The late eminent scholar Edward Said, among others, has insisted on the importance of visibility for the Palestinian struggle against occupation and violent oppression. With this aim in mind, we invite you to an event to highlight the urgency of the ongoing Nakba and the right to speak about it, and to freely discuss Palestinian rights and other issues of concern.

By drawing on the growing body of literature of indigenous studies, settler colonial studies and of course Palestinian studies, the event will emphasize that the Palestinian Nakba is not something that is in the past but, rather, is an ongoing catastrophe. Building on Said’s work, the event addresses the right and responsibility to speak about these matters. It does so with reference to the apartheid practices of successive Israeli governments in Palestine, and particularly the policies of the Netanyahu government. The apartheid practices are well-documented by Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisation, including al-Haq and B’Tselem .

The event will be chaired by Dr Maria Holt (University of Westminster) and the speakers are Dr Ghada Karmi (University of Exeter) and Professor Neve Gordon (Queen Mary University of London)

Dr Ghada Karmi, a survivor of the Nakba and an outstanding chronicler and witness to its ongoing effects on Palestinian society will be in conversation with Professor Neve Gordon, an outspoken critic of the Israeli government and the chilling apartheid manifestations and effects of its policies in Palestine. Prof Gordon is also a signatory of the Jerusalem Declaration, written by prominent Jewish figures and organisations to counter the IHRA declaration, which is being exploited to curtail freedom of expression and activism on Palestinian rights and legitimate historical narratives.

The event will take place on Zoom. Once you book you ticket, the link to the event will be sent closer to the date.

The Palestinian Nakba and the Right to Freedom of Expression

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