The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Cutting Through the Myths & MisinformationApril 23, 30, May 7, 14 Room #203 The Arab-Israeli conflict has for more than six decades been given an enormous amount of attention by the world and attracts a disproportionate amount of coverage in the media. Much of the dialog is driven by a lack of understanding of basic issues and misleading terminology. The course will review the history, missed opportunities and commonly held myths, including false information propagated by figures as prominent as a former president of the United States. We will examine the current situation and discuss remedies which might eventually lead to a resolution of the conflict. ScheduleIt's quite possible the schedule will wind up having little in common with the plan shown. April 23: Review of the History of the Arab-Israeli ConflictApril 30, May 7: Myths May 14: Discussing Remedies In 1995, at a time when there was still hope the Oslo Process would lead to peace, I was involved in an Internet discussion list called mideast-peace when I was asked for my own peace plan. I responded with a plan which can be viewed by clicking here.
Resources |