'Journey of an Israeli in Palestine:' Caabu members' event with Miko Peled

15 Apr 2013 18:30 - 20:00

Caabu is hosting a members' only talk 'Journey of an Israeli in Palestine' with Miko Peled. To become a Caabu member and join us for the talk, please sign up here.

When: Monday, 15 April, 6:30pm - 8pm

Where: Committee Room 6, House of Commons 

Chair: John Denham MP

About the speaker:

Miko Peled is a peace activist and the author of The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. He was born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well-known Zionist family. His grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson, was a Zionist leader and a signer of Israel's Declaration of Independence. His father, Matti Peled, was a young officer in the 1948 war and a general in the war of 1967 when Israel Israel conquered the West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights, and Sinai. Matti Peled was also a member of the Israeli Knesset between 1984 and 1988.

It was the death of Miko Peled's 13 year old niece Smadar, killed by a suicide attack in Jerusalem in 1997, that prompted him to explore Palestine, its people, and their stories. It pushed him to re-examine many of the beliefs he had grown up with, as the son and grandson of leading figures in Israel's political-military elite, and transformed him into a courageous and visionary activist in the struggle for human rights and a hopeful, lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. 

Peled's journey echoes the trajectory taken 40 years earlier by his father. Miko Peled will discuss growing up in Jerusalem in the heart of the group that ruled the then-young country, Israel, his service in the country's military and his subsequent global travels... and then, after his niece's killing, back into the heart of Israel's conflict with the Palestinians. Peled will hope to provide a compelling and intimate window into the fears that haunt both peoples-- but also into the real courage of all those who, like Miko Peled, have been pursuing a steadfast grassroots struggle for equality for all the residents of the Holy Land.

If you would like to attend this talk with Miko Peled, please RSVP to Joseph Willits ([email protected]). To enter parliament, please use Cromwell Green entrance, marked 7 on this map.

Allow at least 20 minutes to pass through security.

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