Suffering in Gaza and a Region in Turmoil One Year On

As regional tensions escalate and the humanitarian catastrophe worsens, we will reflect on what this moment means for the people of Gaza and the region. A year later, are we headed towards an all out regional conflagration and if so, how will the U.S. respond? What has been the impact on the struggle for Palestinian freedom? How has the Palestinian diaspora responded to the trauma of Gaza’s devastation? Join us to hear our speakers respond to these questions and more at our Zoom webinar on:

Laila El-Haddad is an award-winning Palestinian author, social activist, policy analyst and journalist. She frequently speaks on the situation in Gaza, the intersection of food and politics, her own personal journey as a Palestinian mother and journalist, as well as on contemporary Islam. She has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, The New Statesman, The Daily Star, Le monde diplomatique, and has appeared on many international broadcasting networks, including NPR, CNN, Aljazeera, and CCTV.

Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign policy, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He has authored three books on US foreign policy in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iran and Israel. He was named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of the 25 most influential voices on foreign policy in Washington DC in both 2021 and 2022, and preeminent public intellectual Noam Chomsky calls Parsi “one of the most distinguished scholars on Iran.”

Peter Beinart is a professor of journalism and political science at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He is an editor-at-large at Jewish Currents, a contributing opinion columnist at The New York Times, a political commentator for MSNBC, and a fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He also writes ‘The Beinart Notebook,’ a weekly newsletter. His forthcoming book, ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza,’ will be published in January 2025.