“Banning the Arms Trade with Israel?”
NOVEMBER 26, 2014, 14.30 -17.00
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRASBOURG
ROOM S 2.1
Introduction
14.30 Martina Anderson, Chair DPLC (Chair)
Gabi Zimmer, President GUE/NGL (opening remarks)
Who Profits? How does the industry work and what EU programmes are involved?
14.40 Frank Slijper – PAX Dutch Campaign Against the Arms Trade
14.55 Ghassan Khatib, Vice-President Birzeit University, former minister
Impact and aftermath
chaired by Neoklis Sylikiotis, MEP GUE/NGL, Cyprus
15.10 Video link from from Gaza with Raji Sourani – Director Palestinian Committee for human rights, Vice-President International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
15.20 Video link from East Jerusalem with Dr Haitham Al Hassan, head of General and Vascular Surgery at Al Makassed Hospital, Hospital Director Islamic Charitable Hospital 2004-2006
15.30 Dr Ruchama Marton – President Physicians for Human Rights – NGO from Israel
Media blackout
15.45 chaired by Patrick Le Hyaric, MEP GUE/NGL, France
15.50 David Cronin, journalist, via Skype connection
Action
chaired by Martina Anderson, MEP GUE/NGL, Ireland
16.05 Michael Deas – BDS campaign
Conclusions
16.20 Ghassan Khatib – Vice-President Birzeit University, former minister
16.35 Martina Anderson
Reiteration of petition and appeal
17.00 End
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