Novara Media Downstream IRL, Aaron Bastani in Conversation with Ilan Pappé

This event will take place in EartH Theatre.

In this year’s first Downstream IRL, Aaron Bastani will be joined by historian Ilan Pappé. Pappé is a pre-eminent voice on not only the history of the Nakba, and Israel’s occupation of Palestine, but the Zionist lobby too.

The recorded conversation will begin at 7.30pm and be followed by a social.

Bastani and Pappé will be discussing the emergence of the Zionist lobby, on both sides of the Atlantic - examining the extent of political capture in Britain’s media and politics today. Just how bad is it?

Bastani will also be asking Pappé about Israel’s prospects moving forward. Liberal Zionism sitting alongside more religious elements has always been a struggle for Israeli civil society, but it feels increasingly impossible. Is the greatest challenge facing Israel now from within?

Plus: what is the legacy of Netanyahu? And how can people in the West help end a conflict that has brought such misery to millions?

The event will be hosted by British-Palestinian political economist and Novara Media contributor Kieran Andrieu and followed by a social in the bar, where you’ll have the chance to splash out on some Novara merch or get yourself a copy of Pappé's Lobbying for Zionism and have it signed by the author himself.

Novara Media will be donating 15% of profits raised from the event to Medical Aid for Palestinians. The remaining funds will support Novara Media’s independent, truthful journalism. It is only thanks to our supporters that we exist at all and can continue to provide these events.

For more information on access at EartH, please see our FAQs here: https://bit.ly/44dzl75 or contact us at access@earthackney.co.uk

EartH is a social enterprise committed to supporting new musicians, with music studios in the venue that are completely free for young artists in Hackney to use. Find out more here (https://earthackney.co.uk/about/studio-36/).

Presented by Novara Media.

This is a 16+ event.