Israel events: We got tons!

Tomorrow, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - MIDEAST DIALOGUE

Kevin and Alana are each presenting in the "Dialogue on the
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict."  The Dialogue begins at 5:30 PM and goes
until 7 PM.  It would be great to have Board members there both to
support their presentations and to be part of the conversation.  The
Dialogue takes place downstairs on the first floor in the Student Lounge.



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - "MEET THE ISRAELIS"

This year's guys from Kollel Torah MiTzion who finished the army in the
summer and are teaching at the Ida Crown Jewish Academy are going to share
their honest feelings about Israel.  I heard them this weekend in
Champaign at the Kedma Shabbaton.  This is a program we are not
advertising outside of Hillel.  They are very honest about their feelings
about the Israeli government, whom they feel has betrayed Israelis with
their strong positions about the disengagement and the Palestinian
elecions.

6:00 PM in HILLEL.  We will have a falafel dinner.



THURSDAY, MARCH 2 - "THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS - WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES AND
WHAT ARE THEIR POSITIONS?"

An opportunity to understand the process, the parties and the players of
the upcoming Israeli elections.

The speaker is Ofer Gutman.  He is the national Director of Hagshama.  He
is based in New York and is Anna Polishuck's boss.  Anna Rozman and Ilya
Zharov heard Ofer at the Young Zionist Leader's Conference in Miami, and
Anna made arrangements with Laura Siegl (Anna Polishuck's replacement in
Chicago) to have him visit Loyola.


5:00 PM - Dinner at Hillel

5:30 PM - Discussion in the Hayes Room


These are three very different Israel programs, all relating to this very
ciritical time in Israel's history.

See you this week.


Patti