The Focal Point event organised by AIM and IHRC on ‘Palestine and Al Quds’ took place on Sunday, 28 January from 1 – 5pm at Abrar House, London, UK.

Watch the videos of the event below, read a summary of who spoke and what themes were discussed, and see the phot gallery at the end.

The event examined the following themes:

– The implications of 100 years of Balfour Declaration.

– Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions – BDS movement.

– Narratives of Zionism: Demonization of Palestine activism.

– Challenges of a one state-solution.

Speakers included:

• Ken Livingston – Former Mayor of London
• Malia Bouattia – Former President of National Union of Students
• Massoud Shadjareh – Chairman of Islamic Human Rights Commission
• Father Frank Gelli – Reverend of Anglican Church
• Shaykh MS Bahmanpour – Islamic Centre of England
• Rabbi Aaron Cohen – Neturei Karta
• Nargess Moballeghi – Freelance Journalist
• Roshan M Salih – Chief Editor of 5Pillars
• Abir Safa – Spoken Word Artist
• George Galloway – Politician and Activist
• Les Levidow – Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods

The panels chaired by:

• Amina Taylor – News Reporter, Press TV
• Raza Kazim – Islamic Human Rights Commission

Supporting Organisations:

• 5Pillars
• Justice4Peace
• Innovative Minds