Tuesday, November 12, 7:30-9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio and our co-sponsors for a webinar to hear expert analysis on the impact of the U.S. election result on Palestinians. Regardless of the outcome, we must redouble our efforts to obtain a ceasefire, a cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a return of all hostages in Gaza and Israel. Our experts are Mitchell Plitnick, Political Analyst, Writer and President of ReThinking Foreign Policy; and Khalid Turaani, CAIR-Ohio [Council on American-Islamic Relations Ohio], Columbus and Cincinnati, Executive Director. Register here for this event.

Our speakers for the evening:

Khalid Turaani is the Executive Director of CAIR-Ohio [Council on American-Islamic Relations Ohio], overseeing operations in their Columbus and Cincinnati offices. Turaani brings more than 15 years of executive experience in public affairs and advocacy in Washington, D.C., and Europe. His tenure includes impactful engagements with Congress and the European Parliament along with a decade-long tenure as CEO in the private sector. Beyond his professional roles, Khalid has been a community leader in the areas of voters’ rights and coalition-building around electoral politics and human rights. Born and raised in a refugee camp, his journey has been one of service, spanning humanitarian missions from addressing the Flint water crisis to aiding refugees in Gaza, Thailand, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.

Mitchell Plitnick is a political analyst and writer. He is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and is co-author, with Marc Lamont Hill, of Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. Mitchell writes the “Cutting Through” newsletter at Substack and publishes a weekly column at Mondoweiss.net. Mitchell’s previous positions include vice president at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Director of the U.S. Office of B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, and Co-Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, where he currently serves on the board of directors. His writing has appeared in Ha’aretz, The New Republic, Responsible Statecraft, Middle East Eye, The New Arab, Middle East Report, Mondoweiss, the San Francisco Chronicle, +972 Magazine, The Battleground, and other outlets.

Moderator: Alex Kempler

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Hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio.