Hear Prof. Rashid Khalidi speak about the Obama administration's track record on Middle East peace, and why successive US administrations have failed so dismally to reach a solution.

Good evening, and thanks Lila. Let me briefly lay out the format for tonight's event, meditate a bit on some of the questions its title might suggest to our speakers, and commence with a first question.

The Law in These Parts explores the Israeli military legal system in the Occupied Territories. Since Israel conquered the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the 1967 War, the military has imposed thousands of orders and laws, established military courts, sentenced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, enabled half a million Israeli "settlers" to move to the Occupied Territories and developed a system of long-term jurisdiction by an occupying army that is unique in the world.

Fourth Annual Interfaith Tree of Life Conference on Israel and Palestine

Hany Abu-Assad 2013, Palestinian Territories, Arabic with English subtitles, 96 minutes

Israeli soldiers, the young men and women in the army, know the truth of the occupation better than anyone-they are the people who carry it out. 

A production by The Freedom Theatre of "The Island," by South African playwright Athol Fugard, with five performances in New York. Coming to New York as the conclusion of a four-state tour.