Israeli-Palestine Conflict at a Crossroads

Monday, February 20, 2023 - 1:00pm
CST
Pedro Gellert & First Secretary Fakhry Taha

Fakhry Taha is First Secretary of the Palestinian Embassy in Mexico City.

Pedro Gellert is one of the founders of the Mexican NGO ‘Coordinadora de Solidaridad con Palestina (CORSOPAL)’ which supports the human rights of Palestinians. This group of Mexican citizens stands in solidarity with Palestinians as they confront an Israeli imposed system of occupation which many consider worse than the apartheid conditions that existed in South Africa.

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Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Joe Belden
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La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende
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