Raphi Bloom vs Abdullah al Andalusi
7pm, 31st October 2024, Whitworth Hall, Whitworth Building, University of Manchester, UK
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
The Zionist project to establish a state in Palestine for Jews has faced criticism for causing mass displacement, suffering, and great loss of life. In response, Zionists have labeled critics as racists and antisemites, and sought to suppress Palestinian activism and anti-Zionism under the guise of combating racism. This has made the fight for Palestinian rights not just about changing public opinion, but also about safeguarding the right to express dissent without fear of censorship or prosecution.
Many students around the world engaging in protests on university campuses, have faced restrictions, expulsion threats, and even violent dispersal by law enforcement. Many universities are unwilling to hear out or understand the crucial arguments being made by activists.
However, the University of Manchester, in order to help clarify this topic, are hosting a crucial debate on October 31, 2024, at 7 pm. This debate was open to the public and aims to weigh the arguments for Zionism and Palestinian rights, allowing attendees to decide whether anti-Zionism equates to antisemitism, and the right for Palestinian activism to be supported by the authorities, not supressed.
Speakers:
Raphi Bloom co-founder and current co-Chair of North West Friends of Israel
Abdullah Al Andalusi, Researcher for i3 Institute, Head of Occidentology dept. at The Quran Institute, co-founder of the discussion forum The Muslim Debate Initiative (MDI).
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00:00:00 - Coming up in the video.
00:01:22 - Introduction by University
00:06:40 - Protestors disrupt the event
00:12:14 - Opening speech by Raphi Bloom (Zionist)
00:19:28 - Opening speech by Abdullah al Andalusi
00:27:26 - Raphi 1st rebuttal
00:31:48 - Abdullah's 1st rebuttal
00:35:47 - Raphi 2nd rebuttal
00:38:44 - Abdullah's 2nd rebuttal
00:41:59 - Raphi 3rd rebuttal
00:45:10 - Abdullah's 3rd rebuttal
00:47:50 - Raphi 4th rebuttal
00:50:14 - Abdullah's 4th rebuttal
00:54:12 - Raphi 5th rebuttal
00:57:25 - Abdullah's 5th rebuttal
01:00:46 - Raphi 6th rebuttal
01:03:51 - Abdullah's 6th rebuttal
01:07:08 - 1st Audience Question
01:15:57 - 2nd Audience Question
01:21:58 - 3rd Audience Question
01:27:05 - 4th Audience Question
01:33:17 - 5th Audience Question
01:40:51 - 6th Audience Question
01:46:07 - 7th Audience Question
01:52:45 - Final speech by Raphi Bloom (Zionist)
01:59:30 - Final speech by Abdullah al Andalusi
02:07:01 - Joint post-debate interview with Abdullah & Raphi
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