Sa'ad Khaldi
The Battle of Kastel 1948
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Summary
Sa’ad Khaldi is binary Jewish and Palestinian. His father, a historic military and political leader, was also a keen photographer who took actual photographs on the 2nd day of the Battle of Al-Qastal in April 1948. In this presentation Sa’ad explains his understanding of the background and motivation of both parties to this pivotal 1948 battle that occurred 5 miles from Jerusalem. His father’s photographs have never been shown publicly before.
Sa'ad Khaldi
Sa’ad Khaldi is a UK educator with an Arab and Jewish heritage. In 2007 he became the first Palestinian Holocaust Educational Fellow after studying with the Imperial War Museum and Yad Vashem in Lithuania, Poland, and Israel. The following year Sa’ad was invited to present his education research project for teachers called “Crossroads to Palestine” at Yad Vashem’s Summer Conference. Since then he has deepened his knowledge of pre- and post- WW2 Palestine and Israel-related events. His knowledge base is possibly unique, as his father was a key leader in the West Bank Palestinian community and after 1967 opened the door to direct dialogue with prominent Israeli politicians—by agreeing that Israel was a “State of Necessity.”