Evening Lecture: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A K Miller’s talk entitled ‘The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - The Issues and Its Impact in the Middle East’ seeks to present an objective view of the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the complex issues that surround the current conflict which began with the events on 7th October 2023.

A K will explain some background to the establishment of the British Mandate in Palestine and the State of Israel, examining the problems that this has created which to this day fuel the conflict.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

In November 2003 AK Miller was appointed Defence and Military Attaché in the British Embassy, Tel Aviv, but also worked closely with the British Consulate General in Jerusalem which handled Palestinian affairs. He was closely engaged in furthering the Middle East Peace Process, delivering security sector reform to the Palestinians, and monitoring and reporting on the course of the 2nd Palestinian Intifada (uprising) against the Israelis.

His work regularly took him to the West Bank and Gaza. In particular, he provided support to the Palestinians during the Israeli withdrawal from their settlements in Gaza in 2005 and spent much time working alongside other missions from the US, the EU and the UN. Since leaving in 2007, he has regularly returned, lastly in November 2022 when he witnessed a worsening situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He will provide a perspective on the current conflict and consider where this may lead. He aims to allow listeners to draw their own conclusions from an informed and unemotional perspective.

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