Palestine: What Now?

Join us for a timely and vital panel discussion bringing together leading voices in medicine, policy, law, and human rights to explore the intersecting crises of healthcare and geopolitics in Palestine. As the ongoing destruction of Gaza continues, this event provides an opportunity to hear from frontline doctors, former diplomats, legal and advocacy experts, and scholars who are shaping global discourse and action.

The event will feature short presentations from each speaker, followed by a moderated panel conversation and audience Q&A.

We welcome students, academics, clinicians, and members of the public to attend what promises to be an urgent, insightful, and thought-provoking evening.

All proceeds from the event will contribute to Health Workers 4 Palestine (HW4P) Solidarity Fund, a global mutual aid initiative to support the rebuilding of Gaza’s Palestinian-led healthcare system and assist families of health workers killed in the ongoing attacks. This fund channels direct support to local needs, starting with financial aid for bereaved families who have lost primary earners in the health sector.

Chair and Organiser:

Prof. Nick Maynard

Moderators:

Dr Moosa Qureshi

Dr Hosnieh Djafari Marbini

Speakers and panellists:

Dr Mads Gilbert: an award-winning Norwegian medical doctor and author, professor in emergency medicine, and senior consultant at Clinic of Emergency Medicine at The University Hospital of North Norway in Tromsø. He has been active as a medical solidarity worker with the Palestinians over the last 30 years.

Josh Paul: co-founder of A New Policy, which is a newly-founded lobbying organization and Political Action Committee dedicated to shifting American politics and policies as regards the U.S. relationship with Israel and Palestine. Former US State Department official.

Amira Nimerawi: CEO of Health Workers 4 Palestine, a global grassroots movement of health workers, and Programme Manager at the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, a leading NGO providing essential healthcare across Palestine.

Prof. Azeem Ibrahim OBE: a Senior Director at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington D.C. and author of Authoritarian Century: Omens of a Post-Liberal Order.

Tayab Ali: leading criminal defence and international law lawyer, partner and head of international law at Bindmans LLP. Direcrtor of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.

Prof. Eugene Rogan: Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at St Antony’s College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy, known for his widely acclaimed books including The Arabs: A History and The Fall of the Ottomans.

More speakers to be announced shortly...

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