Israel Institute for Advanced Studies Conference at HUJI: Prospects for Peace Following the 7th of October Attack. December 17, 2024.
Register and learn more: https://iias.huji.ac.il/Prospects_for_Peace_Registration
Conference: “Prospects for Peace Following the 7th of October Attack” IIAS Workshop
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The terror attack that Hamas launched on Israel on 7th October was a game-changer. It was a game-changer for Palestine, Israel and possibly also for other national and international players. As a result, the support for two-state solution has eroded significantly in Palestine and Israel. We believe it is important to affect the discourse by discussing the prospects of peace and reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians. It is time to discuss “the day after” the war, when the dust has settled and a new chapter in the relationship between the Jewish and the Palestinian people begins.
The conference features academics and politicians who discuss pertinent issues: The Hamas-Israel War and its impact on peace and security; Gaza: The day after; possible solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the 7 October terror attack; public opinion about the conflict after the Hamas attack; effects on the Abraham Accord and normalisation with Saudi Arabia; relationships with Egypt and Jordan; Gaza-West Bank relations following the Hamas attack; keys for successful negotiations and mediation.
The conference will take place on Tuesday, 17 December 2024, at The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, Feldman Building, Edmund J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401.
https://iias.huji.ac.il/Prospects_for_Peace_Registration
9:00 Gathering and coffee
9:30 Greetings
Asher Cohen, President of the Hebrew University
Yitzhak Hen, IIAS Director
Raphael Cohen-Almagor
09:45-10:45 Session 1
Chair: Hanoch Gutfreund
Dan Meridor: “Israel and the Middle East: Historical and Realistic Perspectives”
10:45-12:15 Session 2
Chair: Joel Migdal
Tamar Herman, “The Emergence of the “New (Ab)normal” and Its Interpretations: Israeli Society 2023-2024”.
Ameer Fakhoury, “Meta-Analysis of the Israel-Hamas War: National Fantasies, Conflicted Political Imaginations, and a Lost Paradigm”.
Asa Kasher, “The Moral and Ethical Duties of Pursuing Peace”.
Fakhira Halloun, “The Potential embedded within Palestinian Citizens of Israel to assist in ending the occupation and promoting a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Challenges and Opportunities after October 7th”.
12:12-12:45 Coffee Break
12:45-14:15 Session 3
Chair and Discussant: Laura Wharton
Fania Oz-Salzberger, “Reclaiming and adjusting the humanist core of Zionist thought for ‘the day after’”.
Hiba Husseini, “Day-after Scenarios for Gaza Governance and the Future of Two-State Solution”.
Samer Sinjlawi, “The Only Exit from the Current Deadlock Is A Change of Palestinian and Israeli Leadership and Strategies”.
Nimrod Goren, “Regional policy dialogues during a year of war: Reflections and insights”.
14:15-15:15 Lunch (speakers are IIAS guests)
15:15-16:15 Keynote Lecture
Chair: Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Jan Egeland, “Israel’s security is undermined by its indiscriminate warfare and continued occupation” (via zoom)
16:15-17:45 Session 4
Chair and Discussant: Mohammed Wattad
Ziad Abu Zayyad, “The Hamas-Israel War and Its Impact on Peace and Security” (via Zoom).
Gilead Sher, “A Post-War Framework for Middle East Security, Peace and Normalization”.
Rula Hardal, “Revisioning Israel and Palestine after October 7th 2023: The Need for New Grammar towards a Political Settlement”.
Raphael Cohen-Almagor, “The Impact of 7 October on Peace Prospects: Short – and long-term implications”.
17:45-18:15 coffee break
18:15-19:45 Session 5:
Chair and Discussant: Barak Medina
Daniel Kurtzer, “U.S. Policy in the New Administration: More of the same, or inflection point?”
Yair Hirschfeld, “An Israeli Peace Activist’s Criticism of the International Community”.
Oliver McTernan, “Constructing the Way: Lessons from the Irish Peace Process”.
Elie Podeh, “Israel in the Middle East Following the 7th October: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (via Zoom).