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Beyond Zionism, Hope for Freedom & Democracy in Palestine/Israel

The Institute of International Relations would like to invite you to a public lecture with a subsequent discussion with Miko Peled Beyond Zionism, Hope for Freedom & Democracy in Palestine/Israel ***** Miko Peled – an Israeli writer and a peace activist, the author of The General's Son – Journey of an Israeli in Palestine (2012). Born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well known Israeli family, his grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson was a Zionist leader and signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. His father, Matti Peled, was a young officer in the war of 1948 and a general in the war of 1967 when Israel conquered and occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights, and Sinai. Discussant: Tomáš Kraus, Executive Director, Federation of Jewish Communities in Czech Republic Chair: Pavel Barša, Institute of International Relations and Professor, Charles University Wednesday, 12th February 2014, 17:00 Institute of International Relations, Nerudova 3, Prague 1 (www.iir.cz) Working language: English Please confirm your participation to the Conference Service of the Institute of International Relations (e-mail: [email protected]) by Tuesday, 11th February 2014 at the latest. On September 4, 1997, a tragedy struck the family of Miko Peled: His beloved niece Smadar (13) was killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem. That tragedy propelled Peled onto a journey of discovery. It pushed him to re-examine many of his beliefs he had grown up with as the son and grandson of leading figures in Israel's political military elite. His first book The General's Son illustrates his journey to explore Palestine, its people and their stories, as well as how he came to struggle for human rights and a just lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. .

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