Israel-Palestine: New Era, New Narrative, and New Strategies
Madrid, Spain | 5 November 2022
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Saturday, 5.11.2022 | 10:00 hs -18:00 hs – Hotel Wellington
The institutionalisation of a system of segregation, discrimination, and dispossession into a widely-recognised apartheid state in Israel-Palestine has not occurred by chance or in a day. Through silence and inaction, and by supporting empty initiatives and asymmetrical negotiations, the international community has endorsed the impunity of this system since its inception, letting it grow and settle. But the world in itself keeps wavering: before we could see the last overlapping ripples of the global meta crisis caused by COVID-19, the Russo-Ukrainian war has kickstarted yet another wave of unprecedented ramifications. New opportunities for action and alliances arise as old, and new geopolitical allies and rivals reposition. And a new era demands a new narrative.
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The last edition of the OCTAGON concluded with the need to break with an intentionally stalled “peace process” designed to underpin the current status quo between the two nations. The gathering resolved that transcending this framework was the first step toward the much-needed unravelling of the strategies and aspirations in this conflict.
This year’s edition will analyse how the critical factors behind and ahead of a global tectonic rearrangement can draft new resolution paths for Israel and Palestine, focusing on the potential of international efforts to fight an established regime of apartheid. For that, this encounter will draw from the experiences of civil society organisations, working on ways to engage and foster cooperation among the international community.

1st SESSION
A New Era: the Changing Setting of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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A New Narrative: the Coming Language of the Conflict
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New Strategies: Fighting Apartheid
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This session will build on the second session, offering policy and legal steps based on the reports from the international Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations, their conclusions, and experiences. It will explore legal, political, and social avenues to seize global momentum, create awareness, and take concrete action against apartheid.
The Way Forward
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