Israel Studies Roundtable Lunch: Dr. Ahmad Ayyad on Translating Contested Narratives in Wartime

Day Monday, February 16
Time 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Where Private Location (sign in to display)

This talk examines how contested narratives are produced and negotiated through translation in wartime, focusing on two U.S.-brokered diplomatic texts related to Israel?s 2023 war in Gaza: Steve Witkoff?s cease-fire proposal and President Donald Trump?s plan to end the war. Witkoff?s proposal, released on May 30, 2025, called for a temporary cease-fire and a prisoner exchange, while Trump?s pl...


Add to Calendar 02/16/2026 12:00 PM 02/16/2026 1:00 PM America/New_York Israel Studies Roundtable Lunch: Dr. Ahmad Ayyad on Translating Contested Narratives in Wartime This talk examines how contested narratives are produced and negotiated through translation in wartime, focusing on two U.S.-brokered diplomatic texts related to Israel?s 2023 war in Gaza: Steve Witkoff?s cease-fire proposal and President Donald Trump?s plan to end the war. Witkoff?s proposal, released on May 30, 2025, called for a temporary cease-fire and a prisoner exchange, while Trump?s pl... Private Location (sign in to display)