THE ISRAEL LOBBY & AMERICAN POLICY CONFERENCE 2019
Program: "Israel Lobby & American Policy Conference 2019" March 22 all-day at the National Press Club
The March 22 all-day "Israel Lobby & American Policy Conference
2019" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC will feature the
following “Ideas Fair” participating organizations:
American Muslims for Palestine, Americans for Middle East
Understanding, Arab America, Consortium News, Defense for Children
International, Eyewitness Palestine, Institute for Palestine
Studies-USA, Jerusalem Fund, Just World Educational, Middle East
Books & More, Mondoweiss, Museum of the Palestinian People,
Playgrounds for Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine, United
Palestinian Appeal and Virginia Coalition for Human Rights
The conference program schedule will feature the following:
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Middle East Books & More. |
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9:00 AM |
Dale Sprusansky: Conference Organizer Welcoming Remarks. |
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9:05 AM |
Delinda Hanley: Why Talking about the Israel Lobby Matters. |
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9:15 AM |
Walter Hixson:
Israel's Armor: The Israel Lobby and the First Generation of
the |
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10:00 AM |
Ali Abunimah: What does a Censored Undercover News
Investigation Reveal about the |
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10:45 AM |
Ideas Fair - Morning Break - Ali Abunimah book signing. |
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11:25 AM |
Grant F. Smith: U.S. Foreign Aid and the Israeli Nuclear
Weapons Program. |
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12:00 PM |
James North: How
The New York Times Rigs News on Israel
Palestine. |
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12:30 PM |
Lunch - Ideas Fair. |
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1:15 PM |
Keynote: Susan Abulhawa: Israel: More than Apartheid. |
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2:00 PM |
Panel: Fighting against Illegal Settlements and for Free
Speech. |
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Martin F. McMahon: The Legal Battle for Justice Against
Israeli Settlers and their |
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Saqib Ali: Why I’m Suing Maryland to Protect my
Constitutional Right to Boycott Israel. |
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2:45 PM |
Ideas Fair - Afternoon break - Susan Abulhawa book signing. |
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3:30 PM |
Brad Parker: What Lessons can Activists Take Away from the
Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military |
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4:00 PM |
Panel: The Virginia Coalition for Human Rights (VCHR). |
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Paul Noursi: What is the VCHR? |
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James Metz: Why VCHR is Taking on the Virginia Israel
Advisory Board. |
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Kathy Drinkard: How the VCHR is Preventing Israel Affinity
Organizations from Politicizing K-12 Textbooks. |
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4:50 PM |
Closing Remarks - Delinda Hanley and Grant F. Smith. |
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5:00-7:00 PM |
Networking Reception. |