Acknowledging the Past; Imagining the Future... Israelis and Palestinians on 1948 and the Right of Return

6 Apr 2008 - 6:00pm

Presentation and Fundraiser Featuring Muhammad Jaradat of Badil and Eitan Bronstein of Zochrot

RSVP to tgreen @ afsc. org or philly @ jvp. org for location

This speaking event in Philadelphia explores Israeli and Palestinian experiences of 1948, the creation of the Palestinian refugee crisis and the role of the right of return in any just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Muhammad Jaradat is a Palestinian activist and co-founder of Badil Resource Center (http://www.badil.org/) for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, established in 1998. Badil takes a rights-based approach to the Palestinian refugee issue through research, advocacy and promoting the participation of refugees themselves.

Eitan Bronstein is a Jewish Israeli educator, activist, and Director of the Israeli organization, Zochrot (http://www.nakbainhebrew.org/). Founded in 2002, Zochrot seeks to educate Jewish Israelis about al-Nakba, the Arabic word for "catastrophe" which refers to the 1948 displacement and dispossession of Palestinians.

Co-sponsored by The American Friends Service Committee and Jewish Voice for Peace – Philadelphia.