Ali Abunimah speak about the One State Solution to the Palestine/Israel Conflict at the University of Houston

Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Houston hosted author, scholar and media activist Ali Abunimah at UH's University Center, where he spoke about the prospects of a one state solution as a solution to the Palestine/Israel conflict.

Ali Abunimah is one of the most dynamic and well-informed speakers on Palestine. He is the Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada and a writer and commentator on Middle East and Arab-American affairs. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Financial Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Jordan Times, Lebanon’s Daily Star and Ha’aretz, among others. He is frequent guest on local, national and international radio and television, including public radio and television, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, the BBC and many others. Abunimah lectures frequently at colleges in the United States. He received his BA from Princeton University and MA from the University of Chicago. Abunimah travels often to the Middle East and is a full-time researcher in social policy at the University of Chicago. His first book, One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, was published in 2007 and makes a compelling case for a one-state solution based on legal equality for Israelis and Palestinians.

This talk took place on February 19th 2010 and is a little less than one hour long, including the question and answer period.