Webinar on Genocide and Famine in Gaza

24 August, 2025

In light of the IPC declaration of famine and expanding Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank-Palestine, this webinar has assumed increasing importance. Please join us and disseminate the invitation as widely as possible.

War, Famine, and Genocide in Gaza: A Conversation with Omer Bartov and Alex de Waal

August 27, 2025 10 AM EDT / 2 PM GMT

Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sEv6W3o-Swu-FLS7VCwQig

Please join us for an important conversation with Omer Bartov and Alex de Waal on understanding and responding to the Conflict in Gaza. No profession bears witness to the impact of war on children more so than pediatricians, and none have a greater responsibility to respond. As we face the challenge of doing so, in the context of a growing consensus that a genocide is occurring in Gaza, and the reality that famine and starvation are unfolding, it is imperative that we be informed by experts who can help us understand and form our response.

Omer Bartov is an Israeli-American scholar and Dean’s Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He has written widely on war crimes and genocide.

Alex de Waal is executive director of the World Peace Foundation and Research Professor at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He has worked on the Horn of Africa, and on famine, conflict, and related issues since the 1980s as a researcher and practitioner.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

Please disseminate this invitation as widely as possible.

The International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health is a global membership organization committed to advancing the rights of all children to optimal survival and development. Please join us at: https://issop.org/ . The International Pediatric Association represents 144 pediatric associations committed to working with partners as leaders in promoting physical, mental, and social health for all children. https://www.ipa-world.org/

This webinar has been organized in part by the Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. None of the opinions voiced are those of the University.

Jeff

Jeffrey Goldhagen, M.D., MPH

Professor and Chief, Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics

University of Florida College of Medicine--Jacksonville

President, International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health

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Jeffrey Goldhagen is a Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Community and Societal Pediatrics, University of Florida, USA. jeffrey.goldhagen AT jax.ufl.edu