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Webinars & Other Useful Resources
March 18th 2025
Interview with Michael Bueckert, Interim President of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) on March 19th. Bueckert was named interim President in the wake of the resignation of CJPME’s founder and longtime leader Tom Woodley.
March 4 2025
Interview (and private concert) with iconic Canadian folksinger Bob Bossin. Bossin discussed his own evolution as a progressive Canadian Jew who didn’t pay a lot of attention to Israel and the Palestinians to his today’s firm and principled critique of Israel and equally firm support for Palestinian human rights. He also sang us a couple of songs.
May 14, 2024
Living in the hell of Gaza. Interview with 3 young people from Gaza all of whom have lost friends and family members to Israeli bombs. They discuss how their friends are surviving: Ahmad Alnaouq, Yousef Aljamal and Karama Faddel.
October 10, 2024
Dr. Tarek Loubani discusses the situation in Gaza after 12 months of continuous Israeli bombing, with APAC board member Waleed Ibrahim and Peter Larson.
July 25th, 2024
“Bending toward justice: the struggle to unlearn Zionism” with Dr. Steve Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. the son of a Polish Holocaust survivor reflecting on his own intellectual and moral journey away from Zionism. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family. After several trips to Israel, he began to question the stories he had absorbed as a child about the creation of Israel.
June 3, 2024
The current dangerous situation in Gaza, with Peter Larson, Chair Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine. After 7 weeks of continuous bombardment and starvation, Palestinians are not giving up. Peter Larson describes how we got here, and the prospects for the future.
Thursday, December 19th
“The Fate of Palestinians from Gaza Stranded in Egypt”. Peter Larson talks to Karama F. about life in Egypt for Palestinian refugees, about what she knows about what is happening on the ground in Gaza, and about her hopes for the future.
January 20, 2025
US/Israeli exceptionalism and the failure of international law with David Kattenburg about the ICC charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the pressures being brought to ensure that Netanyahu ever gets arrested. Kattenburg explained why many of those involved in the court feel that this represents a challenge to the very rationale of the court – and to the system of international law that has been put in place since WWII.
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Thursday, March 7th, 2024
“Why is Israel afraid of UNRWA?” With Dr. Lex Takkenberg. The Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine and the Association of Palestinan Arab Canadians invite you to join a discussion with Dr. Lex Takkenberg on why UNRWA is so important to the Palestinian liberation struggle and why it should be defended against Israeli attempts to “kill’ it.
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
“The Future of Palestine” with Palestinian poet, author, scholar and activists Samah Sabawi. The events of October 7th caused a chain reaction which has shaken the middle east. As a result, the issue of Palestine is now back and a search for solutions is under way. While the situation looks grim as Isrel massacres Palestinians in Gaza, Samah Sabawi, whose family is from Gaza reflects on the bigger picture.
January 17th, 2024
Dangerous words – a conversation with Rabbi David Mivasair. Words like “antisemitism”, “Zionism”, “indigenous” and “settler colonialism’ are frequently heard and often misused in discussions around the Israel/Palestine issue. David Mivasair and OFIP Chair Peter Larson discuss and compare..
November 23rd, 2023
Life in Gaza before and during Israeli bombing campaign. An open interview with Ahmed
Alnaouq, a young Palestinian man from Gaza, currently living in the UK whose whole family
wiped out by an Israeli bomb a month earlier.
November 16th, 2023
Israel/Gaza/Hamas – understanding the events of October 7 th , 2023 and its aftermath. Based on
the statement by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterrez that “The Hamas attacks didn’t come in
a vacuum”, Peter Larson gave a baseline summary history of Gaza and the growth and role of
Hamas.
November 9 and 16
Open conversation about Hamas/Israel/Gaza
Based on the statement by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterrez that “The Hamas attacks of October 7th 2023 didn’t come in a vacuum”, OFIP Chair Peter Larson gave a baseline summary history of Gaza and the growth and role of Hamas. Following that there was a good discussion – we answered over 20 very good questions
September 12, 2023
One democratic state – impossible dream or inevitable outcome? - With Dr. Ghada Karmi
The idea of Israelis and Palestinians living together in one democratic state seems farfetched to many. Palestinian author Dr, Ghada Karmi disagrees. We will ask her to explain why she thinks that One State is the ONLY democratic future for Palestine-Israel
August 3 2023
As months of unprecedented massive demonstrations roil Israel, OFIP Chair Peter Larson, and advisory council member Arthur Milner discuss the current situation in Israel with long time Jerusalem resident Jeff Halper. Both the right wing parties and the opposition are focussed on politics within Israel, while the Palestinian question is all but ignored.
June 13, 2023
First hand report from the front lines in the West Bank
OFIP chair discusses with Byron Rempel-Burkholder who has just returned from nearly two months in Jerusalem, Hebron, Ramallah and elsewhere. He shared his observations and experiences. His overall impression from the Palestinians was one of discouragement. Many felt let down by Western countries (including Canada). Few of the Palestinians (or Israelis) he spoke to had any confidence in the idea of a two state solution. They seemed to be pointing toward a fight for equal rights in whatever state they find themselves in.
Sunday April 16th, 2023
Special 75th Nakba Anniversary event with Zochrot
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, Peter Larson and Michael Bueckert introduce the work of Zochrot, an NGO based in Jaffa which focuses on educating Jewish Israelis about the Nakba.
Sunday March 19th, 2023
With Fida Jiryis, Palestinian author
In this webinar, Fida, a Palestinian refugee, spoke about her return to “Palestine” at the age of twenty-two, only to find that her home country had been transformed into “Israel” and that her experience as a Palestinian would now be one of living as "a stranger in her own land". This evocative and thoughtful conversation covered such important questions as: Where is "home" for those Palestinian refugees displaced by the Nakba? What tensions and challenges do Palestinians refugees experience when returning to a land which is now under firm Israeli military and political control?
Friday February 24th, 2023
Is Israel really a “settler colonial” enterprise?
A discussion/debate with Professor Michaël Séguin and Arthur Milner, Canadian author and playwright
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Wednesday January 18th , 2023
Why does Amnesty International say that Israel itself is an apartheid state?
With Sami Abu Shehada, Palestinian citizen of Israel, former member of the Israeli Knesset and current leader of the Balad party
Monday December 5th , 2022
What’s Changed In Israel/Palestine?
Report Of An Exploratory Trip By A Joint Delegation From CJPME, OFIP, And UNJPPI
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Tuesday September 13th, 2022
The Challenges of Journalism under Israeli Occupation
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Tuesday May 10th, 2022
Lubna Shomali on the Tragedy of the Palestinian Refugees
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Thursday, April 21st, 2022
Jonathan Cook on "Is it fair to call Israel an Apartheid State?"
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Friday, February 4, 2022
Interview with Michael Bueckhart, VP of CJPME, about new podcast series
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Peter Beinart about his approach to changing the opinions of American Jews on Israel
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Peter Beinart in conversation with Advisory Council of Ottawa Forum on Israel/Palestine
Monday, December 6, 2021,
"Is now the time for Canada to recognize the State of Palestine?" – Debate organized by Canadian International Council with David Matas and Peter Larson
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
"Why does the UN always criticize Israel with Michael Lynk", UN special rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Arrest and detention of Palestinian Children by Israeli military
Wednesday October 6, 2021
Interview with author and professor Dr. Mira Sucharov about growing up Jewish and her evolving attitudes toward Israel
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
Dr. Tarek Loubani: The Gaza health system, under funded, under covid and under occupation
February 24, 2021
OFIP interview with Dr Yousef Munayyer
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
October 17th, 2020
“Truth and Reconciliation in Israel/Palestine”
OFIP Webinar, Sunday, June 7th, 2020
Dr. Yousef Jabareen, MK: the challenges facing Arab members of the Israeli Knesset
OFIP Webinar, September 17, 2020
Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories
OFIP Webinar, Saturday, May 9th
Jeff Halper and Awad Abdelfatteh the Campaign for one democratic State
OFIP Webinar, Thursday, July 9th
Canada, Israel and the USA at the UN: Canada’s defeated campaign to join the UN Security Council.
Six-Part Lecture Series: Israel/Palestine April 2017
Jerusalem – Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1 & 2)
May 11 2023
Is there still hope for a two state solution?
OFIP Chair Peter Larson and former Canadian Ambassador to Israel Jon Allen go head to head on this question. Allen argues that there is still time for a two state solution. Larson argues that while there might be hope for a two state “deal” it leaves too many issues on the table and can’t possibly be durable. The idea of a 2 state solution is a fantasy.
NOTE: This event was organized by the Canadian International Council.
Click here to Watch the Recording (requires a passcode: 2VIbNx?3
December 6th, 2023
Tarek Loubani on working as a medical doctor at al Shifa hospital in Gaza. A discussion with Canadian Palestinian medical doctor Tarek Loubani. A graphic description of what it is like to work as a medical doctor in Gaza, and in particular at the now destroyed Shifa hospital.