GUE/NGL Hearing

BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS TO ISRAEL: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

4th December 2018

Time: 9:00 – 13:00

Room: ASP1G2

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French, Spanish, and Dutch

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9:00-9:10:Welcome introduction: MEP GUE/ NGL

09.15 – 10:30 Panel 1: Palestinian Rights in the Trump Era: Why BDS matters more than ever

Moderator MEP GUE/NGL

Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement

John Reynolds, National University of Ireland

Liliana Córdoba, International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN)

Exchange of views

10:30-11:00- Coffee break

11:05-12:30: Panel 2: European-Israeli relations and proposals from civil society

Moderator MEP GUE/NGL

Tom Moerenhout, legal expert

Representative from European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine (TbC)

Ana Sánchez, Palestinian Boycott National Committee

Samir Eskanda, Palestinian musician and BDS activist

Exchange of views

12:35-12:45:Conclusion: MEP GUE/NGL

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