Israel Today: Leadership How Israel is grappling with the Middle East crises

by | May 17, 2013 | What’s Happening

Thursday, May 23, 7 pm

Directly off of a plane from Israel, National Press Award-winning journalist and Middle East Peace Process director David Makovsky will speak about current events, tensions, and chances of peace in the Middle East at the Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community.

As the third and final speaker in the Community Relations Council’s Israel Today series, Makvosky will focus on leadership from Israel Today.

Makovsky has traveled extensively in the Middle East and has met leaders both in the region and in Washington. He sketches fascinating portraits of Mideast leaders and will explain how they shape that critical region. Makovsky will share details from his most recent trip, from where he’ll travel directly to Tidewater, including the topics on everyone’s mind these days, Iran, Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. This event is not one to be missed.

Reserve a seat as a full house is expected. RSVP’s and questions to: JJohnson@ujft.org or 321-2323. For more information on David Makovsky, Israel Today or the CRC, go to www.jewishva.org/crc.