On the first anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel, join the Zurich Salon to debate Israel and anti-Semitism with our brilliant panel consisting of Thomas Fazi, Markus Somm, Alfred de Zayas, and Daniel Ben-Ami.
Is anti-Semitism on the rise? Are pro-Gaza protesters really apologists for Hamas or is Israel an out-of-control militarised state committing genocide? Do we need to allow the Israelis and the Arabs to sort this mess out without Western intervention? Should the protests be permitted or banned?
These questions and more will be addressed at the Volkshaus on 7 October 2024 at 19:00 in a Zurich Salon Battle of Ideas satellite debate. Tickets also available via TWINT via +41 78 943 61 22 (just write a note saying Israel Debate and the name of the ticket holder).
Daniel Ben-Ami is an author and journalist. Two years ago, he launched the Radicalism of Fools website, on rethinking anti-Semitism, in the belief that the mainstream discussion is failing to grapple with this thorniest of subjects. He has contributed to numerous national, specialist and international publications, and his books include Ferraris For All (2010) and Cowardly Capitalism (2001).
Markus Somm studied history in Munich, Bielefeld and Zurich and political science at Harvard. He has been writing about contemporary history and politics for many years, first for the Tages-Anzeiger and then for Weltwoche. He was the editor-in-chief of the Basler Zeitung from 2010 to 2018. He has been editor-in-chief of Nebelspalter since 2020.
Thomas Fazi is a critically-acclaimed writer and journalist. His books include "The Battle for Europe: How an Elite Hijacked a Continent — and How We Can Take It Back" (Pluto Press, 2014), "Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World "(co-authored with Bill Mitchell; Pluto Press, 2017) and "The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor — A Critique from the Left" (co-authored with Toby Green; 2023). His articles have appeared in numerous online and printed publications. He is a columnist for the British magazine "UnHerd" and a contributing editor for the American magazine "Compact”.
Alfred de Zayas, US and Swiss citizen, residing in Geneva, Switzerland. Former UN Independent Expert on International Order (2012-18), former Secretary of the UN Human Rights Committee, former Chief of the Petitions Department at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Professor of International Law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy, 2005-to now (J.D. Harvard, Dr. phil. Göttingen). Former visiting professor at numerous Universities in US, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Tunesia. Former lecturer at the Institut de Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva. author of 12 books including “Building a Just World Order“.
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