US Jews and Israel: Are We Headed for Divorce?

Starts:
6:30 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2019
Ends:
9:00 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2019
URL:
http://www.bu.edu/jewishstudies/calendar/events/?eid=223094
Register:
http://bostonu.imodules.com/rabin2019
Address:
Questrom School of Business - 595 Commonwealth Avenue
Room:
Hariri 105
Contact Organization:
Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies
Contact Name:
Theresa Cooney
Contact Phone:
(617) 353-8096
Fees:
free
Speakers:
Peter Beinart, Rachel Fish, Lori Lefkowitz, Eve Spangler, and Dov Waxman.
Audience:
public
Deadline:
4/10/2019
A presentation and panel discussion on the increasingly contentious debate, here in the US, on Israel and Palestine. On the right of the political spectrum, Jews and others emphasize Israel’s great achievements as a "start-up nation,” as the “only democracy” in the Middle East, and a country both like and unlike others, entitled to live in peace within its own secure and internationally recognized borders. On the left of the political spectrum, Jews and others are increasingly troubled by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This event is part of the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture Series.