Mideast peace forum scheduled May 2

A forum proposing a confederated Palestine and Israel will be discussed as part of the “Alternative Palestinian Agenda-Peace Initiative Forum” Thursday, May 2, 7-9 p.m. at Memorial Union.

The free public forum will present an analysis and discussion of the newly developed peace initiative. Organizers say the initiative recognizes the highly interconnected aspirations of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, and offers a political solution that addresses those aspirations: a bi-national state.

The forum is sponsored by the Department of African Languages and Literature and the Middle East Studies Program. Sponsorship of the forum does not imply endorsement of the initiative.