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Conference Program
Monday, June 22 |
| 2:00-3:00 PM: | Concurrent Movie Screening I: Route 181 (Part 1, 90 min. Michel Khleifi and Eyal Sivan, 2004) York Hall, Room 204 Concurrent Movie Screening II: Crossing Kalandia (52 min. Sobhi al Zobaidi, 2002) York Hall, Room 172 |
| 3:00-4:00 PM: | Check-in and pick up conference materials |
| 4:00-5:30 PM: | Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dean Patrick Monahan, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Dining Hall Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Professor Susan Drummond, York University Keynote Speaker: Professor Jeremy Webber, University of Victoria |
| 5:30-7:30 PM: | Reception- Dining Hall |
| 7:30-8:30 PM: | Movie Screening: Bridge Over Wadi (60min. Tomer and Barak Heyman, 2007). York Hall, Room 172
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Tuesday, June 23 |
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8:30 AM |
Coffee and continental breakfast York Hall Breezeway |
9:00- 10:45 |
Plenary I: Is a Two State Model Just and Viable? Dining Hall Chair: Prof. Fred Zemans, York University Prof. Leila Farsakh, University of Massachusetts Boston The Economic Underpinnings of the One State Solution in Israel/Palestine Prof. Chaim Gans, Tel Aviv University Prof. Sammy Smooha, Haifa University The Position on Two-State Solution of the Palestinian-Arab and Jewish Citizens in Israel |
10:45-11:00 |
Break- York Hall Breezeway |
11:00-12:45 |
Plenary II: Is a One State Model Just and Viable? Dining Hall Chair: Prof. Courtney Jung, University of Toronto Ali Abunimah, Palestine Center Challenging the Consensus Favoring the Two-State Model Prof. Marc Ellis, Baylor University
Prof. Dan Rabinowitz, Tel Aviv University and Central European Universtiy |
12:45-2:00 |
Lunch & Keynote Address Dining Hall Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Mazen Masri, York University Keynote Address: Prof. Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania |
2:00-3:30 |
Concurrent Panel I: Between the Status Quo and the Future: What are the Possible Outcomes? York Hall, Room 204 Chair: Prof. Sabah Al-Nasseri, York University Omar Barghouti Jeff Halper, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh, Bethlehem University One State: Durable and Achievable Peace ***** Concurrent Panel II: Religion, Culture and State York Hall, Room 172 Chair: Prof. Francois Tanguay Renaud, York University Prof. Yakov Rabkin, Universite de Montreal Evolution of Jewish Identities and Its Effects on the One-State Solution Naeem Jeenah, University of Witwatersrand Islamic Approaches to the Question of Palestine Dr. Orit Kamir, Hebrew University Can Two Honor-Based Cultures Unite Under “Human Dignity” or “Equality'? ***** Concurrent Panel III: Conflict Resolution: Comparative and Problem Based Approaches York Hall, Room 129 Chair: Prof. Joseph Carens, University of Toronto David Berlin Prof. Rudhramoorthy Cheran, University of Windsor Internal Self-Determination as an Alternative to a Unitary State: The Case of Tamils in Sri Lanka Prof. Jennifer Todd, University College Dublin One State or Two? Anticipating Opportunities for and Obstacles to Identity Shift |
3:30-3:45 |
Break & Refreshments, York Hall Breezeway
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3:45-5:15
5:30 - 7:00 |
Concurrent Panel I: International Legal Dimensions York Hall, Room 204 Chair: Prof. Obiora Okafor, York University Prof. Michael Mandel, York University What Does International Law Have to Say About the Question of One State or Two? Prof. Jean d’Aspremont, University of Amsterdam Prof. Jeff Handmaker, Institute of Social Studies ***** Concurrent Panel II: Comparative Approaches : South Africa York Hall, Room 129 Chair: Prof. Shin Imai, York University Prof. Abigail Bakan, Queen’s University / Prof. Yasmeen Abu-Laban, University of Alberta Prof. Heribert Adam, Simon Fraser University South African Lessons for Israeli Palestinian Peace Making Naeem Jeenah, University of the Witwatersrand (co-authored with Salim Vally, University of the Witwatersrand) ***** Concurrent Panel III (Emerging Scholars): The Practical and Theoretical Underpinnings of a Just Solution York Hall, Room 172 Chair: Prof. Nadim Rouhana, Tufts University Michael Bloch, University of Geneva Theoretical Underpinnings of the Binational State Model Marco Allegra, Turin University / Paolo Napolitano, Turin University Two states or not two states? That is not the question (yet) Prof. Reecia Orzeck, University of Vermont Equality, Justice, and Possible Models of Statehood Dana Olwan, Queen’s University Anti-Racist Student Activism and the One State Solution Concurrent Movie Screening I: Citizen Nawi (80 min. Nissim Mosek, 2007) York Hall, Room 204 ***** Concurrent Movie Screening II: Since You Left (60 min. Mohammad Bakri, 2005) York Hall, Room 129 |
Wednesday, June 24 |
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8:30 |
Coffee and continental breakfast York Hall Breezeway |
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9:00 - 10:45 |
Plenary III: Beyond the One State vs Two States Debate Dining Hall Chair: Prof. Reem Bahdi, University of Windsor Dr. Meron Benvenisti Prof. Micheline Ishay, University of Denver / Prof. David Kretzmer, Hebrew University Reclaiming Human Rights: Alternative Paths to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Prof. Nadim Rouhana, Tufts University |
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10:45- 11:00 |
Break, York Hall Breezeway |
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11:00-12:30 |
Concurrent Panel I: Palestinian Refugees and the Right of Return York Hall, Room 204 Chair: Prof. Emeritus Elia Zureik, Queen’s University Discussant: Prof. Sharry Aiken, Queen’s University Hazem Jamjoum, Badil Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency & Refugee Rights The Rights of Palestinian Refugees Between One-State and Two-State Solutions Dr. Na’ama Carmi, Haifa University Palestinian Return and Resolution of the Israel/Palestine Conflict ***** Concurrent Panel II: History of Federal, Binational and Other Models of Statehood York Hall, Room 129 Chair: Prof. David Schneiderman, University of Toronto Prof. Bruce Ryder, York University Justice Ivan Rand, UNSCOP and Federal Proposals in Israel/Palestine Prof. Gershon Shafir, University of California at San Diego Capitalist Binationalism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Rafeef Ziadah, York University From ‘One-Secular-State’ to ‘Two-State-Solution’: Tracing the Transition inside the PLO ***** Concurrent Movie Screening: Citizen Bishara (52 min. Simone Biton, 2002) York Hall, Room 172 |
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12:30-1:45 |
Lunch & Keynote Address Dining Hall Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Prof. Bruce Ryder, York University Keynote Address: Prof. George Bisharat, University of California Between Utopianism and Realism: Evaluating Obstacles to the One and Two State Solutions |
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1:45-3:15 |
Concurrent Panel I: Regional Issues: Economy and the Environment York Hall, Room 172 Chair: Prof. Atif Kubursi, McMaster University Omar El-Khairy, London School of Economics and Political Science The Virtualisation of Palestinian Sovereignty: The City State Solution Adam Hanieh, Zayed University The Regional Economy and Paths for Statehood in Israel/Palestine Prof. Stuart Schoenfeld, York University ***** Concurrent Panel II: Gender, Citizenship and Identity York Hall, Room 129 Chair: Prof. Himani Bannerji, York University Prof. Nergis Canefe, York University (presented by Noora Sharrab) The Future of Palestinians in Refugee Camps in the Middle East: Citizenship, Belonging and Memory Prof. Smadar Lavie, Macalester College Two States or One? Mizrahi Feminism, the "Peace Process," and the Struggle for Palestine Dr. Vanessa Farr, UNDP Programme of Assistance to the People of Palestine ***** Concurrent Panel III: Ethnographic Encounters York Hall, Room 204 Chair: Prof. Susan Drummond, York University Prof. Efrat ben-Ze'ev, Ruppin Academic Center Prof. Sharry Aiken, Queen's University Field Notes from a Conference Organizer Prof. Jasmin Habib, Univeristy of Waterloo |
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3:15-3:30 |
Break, York Hall Breezeway |
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3:30-5:00 |
Concurrent Panel I: Constitutional Models and Transitions York Hall, Room 204 Chair: Prof. Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto Prof. Tsvi Kahana, Queen’s University A Constitutional Transition to Bi-Nationalism: “Practice and Theory” Prof. Michael Lynk, University of Western Ontario Partition, Federalism and the Future of Israel/Palestine Nimer Sultany, Harvard University Justice and Legitimacy of Constitutional Design ***** Concurrent Panel II: Transitioning into a New Era York Hall, Room 129 Chair: Jennifer Nedelsky, University of Toronto Dr. Bashir Bashir, Hebrew University / Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Politics of Reconciliation and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Prof. Uri Davis, Al-Quds University Land, Zionist National Institutions, and the Right of Return of the Palestinian Refugees Mazen Masri, York University Zinaida Miller, Brown University Cautionary Tales of Transitional Justice
***** Concurrent Panel III (Emerging Scholars): Critical Analysis of the Peace Process and the Challenges to Peace York Hall, Room 172 Chair: Prof. Smadar Lavie, Macalester College Noora Sharrab, York University A Critical Look at the Middle East Peace Process Giulia Daniele , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna A Single Israeli-Palestinian Land: Coexisting from a Gender Perspective Ariel Babinsky, Columbia University Collective Memory and the Two State Solution Mohammed Bouamri, Mohammed V University, Morocco |
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5:00-5:45 |
Closing Reflections Dining Hall Chair: Prof. Sharry Aiken, Queen’s University Prof. Leila Farsakh, University of Massachusetts Boston Prof. David Kretzmer, Hebrew University |
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