On Thursday May, 3rd a debate over the consequences of the Arab spring will occur between two panels at Oxford Union debating chamber.
Speakers in Proposition:
Dr Benny Morris – Prof of History in Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University
Con Coughlin – Exec Foreign Editor of The Telegraph
Lt Gen Keith W Dayton (rtd) – former US Sec Coordinator in Tel Aviv / US Defense Attache to Moscow
Speakers in Opposition:
Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP – Chair of Intelligence & Sec Committee, former Defence Secretary
Dr Norman Finkelstein – Political scientist, activist and author
Prof Tariq Ramadan – Prominent commentator on Islam’s relationship with the West
Mehdi Hasan – Senior political editor at the New Statesman
Marwan Bishara – Author, and senior political analyst of Al-Jazeera
