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Lecture - Israel, Dangers and Opportunites in the Days Ahead

Thursday, 26 April, 2012

The Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute of The University of Scranton will host a lecture by Bret Stephens, foreign affairs columnist and deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal.  He will present "Israel:  Dangers and Opportunities in the Days Ahead" on Thursday, April 26th at 7:30 PM in the Pearn Auditorium at Brennan Hall on campus.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

In his current position, Stephens is responsible for the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal's Asia and Europe editions.  He is a member of the paper's editorial board and a regular panelist on "The Journal Editorial Report," a weekly political talk show carried nationally by the Fox News Channel.

Stephens will speak about Israel from his experience.  As editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, a position he held from early 2002 to late 2004, he was responsible for its news, editorial, digital and international editions.  He has interviewed every Israeli prime minister since Shimon Peres, as well as other world leaders including Benazir Bhutto, Tony Blair, George W. Bush and Vaclav Havel.

For further information, contact Marc Shapiro, Ph.D, professor of theology/religious studies at The University of Scranton, at 941-7956.

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Marc Shapiro, Ph.D.

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Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium, (228)

320 Madison Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510