CJPME hosts Dr. Uri Davis

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East hosts Dr. Uri Davis on a four-city tour: Toronto, London, Ottawa & Montreal. Dr. Davis' lecture, entitled: Apartheid Israel: Possibilities for the Struggle Within is based on his book by the same title. Mr. Davis will talk about the one-state and two-state options for Israel-Palestine. Dr. Davis describes himself as an anti-Zionist Palestinian-Hebrew citizen of the Apartheid State of Israel. Join us for a surprising and refreshing perspective on the challenges facing Israelis and Palestinians today.

Montreal: Saturday, June 27th, 7:30 p.m.
Université de Montréal, 3200 Jean Brillant, Room B0215.

Dr. Uri Davis has devoted his academic work since 1975 to a critical examination of the philosophy and practice of political Zionism. His most well-known books include:
* Israel: An Apartheid State;
* The Jewish National Fund;
* Citizenship and the State: A Comparative Study of Citizenship Legislation in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon;
* Apartheid Israel: Possibilities for the Struggle Within

He has been active in the field of defending human rights in general, and the rights of the Palestinian people in particular since 1965. He is the chairperson of AL-BEIT: Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Israel; senior director for legal and political affairs of Mosaic Communities: Association for Multinational Housing in Israel; Honorary Research Fellow at the Universities of Exeter and Durham in the UK; and Observer-Member of the Palestinian National Council (PNC).

Admission $10 to cover tour costs.
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