Galilee Institute winter session: "Two Nations and Three Religions in Israel and Palestine"

How is the Sunni-Shia Tension Connected to the Israeli-Palestian Conflict?

“Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has asserted that Iran gave Hamas $250 million in 2009 for refusing an Egyptian-arranged reconciliation accord with them. Mr. Abbas said Hamas could receive up to $500 million a year from the mullah regime in Teheran".
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_hamas0005_01_05.asp

What is the meaning of the connections between Hamas (Palestine) and Iran? Why is there tension between them? How is it related to the Israeli/Palestine conflict?

These questions and more will be discussed at the Galilee Institute winter session: "Two Nations and Three Religions in Israel and Palestine" that will be held on December 29, 2010 – January 10, 2011

Galilee Institute is currently offering tuition scholarships to eligible candidates.

For more information please contact Mrs. Shiri Salant, Programme Director at ssalant@galilcol.ac.il.