Our presenter, Jonathan Kuttab, will reflect on his life journey so far: as a Palestinian from Bethlehem, studying in the U.S. to become a lawyer, opening a law office in Jerusalem, representing individual clients, and founding the first Palestinian legal-rights group, Al Haq. He will expand on some experiences from his second book, The Truth Shall Set You Free. You’ll be able to ask about one of his current roles: Executive Director of an advocacy group. He'll participate in other programs during his visit to Rochester.

Jonathan Kuttab is a Christian Palestinian human rights lawyer. He grew up in Bethlehem and Jerusalem. He is a pacifist. Founder and co-director of Al Haq (1980-92), his law office is in East Jerusalem. He is licensed in Israel, Palestine and New York. He is co-founder of Nonviolence International. He served on Palestinian negotiating teams for several agreements and arrangements implementing the Oslo Accords and the Cairo Agreement. He currently serves as Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America. He is author of Beyond the Two State Solution, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.

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