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Webinar: From the occupied Westbank to besieged Gaza

Where: Online

When: 7:00PM, May 22, 2025

The Palestinian struggle for liberation continues - from colonisation and ethnic cleansing to genocide

Join us for a conversation with with Mariam Barghouti to discuss the current situation in the occupied West Bank and Gaza and to reflect on the future of a Palestinian political collective.

About Mariam Barghouti

Palestinian journalist, writer and researcher based in Occupied Palestine.

She earned a BA in English Language and Literature from Birzeit University, and an MSc in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh. 

Mariam worked as a journalist and reporter with a focus on the Levant, and published various socio-political commentaries from Palestine. 

She has undertaken monitoring and evaluation missions of humanitarian and development aid in Jordan, Palestine, and Lebanon for various governmental and non-governmental organizations. 

Her reporting and analysis have been featured in Al-Jazeera English, the New York Times, the Guardian, BBC, and Middle East Eye, amongst others.

About the Webinar

Questions for discussion

  • What has the Palestinian reality been in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem after October 7 2023?
  • How is the genocide in Gaza impacting the Palestinian public opinion in the occupied West Bank towards the Palestinian Authority?
  • How is the regional geopolitics in the Middle East informing the Palestinian Authority’s policies in the occupied West Bank?
  • What are the prospects of the total annexation of the West Bank by state of israel under the current American administration?
  • How has the media coverage of the genocide in Gaza been in the Western world?
  • What are the political horizons for Palestine? And what is required from the global Palestine solidarity movements right now?
  • What effective measures can civil society and policy makers take to stop the genocide and promote Palestinian rights?

Hosts and collaborators

This event is hosted by Palestine Justice Movement Sydney and Free Palestine Melbourne, and endorsed by The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Friends of Palestine Western Australia, Palestine Action Group Canberra, Tasmanian Palestine Advocacy Network, Justice for Palestine Magan-djin, Northern Beaches Friends of Palestine and Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa and Perth Mums for Palestine.

Recording

The webinar will be recorded and published on the hosting organisations' online platforms for future views.
The video recording will also be sent out to registrants afterwards.

The audio recording of this conversation will also be made available on the Palestinian podcast Red Inverted Triangle.

Previously in this series

For previous webinars, have a look at Palestine Justice Movement's YouTube.