From “Guest Speaker from the David Project at Rutgers Hillel Center” (October 12, 2011)
Matthew Ackerman of the David Project came to Rutgers Hillel to talk about the the following topic: “Palestinian Declaration of Statehood: Challenges and Consequences.” This lecture was part of the “Real Partners. Real Peace.” Initiative.
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- Tzvi Raviv, Rutgers Hillel Center for Israel Engagement
From “Yale Flips the Script, Opposes Palestinian UN Bid” (October 11, 2011)
What a difference three years can make. In September 2008, the Yale Political Union (YPU) voted by a 44-25 margin to end the US-Israel special relationship, in a move that Yale Hillel’s current Israel chair, Josh Kalla, terms a low point for Israel’s supporters at the school. Now, exactly three years later, the situation has changed. On Sept. 22, YPU voted to support a resolution that said, “America should oppose unilateral Palestinian statehood.”
The final vote in favor of opposing the UN move was 75-44.
Even more impressive than the final tally, observers said, was the civil tone that characterized the debate.
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- Melissa Rauch, Israel Campus Beat
Watch a replay of the “Israelis and Palestinians: The Possibilities for Peace” discussion at Case Western Reserve University with David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari:
http://www.clevelandhillel.org/videos.htm
“Israelis and Palestinians: The Possibilities for Peace”
George B. & Elsa Golden Memorial Lecture
Originally Webcast Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:30PM ET
Case Western Reserve University
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
David Makovsky, Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Studies
Ghaith al-Omari, Executive Director of the Task Force in Palestine ATFP
The forum is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Cleveland Hillel Foundation and co-sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies, the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, Office of Student Affairs, Jewish Student Group, Jewish Law Student Organization, and the School of Law.
On October 3, 2011, at UC Berkeley, David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari offered an informed perspective on the uncertain future for a peace in the Middle East in a discussion entitled “Prospects for Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict…What Is Next?”.
Watch a video of the discussion at the link below (Watch in a browser or right click to save to your desktop):
http://media.law.berkeley.edu/qtmedia/IJL/20111003_IJL.mp4
David Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of The Washington Institute’s Project on the Middle East Peace Process. He is co-author with Dennis Ross of Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East.
Ghaith al-Omari is Executive Director at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). Prior to that, he served within the Palestinian Authority as Director of the International Relations Dept in the Office of the President, and as advisor to former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.
Sponsors:
The Institute of International Studies; IHouse; Berkeley Hillel; Israel Action Committee; Center for Middle East Studies; Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society; Real Partners. Real Partners.; Jewish Student Union; Israel Campus Coalition
From “Students Discuss Palestinian Bid for Statehood” (September 22, 2011)
…Shadowitz said she wanted to spread understanding about the different positions each U.N. Security Council member has taken.
“If people understand what the argument is, then they should understand how to reach a solution,” she said.
Kinesiology senior Sam Rush attended the event on Thursday, along with around 15 other students.
“It gives students the opportunity to choose which side they like without having prior misconceptions or bias,” Rush said.
- Ryan McCullough, ASU’s The State Press
From “Husky Group Supports Israel” (September 21, 2011)
A new group on campus, Huskies for Israel, a pro-Israel student organization, engages in advocacy, social events and educational workshops at UConn.
“Huskies for Israel is here to help students become aware and show their support for Israel,” said Ted Lopatin, a 3rd-semester Spanish major.
…Last Monday, HFI also reached out to students on Fairfield Way, engaging in conversation with more than 400, and receiving 200 signatures on their Real Partners Real Peace Israeli support petition.
- Courtney Robishaw, UConn’s The Daily Campus
Seventeen Cornell students traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress on September 19. They discussed Israel’s peace and security, pressing issues just prior to the scheduled UN discussion of a Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Three Israeli exchange students joined this group of largely first time lobbyists. While some of the students were nervous to engage members of Congress on controversial issues such as Israel and the Middle East, the students quickly acclimated to and thrived in this setting. Freshman Lucy Goldberg, a new member of Cornell’s Israel Public Affairs Committee (CIPAC), wrote in her reflection of the trip, “I learned so much on this lobbying trip from CIPAC’s leadership, the AIPAC representative, my peers, and even the congressional staffers. I really feel like I now understand the true meaning of democracy because I could so easily walk into Congress and speak with somebody responsible for influencing U.S. policy towards an issue that I feel so passionately towards.”
During lunchtime, the group had the opportunity to take photos and meet with the office of Representative Maurice Hinchey [D-NY,22], whose district includes Ithaca. As the students returned to Ithaca Monday night, it was clear how much they had accomplished. They were able to experience a day on the Hill, voice their support for Israel to Congress, and bond with new and old CIPAC members. Many students even mentioned that they couldn’t wait for next year’s Congressional Engagement trip to D.C.!
View photos from the Cornell students’ D.C. trip.
From “ASU Group Uses P.A. Bid to Educate about Israel” (September 23, 2011)
For the past two weeks, Sun Devils for Israel (SDI), a pro-Israel student group at Arizona State University, has used the Palestinian Authority’s bid for a United Nations declaration of a Palestinian state to teach other students about Israel.
The group has set up a table on campus, where it tries to give people “a better sense of what Israel is like, how it’s a democracy, that it’s modern and that it’s an ally of America and American goals,” according to SDI member Beth Magerman.
- Josh Sayles, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
If you missed the recent live webcasts from Brandeis University and Michigan State University, below are links to watch video replays:
Brandeis University – “UN Recognition of Palestinian Statehood: A New Dawn or Another Debacle?” with panelists David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari
Michigan State University – “Israeli-Palestinian Peace Prospects: What Comes Next?” with panelists David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari
Israelis and Palestinians: The Possibilities for Peace
George B. & Elsa Golden Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:30PM ET
Case Western Reserve University
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
David Makovsky, Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Studies
Ghaith al-Omari, Executive Director of the Task Force in Palestine ATFP
The forum is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Cleveland Hillel Foundation and co-sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies, the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, Office of Student Affairs, Jewish Student Group, Jewish Law Student Organization, and the School of Law.
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