Difficult Conversations on Israel and Palestine
November 13, 2023
The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies and the Middle East and North African Studies Program presented a special event for Northwestern students.
Crown Family Center director David Shyovitz participated in an open dialogue with Prof. Wendy Pearlman (MENA), with the goal of modeling for students how interlocutors with dramatically divergent political views can engage in productive and civil dialogue. Shyovitz and Pearlman discussed their understandings of such contested terms as "antisemitism," "Zionism," "occupation," "apartheid," and "genocide." A large crowd of students, faculty, and NU community members participated in a vigorous but collegial question and answer session.