{"id":2061,"date":"2022-06-20T10:06:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T08:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.elsc.support\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2022-07-01T17:13:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:13:06","slug":"panel-discussion-how-israel-lobbies-make-it-harder-to-speak-up-against-israels-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/de\/panel-discussion-how-israel-lobbies-make-it-harder-to-speak-up-against-israels-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel discussion: \u201cHow Israel lobbies make it harder to speak up against Israel\u2019s policies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ELSC will join the in-person panel organised by Leonhard-Woltjer Foundation & and\u202fEen Ander Joods Geluid\u202f(A Different Jewish Voice) on \u201cHow Israel lobbies make it harder to speak up against Israel\u2019s policies\u201d, in Amsterdam.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When?<\/strong> Thursday 30 June 2022, 19:30-21:30\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where?<\/strong> Pakhuis de Zwijger, fifth\u202ffloor, IJ-zaal (Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entrance is free. To attend the discussion, please register by filling this form<\/a> OR by sending an email to\u202finfo@leonhardwoltjer-stichting.nl<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the panel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Israel lobbies have made a habit of trying to silence critics of Israel\u2019s policies of oppression, eviction and apartheid vis-\u00e0-vis the Palestinians. One silencing tactic consists of intimidating outspoken critics by slandering them as antisemites and calling them other bad names until they lose their credibility and podium. To avoid such a hostile treatment critics might self-censor or take a safe \u201cevenhanded\u201d or agnostic stance on who is to blame for the conflict. Another known tactic of Israel lobbies is to cancel and stifle public discussion about Israel\u2019s policies by lamenting that such discussion makes the Jewish community \u201cfeel unsafe\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This evening we will take a closer look at how silencing tactics could lead to a \u201cshrinking\u201d public space in which it is becoming increasingly difficult for people and organizations to voice their concerns openly and safely and develop a shared and nuanced understanding of how a just settlement of the conflict can be reached. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Peter Beinart<\/strong>, a professor of journalism and political science at the\u202fCity University of New York, will discuss (online) what silencing means more specifically, the various forms it can take, and how detrimental it can be for democratic values and critical discussion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Alice Garcia<\/strong>\u202fwill provide a broad overview of the most notable silencing cases from 2015 to 2020 in the Netherlands on the basis of a prolonged\u202fresearch project<\/a>\u202fthat she and her colleagues conducted at the European Legal Support Center (ELSC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Layla Kattermann\u202f<\/strong>and\u202fIta\u00ef van de Wal<\/strong>\u202fwill zoom in on an extreme recent silencing case in the Dutch context, which was the attempt to frustrate a legal request of information (\u201cWOB-verzoek\u201d, based on the Dutch Freedom of Information Act) about Dutch-Israeli academic ties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discussion will be moderated by\u202fDina Zbeidy<\/strong>. She is an anthropologist at Leiden University of Applied Sciences and LWS board member.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edition, 1st of July 2022<\/em>: WATCH the video of the event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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