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Shared Paths, Divergent Courses - Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism, Part 2 The Israel-Palestine Conflict, 1949-1979

Wednesday, 29 March, 2017

Schemel Forum Luncheon: Shared Paths, Divergent Courses:  Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism, Part 2 The Israel-Palestine Conflict, 1949-1979

This is the second of three presentations exploring the history of the conflict as seen through Jewish and Arab eyes.  The first lecture focused on the initial phase of the conflict, the struggle between Arabs and Jews from 1881 to 1948.  The second presentation will highlight the state to state tensions between Israel and her Arab neighbors culminating in the peace accords signed between Egypt and Israel as mediated by US President Jimmy Carter.

David Myers, Ph.D., Sady and Ludwig Kahn Professor of Jewish History, UCLA

Hussein Ibish, Ph.D., Senior Resident Scholar, Arab Gulf States Institute, Washington, D.C. 

Brennan Hall, The Rose Room, Room 509  •  Noon to 2:00 p.m. 

FREE to University of Scranton Staff, Faculty and Students

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Emily Brees

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Brennan Hall, Rose Room (509)

320 Madison Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510