What Do The Palestinians Really Want? (Calgary)

Guest Speaker: Khaled Abu Toameh, Journalist

What do Palestinians really want from Israel, the West, and from their own leadership? Palestinian journalist and documentary filmmaker Khaled Abu Toameh will speak from the context of his own experiences in the region, including as an employee of the PLO, his-then growing disenchantment with the corruption and violence within Palestinian society, and the view from his present role as the West Bank and Gaza strip correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and other media outlets. Abu Toameh, an occasional informal adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama will give a rarely heard perspective on the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

In cooperation with:

• Calgary Community Jewish Council
• Canada - Israel Community

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About the Guest:Born in the now-West Bank city of Tulkarem in 1963, Khaled Abu Toameh received his his BA in English Literature from the Hebrew University, and once worked for what he calls the PLO's "front" newspaper, Al-Fajr. He is the correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, U.S. News and World Report, and the Palestinian affairs producer for NBC News. Abu Toameh has produced several documentaries including for the BBC, Great Britain's Channel 4, and others including an exposé of the ongoing financial corruption within the Palestinian Authority and the historic connection between Yasser Arafat and payments to the PLO's armed wing, Fatah. He is the author of the 2004 "Telling the Truth about the Palestinians" for the Middle East Forum, which detailed the Palestinian Authority's regular intimidation of journalists. In addition to his journalistic responsibilities, Abu Toameh has acted as an occasional advisor to U.S. president Barack Obama. Abu Toameh is married with three children and lives in Jerusalem. This event is co-sponsored with the Calgary Jewish Community Council and the Canada-Israel Committee.

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