International Law and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The term "international law" is often bandied about during any discussion regarding Israel and Palestine. Many contradictory views and actions are justified in its name. Dr Graham's presentation will address the following questions: 1. What is this thing called "international law"? 2. How does it apply to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? 3. How has it been (mis)applied historically? 4. What are Dr Graham's views on what New Zealand 's official position should be with regard to the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians? (Admission:Gold coin supper Tony) ABOUT THE SPEAKER Dr. Graham serves on a number of advisory boards and is visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Among other things he has been commissioned to prepare a feasibility study for the establishment of the Ana Lindh Chair in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management, to be located in Europe and he has been Senior Consultant to the UN's Dept. of Political Affairs. For more information please contact Rebecca via email or phone below. Organiser: New Zealand Friends of Israel Inc PS Despite the name of our society, we haven't asked Dr Graham whether or not he is pro Palestinian or pro Israeli as we are more interested in what is international law and how it applies to the Middle East than in whether or not he could be an advocate for the Israelis or Palestinians.