Authors Sulaiman Khatib and Penina Eilberg-Schwartz describe how a decade in prison could lead to forming a movement for peace.
Sponsored by: American Friends of Combatants for Peace & American Jewish University Whizen Center for Continuing Ed Contact: Beth@afcfp.org
At fourteen, Sulaiman Kahtib was imprisoned for stabbing an Israeli. During his decade behind bars, he encountered torture, but also witnessed the power of hunger strikes and explored the teachings of Gandhi and Mandela.
His new book, co-written with Penina Eilberg-Schwartz, shares his story and how he came to learn and lead a Palestinian-Israeli nonviolent movement for peace.
Join them in conversation with Rabbi Brad Artson, to discuss working with others across vast differences in power and experience. Upon completed registration, your Zoom invitation will be emailed to you 7 days prior to the start time.
Sulaiman Khatib was born in Hizma/Jerusalem and lives in Ramallah. He is an active member of various programs aiming to promote a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He is co-founder of Combatants for Peace, a joint nonviolent Israeli-Palestinian movement to end the occupation, and has been twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the movement.
Penina Eilberg-Schwartz lives and writes in the Bay Area, and is the daughter of two wonderful (and very different) rabbis. She has organized on issues of justice in Israel and Palestine with several organizations, including Abraham’s Vision, the Rebuilding Alliance, New Israel Fund, and IfNotNow. Her work has appeared in publications like The Rumpus, +972 Magazine, and Evolve, and she is an alumnus of the Alley Cat Books Writing Residency, LitCamp Juried Writers Conference, and Logan Nonfiction Fellowship.