Confronting Zionism: Free Speech on Palestine
Time
3 pm ET/ 12 noon PT
Part One of our Zionism series discussed history and definitions of the term. Part Two examined the consequences of Zionism on Palestinian lives. Part Three will examine Zionist assaults on free speech and protest rights of Americans and Canadians and how to confront them.
Zionists are promulgating anti-discrimination laws at the national, state/province and local levels, defining “antisemitism” based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition which equates criticism of Israel with discrimination against Jews. We will discuss campaigns to adopt the IHRA definition; examples of successful resistance; and strategies to uphold our rights of free speech, free press, and nonviolent protest.
Watch the curated videos for free at your convenience. | Join the Q&A discussion with:
Liz Jackson: Former Senior Attorney, Palestine Legal
Emmaia Gelman: Director, Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism
Paul Noursi: Member, Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace; member, Virginia Coalition for Human Rights
Seth Morrison (Moderator): board member, JVP Action; leader, Bay Area Jewish Voice for Peace
You must register to join the discussion & receive access to the films:Tinyurl.com/VFHL-September2025
Watch the Trailer: Tinyurl.com/VFHL-Trailer-September-2025
How this will work:
1 – Register here for the Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon:
Tinyurl.com/VFHL-September2025
2 – Once you register, you will get a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the meeting and a link with to watch the film. (Save this confirmation letter as the meeting link is unique to your email and you must have this to participate
3 – Watch the film at your convenience before the event. Then join us with your thoughts and questions for our speakers at the Q&A Discussion on Sunday September21, 2025 at 3 pm ET/ 12 noon PT.
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Download information about the Panelists here. (Download the jpg version here)
Listen here to an interview by Eamon Ormseth of Understanding Israel Palestine on KKFI radio with Hind Shraydeh, panelist from the August 17th Salon on Guilt Not Required: Palestinian Prisoners, Hostages, and Detainees. Don’t forget to watch recordings of previous Online Film Salon recordings in their entirety here, including for the May 18, 2025 Online Film Salon Pogroms and Ethnic Cleansing: Now on Our Watch. Read two articles in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairson our May and June Salons: 1) Pogroms and Ethnic Cleansing: Now On Our Watch and 2) How to Respond When They “Speak Israel” Read about Israel’s “End Game” in the West Bank, our February Salon here.
This Salon is Co-Sponsored by
Friends of Sabeel North America
Palestine Legal
and
Jewish Voice for Peace – Bay Area
SUPPORTER Organizations: Palestine Justice Network (PCUSA) 
Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace Quaker Palestine Israel Network Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East Indiana Center for Middle East Peace Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Mennonite Palestine Israel Network Friends of Sabeel North America Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network US Lutheran Palestine Israel Caucus Churches for Middle East Peace Pax Christi USA
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