Palestinians and Israelis, is it still possible to imagine peace?

In the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and the war of annihilation in Gaza, what does the future hold for Palestinians and Israelis? Can an externally imposed suspension of hostilities build a lasting architecture for peace? Have the horizons of a Palestinian state and coexistence between the two peoples become out of reach?
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Speakers:

  • Donia Al-Amal Al-Aqra, Palestinian researcher and poet from Gaza, hosted at Inalco and Sciences Po as part of the PAUSE program (Programme national d'Accueil en Urgence des Scientifiques et Artistes en Exil),
  • Rony Brauman, physician, former president of MSF, director of studies at the Fondation Médecins Sans Frontières,
  • Laetitia Bucaille, university professor of political sociology, researcher at CESSMA, author of Gaza, quel avenir?, Paris, Stock,2025,
  • Ariel Lindner, director of research at INSERM, representative of Friends of Standing Together France-Europe.

The round table will be moderated by Damien Simonneau, lecturer in political science, researcher at CESSMA, author of Pourquoi s'emmurer. Essai sur une frénésie planétaire, Paris Stock, 2024.