On april 8th the panel discussion, titled 'Gaza and Beyond: Occupation, Repression, and Regional Responses' takes place in 3D. The three panellists Erella Grassiani, Farid Boussaid and Pat Hynes will discuss and delve further into the past focussing on the geopolitical and regional dynamics of what has been happening in Gaza and the surrounding regions since October 7th.
Erella Grassiani is the director of the Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies at the UvA and conducts research on, amongst other topics, the Israeli security industry and its effects on human rights worldwide.
Farid Boussais is an assistant professor in Middle East politics at UvA and director of the Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies. His work focuses on the intersection between history, economics and politics in the Middle East and North Africa.
Pat Hynes works with the Glencree peacebuilding NGO. He was a policy advisor to the Irish government during the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement, and in more recent years has also worked on various peacebuilding initiatives in the Middle East, including between Israel and Palestine.
This event, organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities is aiming to engage in dialogue with one another and with experts on the issue of Israel-Palestine.
