October 7, 2023: Terrorism or National Liberation Movement? Special Untold Stories about occupied Palestine (Episode 1)

This 4-part Webinar Series was hosted by the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (Hague Campus), in association with the Legal Mobilization Platform, in conversation with other academic and societal partners, and with the participation of Ms. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967

These webinars aim to elevate current discussions around the application of international law to the longstanding impasse between Israel and the Palestinians, making clear that the violence that erupted since October 2023 both has an important context as well as profound implications for the international legal order. To better understand these issues, we interacted with experts on themes that are relevant to understanding the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as its root-causes.

In this first Webinar, entitled 'October 7, 2023: Terrorism or National Liberation Movement?', we discussed the Hamas movement, its history and development, in order to make sense of what the events of 7 October 2023 were all about.

Guests were, in addition to Francesca Albanese, Dr. Tareq Baconi and Dr. Shahd Hammouri.