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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend Invitation: Sam Bahur and Mossi Raz speak online of annexation Sam@extendprograms.org via mailchimpapp.net View this email in your browser Amidst our global pandemic, these are especially challenging days in Israel and Palestine. Israel`s new government has announced its intent to annex the West Bank, and senior Trump administration officials have signaled the U.S. will support this move. Please join Extend for two sessions on the implications of annexation for both Israelis and Palestinians: Sam Bahour on Annexation & the Palestinian Future, this Friday, May 29 at 11am ET / 6pm IT. Register today to join this session. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UrYyT7PfT9SJctbBYjFs2Q Sam Bahour is a Palestinian-American, born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and is managing partner of Applied Information Management (AIM), a consulting firm specializing in business development with a niche focus on start-ups and providing executive counsel. Bahour was instrumental in the establishment of two publicly traded firms: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Center. He is currently an independent director at the Arab Islamic Bank and an advisory board member of the Open Society Foundations’ MENA Office. Bahour serves in various capacities in several community organizations, including co-founder and board chair of Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (AVPE), board member of Just Vision in New York, board member and policy adviser at Al- Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, and a secretariat member of the Palestine Strategy Group (PSG), among others. He writes frequently on Palestinian affairs and has been widely published in leading outlets. He is co-editor of HOMELAND: Oral History of Palestine and Palestinians (1993), tweets at @SamBahour and blogs at www.epalestine.com. Register today to join this session with Sam Bahour. Mossi Raz on Annexation & the Future of the Israeli Left, next Wednesday, June 3 at 12pm ET / 7pm IT. Register today to join this session. Mossi Raz served as a Knesset Member from the Meretz Party between 2017 and 2019, and previously from 2000 to 2003. Last year, he ran to be co-chairman of Meretz alongside MK Issawi Frej, arguing that the traditionally left- Zionist party should be co-led by both a Jewish Israeli and Palestinian citizen of Israel. Mossi has formerly served as the Executive Director of Peace Now, the co-director of the joint Israeli-Palestinian radio station All for Peace, the Chairman of Life and Environment (the largest organization of Israeli environmental advocates), the Chairman of Bizchut (Israel’s leading disability rights organization), a board member of the sustainable transportation organization Transportation Today and Tomorrow, and as Chair of the Israeli Disarmament Movement. Mossi serves as a board member of Extend. Register today to join this session with Mossi Raz. ttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CYJhW9hZSPS7Svn0fGUGlQ Links to the latest articles in this section Palestinians protest against Israel’s planned annexation Here’s how I am organizing my Jewish community against annexation BDS: Pressure the AXA and HPE companies to end coluusion with Israeli oppression