today she serves as a representative of the Palestinian Joint List. In her parliamentarian work, Zoabi is regularly confronted with issues of racism and structural, institutionalized discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel …