Madison-Rafah Journal

The Unresolved Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

8:00 p.m.
The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue
(University and Charter)

Author Cathy Sultan will speak on "A ROOT CAUSE OF INCREASED TERRORISM–THE UNRESOLVED ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT". Her address is sponsored by Beyond Terrorism. She describes her presentation as "a look at who the terrorists are; examining how the conflict is presented in the West; getting beyond accusations and working toward solutions."

Cathy Sultan lived in Lebanon from 1969 to 1983 with her Lebanese husband and two children. During this period, she lived through eight years of Lebanon's civil war.

In March 2002, she traveled to Jerusalem and the West Bank in an attempt to understand the human aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In Ramallah, she met Palestinians in the al-Amari refugee camp. She interviewed teenagers, teachers, a businessman and Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. She spoke with Israeli soldiers at the Wailing Wall and spent an evening discussing politics with an Israeli Army Major. She walked down Emek Refaim Street, the sight of recurrent suicide bombings, understanding, from her years in Beirut, the terror Israelis deal with on a daily basis.

Her recently published book Israeli and Palestinian Voices is a collection of interviews she conducted in Israel in March 2002. Her book will be available for purchase and signing at her presentation in Madison, and a free-will offering will go to support peace-making efforts between Israelis and Palestinians.

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