Over 380 Lebanese, 100 Palestinians, and 30 Israelis have been killed in the recent Mideast escalation. Over half a million Lebanese civilians have been dispossessed, and billions of dollars of civil infrastructure have been destroyed. What information are we not getting from the media that is essential to understanding the situation? And how is the US directly contributing to the conflict?

Join us for a discussion with James Yee, Therese Saliba, Basil Shadid, and Simona Sharoni.

James (Yusuf) Yee is a former US Army Muslim Chaplain with a Masters degree in International Relations.
Therese Saliba is a Lebanese-American professor of Middle Eastern studies at The Evergreen State College.
Basil Shadid is a local business owner of Lebanese and Syrian descent who has family in southern Lebanon and Beirut.
Simona Sharoni is an Israeli- American professor of peace and conflict studies at The Evergreen State College.

Sponsored by the Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace, Olympians for Middle East Peace and the Olympia–Rafah Sister City Project.