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Thursday, May 04, 2017
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Palestine Today ConferenceS0.11The Six Day War at 50 and the Balfour Declaration at 100 An interdicsiplinary conference organised by early career scholars in Law, Sociology and PAIS assessing past legacies, present accountability and future visions. 2017 marks the 50-year anniversary of the Six-day war which ushered in the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza (the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 had already claimed 80% of historic Palestine), as well as the centenary of the Balfour Declaration in which the UK declared its support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people” laying the foundations for the present political geography in the region and enduring conflict. Please register for this free confence on Eventbrite: |