02/20/2009 - 12:30pm
Please join
Meretz USA on Friday, February 20th at
12:30 PM for a discussion with Meretz MK Avshalom ("Abu") Vilan on the
latest political turmoil in Israel in the wake of the country's February 10
elections.
Ten days after
Israelis went to the polls, and just four days before the new 18th Knesset is
gaveled into session, Abu Vilan will brief us about the tortuously complex
coalition wrangling that will end in the formation of a new Israeli government.
Will Israel's next Prime Minister be Bibi Netanyahu or
Tzipi Livni?
Will
Israel be getting a government of the hard right or a center-right "Government
of National Unity"?
Will
Avigdor Lieberman be a central figure in Israel's next government, or will Likud
and Kadima keep him on the outside?
Please join us for this important update on the crucial decisions facing
Israel in the weeks ahead.
Friday, February 20, 12:30pm,
at Beit Shalom located at 114 W 26St, 10th Floor, New York, New York.
Please Call
Rachel at 212-242-4500 with your RSVP
Please
come with a suggested donation of $10 and light refreshments will be
served.
We hope to see you
there!
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About MK Abu Vilan
Born in Kibbutz Negba, MK
Abu Vilan has been a member of Knesset for Meretz for three consecutive terms.
He is a founder of Peace Now and previously served as secretary of the Mapam
party (one of the three parties that founded Meretz), secretary of the National
Kibbutz Movement, and an emissary of HaShomer Hatzair and Kibbutz Artzi in North
America. Abu Vilan graduated from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, with degrees
in economics and philosophy. He is a regular guest at Beit Shalom.