A conversation about Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects, with Maen Rashid Areikat, Ambassador to the Palestinian Delegation to the United States, and Jeremy Ben-Ami, Founder & President of J Street.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most complex and polarizing conflicts in modern history.  Nearly seventy years after the foundation of Israel and fifty years since the beginning of the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank territories, the struggle between Israelis and Palestinians seems to be as far as ever from a resolution.  How can Israeli and Palestinian leaders move toward a sustainable peace?  Can the US and the international community help to bridge gaps and bring the two sides together?

Join us for a conversation with these very special dignitaries, about the prospects for achieving peace and why it matters so much to the US and the world.

Maen Rashid Areikat is originally from Jericho.  He was appointed Ambassador to the Palestinian Delegation to the United States by President Mahmoud Abbas.  He has overseen the Negotiations Affairs Department of the PLO in Ramallah, providing legal, policy, communication and technical support to Palestinian negotiating teams.

Jeremy Ben-Ami’s great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva 130 years ago, and his grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv.  He is the founder and President of J Street, a pro-Israel, pro-peace American nonprofit that seeks a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Moderator Luther Jackson is an expert in Silicon Valley labor market research and analysis, and is well known as a leader, facilitator and communicator.

Co-sponsored by J Street, Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley, and First Unitarian Church of San Jose.

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