Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is delighted to announce that it will be hosting Ms. Haneen Zoabi as keynote speaker for its third annual fundraising tour, Nov. 18-20. Ms. Zoabi is the first Palestinian-Israeli woman elected to sit in the Israeli Knesset as a representative of an Arab party. Ms. Zoabi will speak about the challenges she faces as a Palestinian leader in Israel-proper, her experiences as an eyewitness during Israel's attack on the Gaza Aid Flotilla on May 31st, and about the elements essential to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. All proceeds from the tour will go to support CJPME's advocacy work in Canada for justice and peace in the Middle East.

The fundraising dinner events will be held at the following venues:

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is delighted to announce it is hosting a five-city speaking tour by American scholar Norman Finkelstein. Finkelstein was awarded his doctorate by Princeton University in 1988, and has subsequently taught at Rutgers, New York University, Brooklyn College, Hunter College and DePaul University (Chicago). His academic research has concentrated on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its representation in political discourse. He has devoted much of his adult life to the achievement of a just peace between Israel and Palestine.