Join PeaceWorks on Campus for a powerful conversation with Israeli and Palestinian peace builders who are challenging the status quo and working toward a better future. Bringing firsthand experience and deep insight from the ground, these peace builders will share their vision for coexistence and discuss how emerging leaders in America can help uplift and support their efforts. This is a unique opportunity to hear personal stories, ask questions, and explore meaningful ways to engage in dialogue on this topic.

PeaceWorks is limited to current MSU students, staff, faculty, and administrators. It is not open to the public.

Amit Hasak is an Israeli citizen who has spent years living in both Israel and the US. As a child he was a passenger during the attempted hijacking of El Al flight 219 by members of the PFLP in September 1970. He earned his BS in Business Management and Administration from Bradley University. Upon completion of his studies, he moved to Israel from Chicago to marry the love of his life, Etty. Amit became active in the peace movement following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. After Amit moved back to Chicago with his family in 1999 to help run a family business, his brother-in-law was killed in action in 2002, leaving behind a wife and a 6-month-old baby girl. Amit then looked to join a peace movement out of Chicago and eventually joined OneVoice Movement and American Friends of Darkenu Movement in Israel. Amit believes that the voices of reason, without extreme left or right from either side, is the only way to put an end to this horrific conflict, and his activism with his good friend Ezz Masri and OneVoice is a step in that direction.

Ezzeldeen Masri was born in Gaza City in 1971. He completed his Bachelor’s in Political Science and Criminal Justice in1997 from Northeastern Illinois University. He then worked for Chicago’s Board of Education as an Arabic/English bilingual teacher. In 2000 he completed his master’s in international relations, with specialization in conflict resolution. That year, he moved back to Palestine and accepted a job with the American International School in Gaza, as a social studies teacher and head of the upper school. From 2005-2006 Ezz was First Secretary in the Palestinian Diplomatic Corp overseeing organizations working on promoting peace between Israel and Palestine. In November2006, he opened OneVoice Palestine-Gaza office and was appointed as the Executive Director. After the end of the first Gaza War, he moved to Ramallah City and accepted the job of Director of Development in OneVoice Palestine. In the summer of 2011, he moved back to the Gaza Strip and was appointed as Director of OneVoice-Gaza. He returned to the United States in 2015 and is currently the PeaceWorks Foundation & the OneVoice Movement Chief Field Officer.

Co-sponsors: College of Arts and Letters, James Madison College, College of Social Science, Residential College of Arts and Humanities, International Studies and Programs, and the Asian Studies Center