Israel-Palestine Series: Taghreed El-Khodary on the Role of Journalism

How does life in Gaza look like right now? How is it to report from a war zone? Can it be objective?

Taghreed El-Khodary is a Palestinian journalist. She has reported on the ground in Gaza during the 2008-2009 war for the New York Times.

For answers to these questions, join us on December 3rd, from 13:00 to 14:00. You can sign up here. The location and practical information will be shared closer to the interview date.

Israel-Palestine Interview Series

3 & 6 Dec, 13:00-14:00, Location TBA 

Room for Discussion is proud to announce a new interview series. Israel’s wars in Gaza and South Lebanon have been raging for long and evoked fear, anger and despair not only in the Middle East but also in many parts of Europe. We have felt the strong differences in understanding and opinion, not only in the media, but also at our university.

Room for Discussion wants to offer a moment/space in which the war and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be discussed openly and respectfully. For this, we will hold two interviews at the beginning of December.

On the 3rd of December, we will discuss topics of reporting and journalism in the context of Israel’s war in Gaza and the second intifada with the Palestinian journalist Taghreed el-Khodary.

On the 6th of December, we will have a hybrid interview with American-Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi on the role of history and narratives in Israel’s war and the difficulties in reconciliation between Israel and Palestine. Click here to read more.

The venues for both interviews will be announced soon, please keep an eye on our website roomfordiscussion.com.