Israel/Palestine

Debate: can Obama deliver a two-state solution?

Tuesday 30th June, 7 – 9pm, Jubilee Room, Houses of Parliament, SW1A 0AA

Top US academic Alon Ben-Meir will speak about the possibilities of peace in the Middle East. Alon will be travelling to the Middle East the week prior to this event to gauge reaction in Jordan, Israel & Palestine to headway made by the Obama administration so far.
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East politics and affairs, specializing in peace negotiations between Israel and the Arab states. For the past twenty five years, Dr. Ben-Meir has been directly involved in various negotiations and has operated as a liaison between top Arab and Israeli officials. Dr. Ben-Meir also serves as senior fellow at New York University’s School of Global Affairs where he has been teaching courses on the Middle East and negotiations for 18 years. He is also a Senior Fellow and the Middle Eastern Studies Project Director at the World Policy Institute.
Alon Ben Meir will be joined by various other influential speakers (to be confirmed).
Sally Keeble MP is hosting this event and will be joined by the Chair of Progressive British Muslims, Farmida Bi.
Please RSVP to: michael.harris@pbm.org.uk