Dr. Rula Hardal and May Pundak, ALFA’s Co-Directors
In the aftermath of October 7th and the ongoing war in Gaza, it is clearer than ever that the only possible solution in which Israelis and Palestinians survive and thrive is one created together.
A Land For All has been working for more than a decade on developing paradigm-shifting practical solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As a shared movement of top Israeli and Palestinian policy analysts, researchers, journalists, and jurists, ALFA offers a path forward from this unspeakably shattering moment into a truly better future.
For the first time in two decades, there is a new opportunity to build support for a cooperation-based model for the “day after” in place of the confrontation-based model promoted by the current extremist leadership on both sides. It is imperative that A Land for All’s perspective – both visionary and practical – be part of the political discourse in the time ahead.
We invite you to hear from our two Co-Executive Directors and a Board member as they speak about our vision and practical work in meeting that challenge now. From Jan 30th-Feb 13th they will tour the US with meetings and public events in Pittsburgh, SF, LA, DC, NY and NJ. Please follow this page and our WhatsApp group for updates on public events.
Events
Please check again, as more details and additional events will be published in the following days:
Wed, Jan 31st: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh
Rula Hardal and May Pundak will share their experiences as Palestinian and Jewish members of A Land for All, an organization advocating for peaceful resolution in the region. Moderated by Nevine Abraham and Michal Friedman.
This event is open to CMU students, faculty and staff.
Date and time: Wed, Jan 31, 2024 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sat, Feb 3rd: Ikar, LA
Date and time: Feb 3rd, 11AM
Sun, Feb 4th: Nefesh, LA
Date and time: Feb 4th, 10:30AM
More details: Nefesh
Sun, Feb 4th: UCLA Hillel, LA
Conversation with Professor Dov Waxman
Date and time: Feb 4th, 1:30 PM
Wed, Feb 7th: Adas Israel Congregation, DC
Date and time: Feb 7th, 7:00PM
Sat, Feb 10th: 92nd Street Y, NY
Date and time: Feb 10th, 7:30PM
Sun, Feb 11th: B’nai Keshet in Montclair, NJ
Date and time: Feb 11th, 4PM
More details: bnaikeshet.org
Mon, Feb 12th: B’nai Jeshurun, NY
Date and time: Feb 12th, 7pm-8:30PM
Our Co-Executive Directors
Dr. Rula Hardal is the Co-Executive Director of “A Land for All”. Rula is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Van Leer Institute, and the Forum for Regional Thinking. She has taught political science and social work at Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, the Arab American University in Ramallah, University of Osaka in Japan, and University of Lisbon in Portugal. Dr. Hardal is an activist in several initiatives to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a board member of Adalah – the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, based in Haifa. She also serves as a political commentator on local and international television channels.
May Pundak is the Co-Executive Director of “A Land for All”. A feminist lawyer, activist and social entrepreneur, May has worked at the New Israel Fund, directed the Polyphony Foundation, helped establish a legal team to support political struggles in East Jerusalem, and co-founded an educational dialogue group program for Jewish and Palestinian teenagers in West and East Jerusalem. May is a graduate of the Mandel School of Educational Leadership and a graduate of Harvard University’s Leadership, Community Organization and Activism course. She holds a degree in public and international law, with an emphasis on human rights, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.