Phyllis Bennis Book Tour: Understanding Palestine & Israel
Friday, March 27, 2026
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- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Two Los Angeles appearances by Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of Understanding Palestine & Israel. Bennis has written about Palestine, U.S. foreign policy, and the UN for more than 30 years. Both events are free with Q&A and book sales.
KPFK Presents
Phyllis Bennis in Los Angeles:
Understanding Palestine & Israel
Understanding Palestine & Israel
Four chances to hear Phyllis Bennis discuss her new book on the history, politics, and future of Palestine and Israel. All events are free. Books will be available for purchase.
KPFK co-sponsors the March 27 and March 29 events. All dates organized by JVP Los Angeles in partnership with local hosts.
March 25 Friends of KPFK
Harriet Tubman Center — Mid-City
Presented by Harriet Tubman Center · DSA Los Angeles · JVP Los Angeles
March 26 Friends of KPFK
Page Against the Machine — Long Beach
Presented by Page Against the Machine · Institute for Policy Studies · JVP Los Angeles
March 29 KPFK Co-Sponsor
Watermelon Books — West Adams
Q&A moderated by Rana Sharif of Radio Intifada
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About Phyllis Bennis
Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. She has written about Palestine, U.S. foreign policy, and the United Nations for more than 30 years.
She helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights in 2001 and serves as International Adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. She was twice short-listed for the role of UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Her reporting and analysis appear in The Nation, The Guardian, and Common Dreams, and she is a regular guest on Democracy Now!, Al Jazeera, and BBC.
About the Book
Understanding Palestine & Israel (Olive Branch Press, 2025) takes on the questions that millions of people began asking after October 7, 2023. What is the Balfour Declaration? What are the Occupied Territories? What role does the U.S. play? Does Israel have the right of self-defense? What were conditions like in Gaza before October 7?
Written in plain, accessible language, the book traces the roots of the conflict from more than a century ago to the present day.
Questions? jvp.la@jvp.org · @jvp.la
Dates
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