/ Conference of the Forum for Human Rights in Israel/Palestine
Palestine/Israel 1948-2008
Breaking the Logic of Displacement
Friday, 25. April 2008, 9.00–18.00
Kornhausforum Berne, Stadtsaal, 1. floor
The Nakba, the forced displacement of about two thirds of the Arab population in the wake of the establishment of the state of Israel is not simply history but also topical today. For decades, Israel has denied essential fundamental rights to the Palestinians and continues to pursue the displacement policy. The Palestinian society continues to be threatened in its collective existence.
The conference will focus on projects and approaches of Palestinian and Israeli organisations, activists, and experts who will present alternatives to a political and social understanding based on displacement and exclusion. However, they will also name the problems which are in the way of an equal existence of everybody living in this region.
Speakers
Suhad Bishara lawyer at Adalah - the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
Fadia Daibes hydrologist, expert in water rights
Lena Jayyusi culture and media scientist
Eitan Reich Zochrot organisation, The Nakba in Hebrew
Hanna Swaid urban planner, member of the Israeli Parliament
Mahmoud Zeidan Aidun refugee network in the Lebanon
with contributions by Anne-Catherine Menétrey and Arnold Hottinger
The conference is addressed to experts in research, teaching, media, administration, and relief organisations, to politicians and the politically active and to all who are interested in Israel/Palestine and select approaches of conflict resolution.
Conference language: English with German translation
Conference fee: CHF 80.-/40.-
Registration deadline: 14. April 2008
Registration: Forum für Menschenrechte in Israel/Palästina, c/o Birgit Althaler
Murbacherstrasse 34, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland, phone +41 61 321 17 01, althaler@fazitbasel.ch