Meretz UK invites you to Dangerous Delusions: The Misconceptions that Led to the Catastrophe of 7 October, our first meeting of 2024, and our first that deals with the October atrocity and the ensuing immensely costly war in Gaza.
Our meeting takes place from 6 pm at JW3 Centre on 15 February 2024. Guests are welcome to join a post-presentation discussion. Tickets are free, but we advise you to book a place via Eventbrite. You can also visit our Facebook event page.
Here is more information about our two wonderful speakers, both from Molad – The Centre for the Renewal of Democracy in Israel.
Dr Shai Agmon
Shai is the Rank-Manning Junior Research Fellow at New College, University of Oxford. His research lies primarily in political and legal philosophy, on topics ranging from the philosophy of competition to political authority and the moral limits of markets.
Additionally, he writes on issues in contemporary Israeli politics – mostly focusing on the relation between the illegal settlements project and Israel’s national security, and the rise of Israeli right-wing populism. His academic work has appeared in Ethics; Politics, Philosophy & Economics; The Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy and Contemporary Politics. He also writes for Haaretz, Ynet, Telem Magazine and more. Several useful links can be found via his personal website.
Shai also has a rich experience in politics and public policy. Amongst other things, he was a Campaign Manager in the 2019 primaries for the Israeli Labour Party leadership; lead negotiator of the Green Party during the establishment of the Democratic Union umbrella party (which included Meretz).
He was also Political Officer for the British Ambassador in Tel-Aviv; and an Articled Clerk at Israel’s Attorney General Office in the Department of Fiscal and Economic Matters.
Dr. Ayala Panievsky
Ayala is a Presidential Fellow at the Journalism Department at City University of London, a research associate at the Centre for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy (Molad), and a former journalist for Haaretz newspaper. She specialises in journalism under attack, right-wing populism and democratic backsliding, and teaches media and populism at the Sociology Department at Cambridge University.
She holds a PhD from Cambridge University, an MPhil in Political Communication (with distinction) from Goldsmiths College, and a BA in Journalism and Communication (with distinction) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her work received the 2023 IJPP Best Article of the Year Award and acclaim from a leading media studies institute in Germany.
Ayala’s research appeared in leading academic journals and was featured in media outlets like the BBC and Politico, including the latter’s podcast The News Agents with Nadav Eyal. Her previous work has included advocacy for refugees in Israel, and helping journalists in divided societies cope with attacks on their rights and person. Her first book, The New Censorship, will be out this year with Footnote Press.
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