Please join UC Berkeley’s Palestinian & Arab Studies Program for a book talk of From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine featuring co-author Sarah Leah Whitson (DAWN MENA) and Dr. Wadie Said.

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: 297 Law School Building, UC Berkeley
Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Event desciption:
For more than three decades, the illusion of a two-state solution under the auspices of the Oslo Accords has allowed Israel to maintain a one-state reality of permanent occupation and apartheid. Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man and Sarah Leah Whitson challenge this approach, presenting a road map to end these crimes and create a rights-respecting regime for everyone now living under Israeli control ... Breaking with the failures of the past, the plan presented here makes clear that ongoing violations of basic human rights must be ended before issues of governance can be equitably addressed. Clear-eyed yet hopeful, Omer-Man and Whitson offer proof of concept that democracy and equality are indeed attainable—and call on the international community to create the conditions required for them to flourish.

This free and in person event is co-sponsored by the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Global Democracy Commons at UC Berkeley.