AKADEMIE FORUM: OMRI BOEHM & RULA HARDAL

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Mon, Apr 7, 2025, 18:00

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Is It Too Early to Think of Peace?Talk and Discussion Can Israelis and Palestinians speak of peace in the current moment? It seems obvious that Oslo-style two-state politics has run its course, and that the horrific violence unfolding in the region is evidence of this failure. But as the old Oslo paradigm is dying, can a new paradigm be born—do we have an alternative vision? And who is willing to have that conversation? Rula Hardal and Omri Boehm argue that... Read full text

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Boehm Prof. Dr. Omri	Speaker
Hardal Dr. Rula	Speaker
Mann Prof. Dr. Roni	Presenter
Al Sheikh Mohammed	Piano

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