A sign from the 2024 conference in Detroit.

A controversy is swirling around Hussam Shaheen, a Palestinian freed in February as part of a prisoner swap for Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Jerusalem Post, which refers to Shaheen as a "terrorist," reports that he is scheduled to speak at the international People's Conference for Palestine in Detroit, set for August 29–31. According to the conference, attendees will be able to “hear directly about the prisoners’ struggle in Zionist prisons from freed prisoner Hussam Shaheen.” Shaheen had been serving a 27-year sentence in an Israeli prison for attempted murder.

The theme of the conference is "Gaza Is The Compass."

Israeli-American journalist Doron Levin of Metro Detroit condemned the booking, telling the Det

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