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Closing Remarks and Statement HE Khaled Al-Duwaisan -Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UK Sir Vincent Fean

Jerusalem: from Past Divisions to a Shared Future? - Online Conference 27 October 2020 Session VI: Questions and Answers Moderated by Ian Black Panellists: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Daniel Seidemann, Daniel Levy, Rula Salameh, Sir Vincent Fean

Jerusalem: from Past Divisions to a Shared Future? - Online Conference 27 October 2020 Session V: Britain’s Role in the Coming Years Chair: Sir Vincent Fean Keynote Speaker: Rt Hon Alistair Burt Panellists: Julie Elliott MP (Labour), Tommy Sheppard MP (SNP), Rt Hon Baroness Lindsay Northover (LibDem)

Jerusalem: from Past Divisions to a Shared Future? - Online Conference 27 October 2020 Session IV: Contemporary Realities and Plans to Share the City Chair: Dr Imad Karam (BP Trustee) Keynote Speaker: Daniel Levy Panellists: Ariel Caine, Rula Salameh, Yudith Oppenheimer

Jerusalem: from Past Divisions to a Shared Future? - Online Conference 27 October 2020 Session III: Religion and Holy Sites Chair: Bishop Michael Doe (BP Executive Committee) Keynote Speaker: Daniel Seidemann Panellists: Imam Monawar Hussain, Bishop Christopher Chessun, Rabbi Jeremy Gordon

Jerusalem: from Past Divisions to a Shared Future? - Online Conference 27 October 2020 Session II: International Law and Human Rights Chair: John McHugo (BP Trustee) Keynote Speaker: Baroness Helena Kennedy QC Panellists: Iain Scobbie, Daniel Seidemann & Victor Kattan

Jerusalem: from Past Divisions to a Shared Future? - Online Conference 27 October 2020 Introduction Welcome: Sir Vincent Fean (BP Chair of Trustees) Video Message from HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan Session I: History Chair: Andrew Whitley (BP Trustee) Keynote Speaker: Avi Shlaim Panellists:Menachem Klein, Mick Dumper, Salim Tamari

From the early days of Zionist settlement in Ottoman Palestine it was clear that the project faced opposition from the native Arab majority. Hostility escalated with the start of British rule and the violence that engendered. Zionist leaders like David Ben-Gurion admitted privately that a national confrontation was under way but official public messaging was that Arabs would benefit from the Jewis...

If you found this interesting, please consider donating to our work. https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/balfour-project Former Israeli diplomat who served as: *Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and of the Ministry of Economy and Planning. *Ambassador of Israel to South Africa 1992-1994 (Non Resident Ambassador to Mozambique and Zimbabwe) *Consul General of Israel to Sou...

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Sarah Helm, former Middle East correspondent for The Independent, asks how far the roots of today’s tragedy in Palestine and Israel lie in the arrogance and racism of British imperialism. Could Balfour’s experiment - at any point during the British mandate - have been reversed? Please consider a donation to the Balfour Project . Click here for transcript and video recording. 

Andrew Whitley is founder and executive director of Geo-Political Advisory Services (GPAS), a UK-based consultancy that works on the alleviation of armed conflict in the Middle East and Asia. He was previously Policy Director and interim Chief Executive of The Elders, the organisation of global figures founded by Nelson Mandela. Before joining The Elders in London, in January 2011, Andrew worked f...

John McHugo is a trustee of the Balfour Project and a board member of CAABU, the Council for Arab British Understanding. He has an academic background in both International Law and Islamic studies. He is the author of three books on the history of the Middle East. In reverse order of publication, these are  A Concise History of Sunnis and Shi’is ,  Syria: A Recent History , and...

Welcome to the Balfour Project podcast.  Today we are very glad to have Vincent Fean, who is the chair of the Balfour Project. He will be speaking on the topics of the illegal settlements and UNRWA. Click here to read full transcript. References mentioned in podcast episode: Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel ; Meet the Balfour Project Peace Advocacy Fellows ; Balfour...

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Welcome to the new Balfour Project podcast. Today we are very glad to have Vincent Fean, who is the chair of the Balfour Project. We are going to be answering questions on annexation, recognition, we're going to touch on the topic of lobbying and peace, how to help the region of Palestine during the coronavirus, and several other issues. Click here to read full transcript.  References mention...

A talk by Sir Vincent Fean - Chair of the Balfour Project & former British-Consul General, Jerusalem, followed by Q&A. View transcript here.