Jerusalem Talks

You are cordially invited to the second round of the Jerusalem Talks.

With reports of almost 2000 Palestinian victims and images of devastating destruction in the Gaza strip, as well as pictures of Israelis running for shelter under rocket fire, the current war in Gaza is the focus of national and international media attention. 
Especially in times of war and crises, the media convey controversial perceptions of political violence. In what way do media influence the perceptions of war? What images of Israel and the Palestinians are created in the international media? Do they influence political decision making processes on the national and international level? Is “democracy in Israel facing its most difficult challenge in the history of the State?” (David Grossman). 

The Jerusalem Talks will present and discuss the perspectives of Israel, 
the Occupied Territories, and Europe, particularly Germany.

Opening:

Kerstin Müller, Director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Israel

Speakers:

Avraham Burg, Former Speaker of the Knesset
Ralf Fücks, Co-President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Bettina Gaus, Political Correspondent, "Die Tageszeitung", Berlin
Gideon Levy, "Haaretz" columnist and member of the editorial board
David Witzthum, Foreign Affairs Commentator, Television News, 
Israel Broadcasting Authority

Moderator:

Doris Simon, “Deutschlandfunk“, German  National Radio

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Reception: 18:30-19:00
Panel Discussion: 19:00-21:00

Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Hebron Road, Jerusalem

•    The discussion will be conducted in German and English
•     Simultaneous translation to Hebrew will be available.     

Please RSVP by September 2nd at info@il.boell.org