Friday, 13th of June
11:00–12:30 – Registration and welcoming sandwiches
12:30–13:00 – Opening and Program Introduction
Opening Words by Dalia Sarig, Samy Ayad, and Ronnie Barkan
Support Message from Roger Waters (video) and from Bernhard Heitz, Bishop emeritus
13:00–13:15 – Live Contact with Gaza
Zoom connection with Dr Mohammad Salha, medical director Al Awda hospital (North Gaza)
13:15–14:15 – Keynotes: Why This Congress Now?
Speakers: Ghada Karmi, Ilan Pappé, Rima Hassan, Francesca Albanese (online)
Moderation: Haim Bresheeth
14:15–14:30 – Coffee Break
14:30–16:15 – From Convivencia to the Bund and Anti-Zionism: Jewish Historical (Co)Existence
Jewish traditions of coexistence, resistance to Zionism and their relevance today
Speakers: Yakov Rabkin (zoom), Donny Gluckstein, Haim Bresheeth, Awad Abdelfatah.
Moderation: Rahma Zein and Host: Maya Rinderer
16:15–16:30 – Coffee Break / Food for Thought
A short break to reflect
16:30–18:00 – From Ethnic Cleansing to Genocide: Is One Democratic State (ODS) Still Possible?
Examining the shift from historical expulsion to the ongoing genocidal practices
Speakers: Ilan Pappé, Ghada Karmi, Ramzy Baroud
Moderation: Peter Eisenstein and Host: Gülmihri Aytaç
18:00–19:00 – Dinner
19:00–20:30 – Repression and Silencing of Pro-Palestine and Palestinian Activists: The Threat to Democratic and Civil Rights
Experiences of censorship and political repression, and the struggle to protect freedom of expression and other civil rights.
Speakers: Katie Halper, Rahma Zein, Wieland Hoban, Astrid Wagner
Moderation: Ronnie Barkan and Host: Dr. Med. Shadi Abu Daher
20:30–21:00 – Open Mic
Activists and participants are invited to speak (please pre-register to speak)
Moderation: Naama Farjoun and Martin Weinberger
21:00–22:00 – Get-together and an Open Jam Session
Ilona Abdelfattah (Guitar/Vocals), Karam Moghamis (Oud), and others.
Saturday, 14th of June
09:30–10:00 – Opening & Registration
10:00–11:30 – From Pride to Denial: Arab Jews and Integrating in the Arab World
Complex experiences of Arab Jews in relation to their identity and erasure. The Zionist state as a European supremacy project within the Arab world.
Speakers: Iris Hefets, Reuven Abergel, Camille Levy Sarfati
Moderation: Naama Farjoun and Host: Sali Attia
11:30–11:45 – Coffee Break
11:45–13:15 – Reclaiming Anti-Fascism and Fighting the Instrumentalisation of Antisemitism
Reclaiming anti-fascist traditions while confronting the false and manipulative accusation of antisemitism to silence dissent.
Speakers: Tony Greenstein, Stephen Kapos, Wieland Hoban, Wilhelm Langthaler
Moderation: Stefan Kraft
13:15–14:15 – Lunch
14:15–15:45 – Decolonisation and Liberation: The Relevance of Historical Models
Reflections on liberation struggles and what we can learn from them.
Speakers: Ronnie Barkan, Ramzy Baroud, Roshan Dadoo
Moderation: Haim Bresheeth and Host: Dieter Reinisch
15:45–16:00 – Coffee Break
16:00–17:30 – Against Zionism and Imperialism: The Move to Ending Impunity, Implementing Sanctions
Strategies to confront impunity and build international pressure through sanctions and political action.
Speakers: Peter Eisenstein, Haim Bresheeth, Tarkan Tek, Irina Vana
Moderation: Stéfane Jouteux and Host: Michael Kösten
17:30–17:45 – Coffee Break
17:45–18:45 – Open Mic
Activists and participants are invited to speak (please pre-register to speak)
Moderation: Naama Farjoun and Marco Wanjura
18:45–19:45 – Dinner
Buffet and time for informal exchange
19:45–22:00 – Get-together and an Open Jam Session
Ilona Abdelfattah (Guitar/Vocals), Karam Moghamis (Oud), and others.
Sunday, 15th of June
Taking Action Together: workshop day
Statements and reflections by activists and supporting groups followed by workshops
9:00–9:30 – Registration and coffee
9:30–11:00 – Voices from the European Left (90 mins)
11:00–11:30 – Break
11:30–13:30 – 3 parallel workshops
Topics will be chosen based on audience survey results
13:30–14:30 – Lunch break
14:30–16:30 – 3 parallel workshops
Topics will be chosen based on audience survey results
16:30–17:00 – Break
17:00–18:00 – Feedback, discussion on workshops
18:00–18:30 – Conclusion
Workshop Moderators
Axel Magnus, unionist, descendent of Holocaust survivors
Roba Darwish, Palestine Solidarity Linz
Topoké, teacher and anti-imperialist from Congo
Franziska Markus, Austrian Jews for decolonial Anti-Zionism (OJDA)
Martin M. Weinberger, Germanist, Initiative Palästina Solidarität
Haim Bresheeth, filmmaker, photographer and a film studies scholar
Ronnie Barkan, Israeli dissident
Naama Farjoun, activist for justice in Palestine and a pediatric physiotherapist
Yoav Shemer Kunz, Political scientist at the University of Strasbourg
Gabriela Kaplan
Stéfane Jouteux, trade unionist with CGT, France
Suggested Topics for the Workshops
Challenging the Zionist narrative in mainstream media
Building a broader alliance with trade unions and political parties
Visions for decolonisation
Defending our democratic rights in Europe
Securing international sanctions
Fighting the instrumentalisation of “antisemitism”
Organising against all forms of racism, islamophobia and antisemitism
Strengthening the European movement against Zionism
Moving from words to action (focus on UK, Ireland, Spain, Norway, France)
Focus on Austria – building alliances for Palestine and the importance of constitutional neutrality
Frequently asked questions:
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