Why Are Israeli Arabs a Jewish Issue? What can the North American Jewish Community do to ensure a Jewish and Democratic Israel?

Tuesday, March 22, 7:30pm at Ann Arbor JCC

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues for a conversation with Professor Elie Rekhess

THIS EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE - Reservations are Appreciated.

For more information or to RSVP contact Eileen Freed at eileenfreed@jewishannarbor.org or 734-677-0100

One of Israel's leading experts on the Arab minority in Israel, Jewish-Arab relations, Palestinian politics, and Islamic resurgence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, Professor Rekhess holds the position of Visiting Crown Chair in Middle East Studies at Northwestern University. Until his retirement in 2011, he served as a Senior Research Fellow in the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, and headed the Program on Jewish-Arab Cooperation in Israel sponsored by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. He is the author and editor of many books and manuscripts including, The Arab Society in Israel: A Compendium (2009). Prof. Rekhess has held a variety of central advisory posts, including Senior Consultant on Arab Minority Affairs to the Prime Minister's Office under Itzhak Rabin, Senior Consultant to The Abraham Fund Initiatives for the Enhancement of Jewish-Arab Coexistence; and Member of the Board of "Sikkuy", the Association for the Advancement of Equal Opportunities (1993-2006).