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The Global Impact of Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement

December 11, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for a discussion on Trump’s latest announcement that the US will move its embassy to Jerusalem and officially recognize the sacred and controversial city as the capital of Israel. We will talk about the effects of this decision for the Palestinian people and the broader Middle East.

Speakers include Zaha Hassan, human rights lawyer and negotiator at New America; Phyllis Bennis, writer and analyst with the Institute for Policy Studies, Yousef Munayyer, author and director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and Israeli-American author/activist Miko Peled. Moderator is Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal.

Sponsored by Busboys and Poets, CODEPINK, and Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).

Sign the #HandsOffJerusalem statement.

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Date:
December 11, 2017
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets – Brookland
625 Monroe Street NE
Washington, DC 20017
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