Gaza: The Test Of Humanity

Israel’s Erasure of Palestine - From Colonisation and Ethnic Cleansing to Genocide

How has Israel controlled areas it occupied in 1967 (West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem), including the Syrian Golan Heights and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula? How did this system of control differ and change over time in each area?
In what ways have human rights law and the law of occupation shaped Israel's forms of control in these territories?
How has ‘human shielding’ been used in Gaza over the years and how is it related to the genocide we are currently witnessing?
Why has it been so difficult to mobilise the international legal system to stop the genocide in Gaza?
How has the genocide in Gaza been normalised in the Israeli society?
Can the large demonstrations against the Israeli government’s efforts to introduce a judicial overhaul succeed in bringing an end to Netanyahu’s coalition and consequently an end to the war?
How imminent is the ethnic cleansing of Gaza? And where does International Law stand on such a pursuit?

To answer all these questions and more, please join us in this in-depth discussion with Professor Neve Gordon.

After teaching for seventeen years at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, Professor Neve Gordon joined the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on international humanitarian law, human rights, the ethics of violence, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

He is the author of "Israel’s Occupation" (University of California Press 2008) and co-author of "The Human Right to Dominate" (Oxford University Press, 2015) and "Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire" (University of California Press, 2020).

Professor Gordon is the former Chair of the British Society of Middle Eastern Studies’ Committee on Academic Freedom, he is a Fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences and writes regularly for the popular press including Al-Jazeera English.

Join us in this highly educational session with Professor Neve to discuss the history and evolution of the Israeli colonisation of Palestine with a particular focus on Gaza.

This event is hosted by Palestine Justice Movement Sydney, the Jewish Council of Australia and Free Palestine Melbourne, in collaboration with Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Friends of Palestine Western Australia, Palestine Action Group Canberra, Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, Justice for Palestine Magan-djin, Northern Beaches Friends of Palestine and Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa and Perth Mums for Palestine.

The webinar will be broadcasted nation-wide and will be recorded and published on the hosting organisations' online platforms for future views.
The video recording will also be sent out to registrants afterwards.

The audio recording of this conversation will also be made available on this Palestinian podcast.

All donations will be used to support Palestinian families in Gaza.