Where now for Palestine: Abdelwahab Elmessiri’s thoughts on Zionism

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This year Middle East Monitor’s annual Abdelwahab Elmessiri lecture was given by Ronnie Kasrils on 19 May 2015.

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In his lecture, Ronnie Kasrils considered some of the remarkable similarities between apartheid South Africa and Zionist Israel. These coincide even as far as milestone dates are concerned. The characterisation firmly places both within the category of colonial settler states.

A prominent anti-apartheid activist, Kasrils was Minister for Intelligence Services from 27 April 2004 to 25 September 2008.

Download the lecture: Abdelwahab-Elmessiri-Memorial-Lecture-Ronnie-Kasrils

10 years on – the illegal Wall

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As part of our Bethlehem Unwrapped festival, we commissioned film-maker Tom Pursey to record all aspects of the event – from the construction (and subsequent public impact) of the 8m high life size replica WALL that was built in front of St James’s Piccadilly, through to all the live events that spanned our two week festival. We are releasing our short film to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the declaration in 2004 by the International Court of Justice in The Hague (a UN body) that the barrier being built around the West Bank was illegal and should be pulled down. We hope you enjoy the film – do feel free to share the link

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