# 2024-02-15 Panel Discussion at SIPA “Propaganda and Genocide: Israel’s War on the Truth”

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# Metadata

* **When:** 2024-02-15
* **Where:** Columbia University
* **Who:** [Mohamed Abdou - Former](/doc/302e9ccc-6f65-40f6-89ac-39303e246e8b), [Catherine Elias / Catherine Curran-Groome - Former](/doc/05029911-d4a2-4762-9436-10dd7f6ab900) 
* **Organizations:** [FSJP-CBT](/doc/236ed04c-8186-4215-850b-0e835006b90f), [CUAD](/doc/98286234-14cd-4ca1-823e-e709f2f7f040), [Pwgatsipa](/doc/f7c03f7d-347f-4a4c-8e3f-290953b3c573) 
* **Tags:** [tagFaculty](/doc/8f551269-6fa6-4e88-b515-30aa0f7510a4)

# Description


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* An event at Columbia SIPA IAB 413 was titled “Propaganda and Genocide: Israel’s War on the Truth.” ([__flier__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yCa5xSexOhthAuC3rFOSOwIkPkubCxU3/view?usp=drive_link)) This event was publicized by [Pwgatsipa - School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Organization](/doc/f7c03f7d-347f-4a4c-8e3f-290953b3c573), [FSJP-CBT - Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine Columbia Barnard Teachers College](/doc/236ed04c-8186-4215-850b-0e835006b90f)  and [CUAD - Columbia University Apartheid Divest](/doc/98286234-14cd-4ca1-823e-e709f2f7f040) . 
* On instagram, pgwatsipa posted a video of short parts of the events. ([__video__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xo57TagmltHKHeuoLcygXP0xwLrmtdde/view?usp=drive_link))
* Speakers’ bios in the advertisement of the event:
  * [__Zachary Foster__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y8FM1lKtIbtgiQg-gq0nvvlUnxJAcK3W/view?usp=drive_link)
  * [__Rula Jebreal__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y9TSbj_PHq932aw4ZarOmq5J_tw2GM8v/view?usp=drive_link)
  * [Mohamed Abdou](/doc/302e9ccc-6f65-40f6-89ac-39303e246e8b) 
  * [Catherine Elias / Catherine Curran-Groome](/doc/05029911-d4a2-4762-9436-10dd7f6ab900) 
* The recording of the entire event can be found here ([__part1__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yFA-ZjCiamNSouuk71lW-ZvGq9w3jCEk/view?usp=drive_link), [__part2__](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y5EJIMJoXgfw5-jvJFpDPwANx5ChB7c3/view?usp=drive_link)). Below are just a few noteworthy points that were mentioned.
* One speaker refers to sexual violence that occurred on October 7th in Israel as “unsubstantiated claims”. Several of the speakers question if the sexual violence really occurred. 
* Hamas militants are referred to as “palestinian fighters”
* One speaker very clearly discriminates against Israelis, criticizing Columbia for “actively recruiting” Israeli soldiers and mentions that there are currently 200 Israeli soldiers studying at the school of general studies. 
* In the first question of the Q&A section, someone says, *“Who owns the media? Zionists!” and continues to rhetorically ask “Who owns the dollar? The federal bank?”*

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