International Conference On Palestine - Istanbul

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The Two Narratives of Palestine: The People Are United, the Factions Are Not

by Ramzy Baroud - PalestineChronicle.com

May 8, 2019

The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and students from Turkey and all over the world. The Conference was a rare opportunity aimed at articulating a discourse of international solidarity that is both inclusive and forward thinking. There was near consensus that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement must be supported, that Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ must be defeated and that normalization must be shunned. When it came to articulating the objectives of the Palestinian struggle, however, the narrative became indecisive and unclear.

Source:

http://www.pacificfreepress.com/2019/05/08/opinion/can-palestine-s-internicine-divide-be-bridged.html