Âé¶¹APP Forum
“The Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the Prospects for Peace”

June 4, 2020

The??will hold?the Âé¶¹APP Forum?on?¡°The Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the Prospects for Peace¡±?on?4 June?2020 from?10.00?a.m.?to?11.30?a.m. (New?York?Time),?via WebEx.?The event?will? be livestreamed on

Three prominent speakers?¨C Ms.?Hanan?Ashrawi, Member of the PLO Executive Committee?and former member of the Palestinian?team?in the Middle East Peace Process; Mr.?Yossi?Beilin,?Former Israeli Cabinet Minister?and?participant in the 1993 Oslo Accord negotiations; Mr.?James Zogby, Founder and President of the Arab American Institute ¨C?will outline prevailing challenges and formulate recommendations to overcome the current political impasse for salvaging peace prospects. Through raising awareness among international audiences ¨C Member States, civil society and media ¨C about the imminent threat posed by Israel¡¯s?annexation?plans,?the Forum is expected to help?raise awareness of these illegal plans and their dangerous repercussions if implemented, to mobilize?these audiences?to prevent Israeli annexation of areas in the occupied West Bank, and to?identify possible?options?for a way forward.

Viewers are encouraged to use the hashtag?#Rights4Palestine?on?their?social media and to tag the Committee¡¯s social media pages?using?@UNISPAL

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Questions?to the panelists may be tweeted at or mailed to?dpr-meeting@un.org.