Mahdi Abdul-Hadi
Ali Abunimah
Salman Abu Sitta
Munir Akash
Susan Akram
Naseer Aruri
Omar Barghouti
Oren Ben-Dor
Phyllis Bennis
Meron Benvenisti
George Bisharat
Seif Da’Na
Marc Ellis
Hani A. Faris
Leila Farsakh
As’ad Ghanem
Monadel Herzallah
Nadia Hijab
Michael C. Hudson
Ghada Karmi
Mujid S. Kazimi
Duncan Kennedy
Joel Kovel
Smadar Lavie
Howard Lenow
Michael Lynk
Saree Makdisi
Norton Mezvinsky
Nancy Murray
Karma Nabulsi
Ilan Pappe
Gabriel Piterberg
Nadim Rouhana
Najib Saliba
Mark Solomon
Husam Zomlot
NOTE:
The Conference was highly successful. More than 500 people attended the two-day sessions. Conference proceedings were covered by the USA and international media. To view a video tape of the sessions, check out: http://www.arabichour.org . A Conference Declaration was issued in three languages, English, Arabic and Hebrew, and has since appeared in various newspapers and professional journals. Copies of the Declaration are attached:
Boston Declaration English Text.pdf
Boston Declaration Arabic Text.pdf
Boston Declaration Hebrew Text.pdf
A volume featuring the Conference papers will be published in 2010.
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All speakers have confirmed their participation.Saturday March 28th, 2009 (Day 1)9:00 -- 9:15 Welcome and Rationale of the ConferenceDr. Hani A. Faris, Conference Co-Chair and Acting Chairperson of TARI Dr. Kevin Bowen, Director, William Joiner Center for the Study of War and its Social Consequences 9:15 -- 11:15 Panel I: Is the Two State Settlement Feasible? Chair: Professor Duncan Kennedy A. Land Confiscation, Settlements and the Feasibility of a Two State Solution Speaker: Dr Meron Benvenisti B. Quiet Transfer: Judaization of Jerusalem Speaker: Professor Saree Makdisi C. The Fragmentation of the Palestinian Body Politic Speaker: Professor Karma Nabulsi D. Challenging the Consensus Favoring the Two State Model Speaker: Ali Abunimah E. Is The Two State Settlement Still Viable? An Overall Assessment of the Present Situation. Speaker: Professor Naseer Aruri 11:15 -- 11:30 Break 11:30 -- 1:15 Panel II: A Historic Settlement in Harmony with the Jewish and Palestinian Ethos Chair: Mr. Howard Lenow A. A Sense of Justice: World Jewry & the One State Solution Speaker: Professor Oren Ben-Dor B. Israel, Ethnic Particularism & Universalist Values Speaker: Professor Marc Ellis C. Jerusalem and the future Solution to the Conflict Speaker: Dr Mahdi Abdul-Hadi D. The Palestinian Right of Return in the Context of the One and Two State Solutions Speaker: Professor Susan Akram 1:15 -- 2:00 Lunch Break 2:00 -- 3:45 Panel III: The Vision: One Country, One State Chair: Dr Mark Solomon A. The Geographic and Demographic Imperatives of a Single State Speaker: Dr Salman Abu Sitta B. The Contours of the One State: Shapes of Sovereignty Speaker: Professor Michael Lynk C. A New Arab / Jewish Narrative Speaker: Professor Gabriel Piterberg D. The Palestinian National Movement and the One State Vision Speaker: Professor Nadim Rouhana 3:45 -- 4:00 Break 4:00 -- 6:00 Panel IV: Strategies for Building One Country Chair: Dr Hani A. Faris A. Popular Sovereignty and Justice Speaker: Professor Karma Nabulsi B. Charting a Diplomatic Course for Alternative Thinking: Arab, Western & Other Governments Speaker: Dr Husam Zomlot C. Mobilizing Palestinians Speaker: Professor George Bisharat D. Mobilizing World Jewry Speaker: Professor Norton Mezvinsky E. Awakening the American Conscience Speaker: Professor Joel Kovel Sunday March 29th, 2009 (Day 2)9:00 -- 11:00 Panel V: Methods for Building One Country Chair: Professor Seif Da'Na A. Dealing with the International Organizations’ Consensus on the Two State Solution Speaker: Ms. Phyllis Bennis B. The Palestinians in Israel and the One and Two State Solutions Speaker: Professor As’ad Ghanem C. Modes of Non Violent Activism to Achieve Palestinian Human Rights Speaker: Ms. Nadia Hijab D. Israeli Feminism and the One State Solution Speaker: Professor Smadar Lavie E. Grassroots Organizing in the U.S. of Palestinians, Labor and Students for the Right of Return & the One State Solution Speaker: Mr. Monadel Herzallah 11:00 -- 11:15 Break 11:15-- 1:00 Panel VI: The Organization for Building One country Chair: Professor Najib Saliba A. Building An International Movement To Promote the One State Solution Speaker: Dr Ghada Karmi B. Building Movements for the One State Solution in Palestine & the Arab World Speaker: Professor Leila Farsakh C. Organizing for Self Determination, ethical De Zionization & Resisting Apartheid Speaker: Omar Barghouti D. Proposal For A New Israeli Political Organization: Building A Movement For The One State Solution Speaker: Professor Ilan Pappe 1:00 -- 1:15 Break 1:15 -- 2:30 Panel VII: Israel's Strategies of Destruction and Debilitation: The Implications of the War on Gaza to Coexistence, Cohabitation & Future Statehood Chair: Professor Michael C. Hudson Speakers: Professor Ilan Pappe, Mr. Omar Barghouti, Dr. Nancy Murray Summaries, Recommendations & General Discussion |
