COSI series on Palestine:  Israel and Palestine 101: A Primer
Channel: SCCC Library
Date: 19/04/2024

with Dr. Wendy Pearlman of Northwestern University

Following current events in Palestine and Israel, many on campus find themselves with questions about essential history. Why did this conflict begin more than one hundred years ago and how did it reach this point? This talk aims to help explain some of this context and empower participants with the fundamental historical knowledge they need to navigate the news. It will cover key issues and events from the rise of Zionism through British colonialism in Palestine, the 1948 war, the Oslo peace process, transformations in the map across the twentieth century, and the political status quo existing on the eve of October 7.