Institute on World Affairs - Israeli- Palestinian Dialogue: We Refuse to Be Enemies - Taleb Al

Two peace activists from the Middle East, one Palestinian and one Israeli, are in the United States on a Fulbright Fellowship for Professionals.

They will be speaking about their work in Israel and Palestine, about the ongoing Israeli and Palestinian peace movements and the impact of the occupation on Palestine and Israel. Their presentations will address the work of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists during the current intifada, and the necessity of building alliances. Dr.Taleb Al-Harithi is a founder of the Palestine Peace Society, and has worked with a variety of Israeli peace organizations, including Gush Shalom and Peace Now. He is a Geo-Environmentalist and part of the Environmental Quality Authority of Palestine. His home is in Edna, a village west of Hebron in the West Bank. He is currently a Humphrey Fellow at University of California, Davis. Jessica Nevo is sociologist, member of Women in Black and New Profile, and has been a human rights and feminist activist in Israel since 1984. She is a sociologist and educator. Her work has focused on issues of gender violence, domestic terror, and militarism. Her current research interests include the International Criminal Court and gender justice, and transitional justice in Palestine and Israel. She lives in Haifa, and is currently a Humphrey Fellow at Rutgers University, New Jersey, and an intern in the International Center for Transitional Justice.