Jonathan Kuttab will deliver a talk on peaceful solutions in Palestine and Israel on April 8 in the Numen Lumen Pavilion.
Jonathan Kuttab, an international human rights lawyer and co-founder of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq and Nonviolence International, will deliver the talk, “Is Peace Possible in Palestine/Israel?” on Monday, April 8, at 5:15 p.m. in the McBride Gathering Space of the Numen Lumen Pavilion.
Kuttab practices law in the U.S., Palestine and Israel. He serves on the Board of Bethlehem Bible College, as President of the Board of the Holy Land Trust, and as executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA). Kuttab was the head of the legal committee negotiating the Cairo Agreement of 1994 between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Kuttab has also authored “Beyond the Two-State Solution,” a book detailing how best to create a peaceful solution in the region, a personal memoir, and numerous articles for various international outlets.
RSVPs are helpful but not required. Those interested can RSVP and propose questions for the speaker online.
Kuttab’s talk at Elon is sponsored by the Ad Hoc Conflict in the Middle East Programming Committee, which has been organizing lectures on the conflict in the Middle East. These talks focus on the latest Israel-Hamas war and the ongoing responses to it.