A panel discussion in 3 D.
On april 8th the panel discussion, titled 'Gaza and Beyond: Occupation, Repression, and Regional Responses' takes place in 3D. T he three panellists Erella Grassiani, Farid Boussaid and Pat Hynes wi ll discuss and delve further into the past focussing on the geopoliti cal 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 indu
stry 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 Midd
le East and North Africa.
Pat Hynes works with the Glencree peaceb
uilding NGO. He was a policy advisor to the Irish government during t
he negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement, and in more re
cent years has also worked on various peacebuilding initiatives in th
e Middle East, including between Israel and Palestine.
This eve nt, organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities is aim ing to engage in dialogue with one another and with experts on the is sue of Israel-Palestine.
DESCRIPTION: On april 8th the panel discussion, titled 'Gaza and Beyon d: 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 geopoli tical and regional dynamics of what has been happening in Gaza and th e surrounding regions since October 7th. Erella Grassiani is the dire ctor of the Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies at the UvA and cond ucts research on, amongst other topics, the Israeli security industry and its effects on human rights worldwide.