"Conversation on Israel/Palestine" - a "Dialogue Across Differences" Panel at Vassar

Prof. Landau

Imam Antepli

Prof. Yehezkel Landau, Associate Professor of Interfaith Relations and Director of the Building Abrahamic Partnerships program at Hartford Seminary (CT), and Imam Abdullah Antepli, adjunct professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University, gave a joint presentation on November 12 described as a "Conversation about Israel/Palestine."  This event was sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life (RSL), the RSL Forum for Inter-Religious Dialogue, Africana Studies, Jewish Studies and the Department of Religion.  It was developed as part of the “Dialogue and Engagement Across Differences,” initiative created by President Hill to encourage civil and open discussion of contentious issues on campus.

Ziva Dahl, FTI Core Council member, attended the presentation and wrote a detailed report, which can be found here.

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