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CONFERENCE : 1967 War and its consequencies on the Israeli and Palestinian societies

50 years ago, the Israeli army won an overwhelming victory against the arabic country neighbouring armies , conquering a territory making twice of its size.

Half a century later, despite the PLO formal recognition, Israel managed to preserve its domination on the Palestinian Territories of east-Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, but also to reinforce what constitute the heart of its strategy in its closest environment : prevent the creation of a Palestinian state

At the same time, both societies, the Israelian and the Palestinian, have deeply evolved. For different motives, both have known a religiosity rise of power that has strongly impacted mentalities.

On the Israeli side, the establishement of a colonial mentality dominated by racism and segregationist spirit is getting more assertive everyday. On the Palestinian side, the driving in a distress issued from a growing feeling of powerlessness is striking.

How did we get there ? How to get ouf of it ? Such are the themes that are going to be adressed in this conference.

OUR GUEST : Sylvain Cypel is a journalist, specialist of the United States and of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After being Courrier International editor-in-chief from 1993 to 1998, he joins Le Monde as responsible of the international section and then becomes correspondentin New York from 2007 to 2013.
Today he collaborates to the website Orient XXI and to the weekly magazine 1.

He has especially published " The walled up, the Israeli society at an impasse."

OUR MODERATOR : Dr. Anwar Abu Eisheh, doctor at law and former Minister of Culture of the Palestinian Anthority