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Israel and Palestine: Fear of the Future
Posted By Barbara Hood
A talk by Amira Hass
February 13, 2012 at 6:00pm
MacKay Auditorium at Pugh Hall
Amira Hass is a prominent Israeli journalist and author, mostly known for her columns in the daily newspaper Ha’aretz. She is particularly recognized for her reporting on Palestinian affairs in the West Bank and Gaza, where she has also lived for a number of years. Her reportage of events, and her voicing of opinions that run counter to both official Israeli and Palestinian positions has exposed Hass to verbal attacks, and opposition from both the Israeli and Palestinian authorities. Among her books Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land under Siege (Owl Books, 2000) and Reporting from Ramallah: An Israeli Journalist in an Occupied Land (2003). Hass is the recipient of several prestigious international press awards, including the World Press Freedom Hero award from the International Press Institute and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
• Co-sponsored by: UF International Center, Bob Graham Center for Public Service, Center For Jewish Studies, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, UF College of Journalism and Communication, Students for Justice in Palestine and The Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica Endowment Fund.
Feb 1st, 2012
