Jewish Network for Palestine special Webinar
A Land With A People: A Conversation between a Palestinian from Gaza and an Anti-Zionist Jew from New York
March 31, 2020, 5:00 PM London time, 7:00 PM Gaza time,12:00 Noon New York time
Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlde6pqD8jGdBcD0bQT7d8xBgukRECnaAN
Two of the authors of A Land With A People (Monthly Review Press, 2021) speak of their experience of working together and of the paths they both took, in Palestine and NewYork. This is a book of personal stories, history, poetry, and art that elevates voices and visions rarely heard on the question of Zionism’s impact on Palestinians and Jews. It highlights the narratives of secular, Muslim, Christian, and queer Palestinians–in Gaza and the diaspora–who endure the particular brand of settler colonialism and displacement known as Zionism. Likewise, it features stories about the transformational journeys of Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, queer, and Palestinian Jews of different generations who have come to reject the received Zionist narrative. Framed in a detailed history, critical analysis and historical timeline of nearly 150 years of Palestinian, Jewish and left-secular resistance to Zionism, our project has always rejected a “both sides” approach in favor of one that reveals enormous power differentials. We hope it stands as a contribution to the global movements against all forms of racism and colonialism and toward coalitions for a more just and decolonized future.
Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh is a Palestinian writer who has been interested in reading and books since his childhood. He is from Gaza City in occupied Palestine and was born and grew up in the western part of the Gaza strip. He studied English-language literature and is now working in English, teaching and writing. Mohammed has also been a story writer and editor with the We Are Not Numbers Organization and writes on social media about the political struggles of his homeland, Palestine.
Rosalind Petchesky is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, a widely published feminist scholar, and recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. Since 2013 she has been an active member of Jewish Voice for Peace in the U.S, and part of the New York City chapter’s leadership team
