On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we discuss the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and the ongoing struggle for territory between Israel and the Palestinian states.
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Bios:
- Colin Robertson (host): A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
- Maureen Boyd: Director of the Carleton Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement at Carleton University and a Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
- Peter Larson: an independent researcher and blogger in Ottawa, Canada. His professional career included periods at the Public Policy Forum, the Conference Board of Canada, Le Droit, and as a consultant to labour unions and federal government departments and agencies.
- Doug Dempster: a CGAI Fellow and Executive Director of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Executive Leadership.
Related Links:
- "What makes the Middle East such a Difficult Place?" by Barry Cooper (https://www.cgai.ca/what_makes_middle_east_such_difficult_place) [CGAI Policy Paper]
- "A Conversation with Israeli Ambassador Rafael Barak" featuring Colin Robertson & Rafael Barak (https://www.cgai.ca/podcastdecember12016) [CGAI Podcast]
- "The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East" by Sandy Tolan (https://www.amazon.ca/Lemon-Tree-Arab-Heart-Middle/dp/1596913436/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312256&sr=8-2&keywords=Lemon+Tree)
- "My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel" by Ari Shavit (https://www.amazon.ca/My-Promised-Land-Triumph-Tragedy/dp/0385521707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312275&sr=8-1&keywords=my+promised+land)
- "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" by Ilan Pappe (https://www.amazon.ca/Ethnic-Cleansing-Palestine-Ilan-Pappe/dp/1851685553/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312296&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ethnic+cleansing+of+palestine)
Book Recommendations:
- Maureen Boyd: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama (https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Michelle-Obama/dp/1524763136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312422&sr=8-1&keywords=becoming+michelle+obama)
- Peter Larson: "Breaking Faith: A novel of espionage and an American's crisis of conscience in Pakistan" by Graham E Fuller (https://www.amazon.ca/Breaking-Faith-espionage-Americans-conscience/dp/0993751415/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312307&sr=8-1&keywords=Breaking+Faith)
- Doug Dempster: "The Secret History of Soldiers: How Canadians Survived the Great War" by Tim Cook (https://www.amazon.ca/Secret-History-Soldiers-Canadians-Survived/dp/0735235260/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312519&sr=8-1&keywords=Tim+Cook)
- Colin Robertson: "No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel" by Shimon Peres (https://www.amazon.ca/No-Room-Small-Dreams-Imagination/dp/0062561448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549312543&sr=8-1&keywords=no+room+for+small+dreams)
Recording Date: December 7th, 2018
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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
