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February

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Thursday • Feb. 15th • 8:00-10:00 PM "The fight for Jerusalem" Guest Speaker & Book Signing Ambassador Dore Gold	Ambassador Dore Gold has just written a new book called "The fight for Jerusalem" and will be at Nessah synagogue to speak about the current politics in Israel and sign his newest book. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, Hatred's Kingdom, and the President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He served as Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations from 1997 through 1999, and was Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. $5 Nessah Synagogue 142 S. Rexford Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90404 More info: 310-553-2626
Monday • Feb. 26th • 4:00-5:30 PM Israel in the Lion's Den: Between Hezbollah, Syria and the Palestinians Open Yet Risky Options A public lecture by Shlomo Aronson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Shlomo Aronson is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is currently the Schusterman Visiting Scholar at the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Arizona. UCLA Dodd Hall 170 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Cost: Free For more information please contact: Peter Szanton, Center for Near Eastern Studies Tel: (310) 825-1455
Tuesday • Feb. 27th • 4:30-6:00 PM An Insider's View of Palestinian Society Khaled Abu Toameh	A public lecture by Khaled Abu Toameh on freedom of speech in the Palestinian territories, what has been going on in the Arab street since the electoral victory of Hamas, and the current breakout of violence between Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip. Khaled Abu Toameh, a Palestinian, is the West Bank and Gaza correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and U.S. News and World Report. UCLA Law School 1347 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Cost: Free For more information please contact: Peter Szanton, Center for Near Eastern Studies Tel: (310) 825-1455