Is the global Palestine solidarity movement exerting its energy in the right places? How can the movement better coordinate with developments in Palestine? Is Palestinian self-determination sufficiently reflected within the movement?

On the 2018 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Al-Shabaka's Zena Agha is joined by analysts Loubna Qutami and Randa Wahbe to explore these challenging questions and more.

Loubna Qutami is a Presidents Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California Berkeley and received a PhD in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Qutami is also the former Executive Director of the Arab Cultural and Community Center (ACCC) in San Francisco as well as a founder, member, and the former International General Coordinator for the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM).

Randa Wahbe is a graduate student in anthropology at Harvard University. Her research focuses on how Palestinian dead bodies are exploited by the Israeli state to facilitate its settler-colonial expansion. Before starting her PhD, Randa coordinated international advocacy efforts for Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association in Ramallah for three years. She is a founder of Students for Justice in Palestine at both Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Zena Agha is Al-Shabaka's US Policy Fellow. Her areas of expertise include Israeli settlement-building in the occupied Palestinian territory with a special focus on Jerusalem, modern Middle Eastern history, and spatial practices. She has previously worked at the Economist, the Iraqi Embassy in Paris, and the Palestinian delegation at UNESCO.

About the Policy Lab Program: Al-Shabaka's Palestine Policy Lab is an online live-stream space, where audiences can engage directly with expert analysts from our nearly 200-member network as they craft policies and strategies related to Palestine. The labs are free and open for public participation, inviting viewers to join in on policy discussions.

Palestine Solidarity: Tough Questions & Ways Forward