Meretz USA
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- 10/18/2007 - 5:00pmWith Condoleeza Rice visiting Israel and Palestine, and Israeli and Palestinian leaders meeting to compose a joint Declaration of Principles before the Annapolis Conference, Meretz-Yachad Chairman Dr. Yossi Beilin was with us to discuss the diplomatic challenges facing Israel.
- 10/02/2007 - 12:30pm
Meretz MK Avshalom (Abu) Vilan delivered an update on the prospects for the peace summit coming up in November. He spoke primarily about the upcoming peace conference, scheduled for this November and about the movement he founded to move settlers within the green line.
- 09/24/2007 - 6:00pm
Meretz USA screened Promises, the story of seven Israeli and Palestinian children from a Palestinian refugee camp, from an Israeli settlement, and from Jerusalem.
- 09/20/2007 - 6:00pm
Akiva Eldar spoke to an overflow crowd at the offices of Meretz USA and Beit Shalom in New York. A chief political columnist and editorial writer for the Israeli national daily Ha'aretz, Eldar was in New York in connection with the English-language publication (by Nation Books) of his highly acclaimed, "Lords of the Land" -- a definitive history of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
His remarks included an impassioned statement of why he, as a Zionist, sees an end to the occupation and a negotiated agreement for a Palestinian state in Israel's interest. - 09/06/2007 - 7:00pm
On Thursday, September 6, 2007, Meretz USA hosted Dr. Moises Salinas for a talk on his new book, Planting Hatred, Sowing Pain: The Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Read a summary of the talk.
- 08/02/2007 - 12:30pm
On Thursday, August 2, Meretz USA hosted a luncheon with Meretz MK Avshalom Vilan, in its offices at Beit Shalom.
Read a summary of his remarks.
- 07/09/2007 - 6:00pm
On Monday, July 9, 2007, Meretz USA screened The Ritchie Boys at its offices Beit Shalom.
Read a summary of the program.
- 06/26/2007 - 6:30pm
On Tuesday, June 26th, Meretz USA hosted a screening of the PBS documentary “Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century” at its NY offices at Beit Shalom.
Read a summary of the film and the following discussion.
- 06/22/2007 - 7:00pm
On Thursday, June 22, 2007, Meretz USA held a conversation among progressive American Jews. The event took place at the Stephen Wise Free Synogogue and was co-sponsored by Ameinu. It asked the questions: What are the obstacles to discussing the occupation and US-Israel relations in the public arena? How can they be overcome? The featured speakers included Anne Roiphe, Philip Weiss, and Dan Flesher, with J.J. Goldberg as the moderator.
Read Dan Fleshler's remarks.
- 06/20/2007 - 12:00pm
On Wednesday, June 20, 2007, Member of Knesset Avshalom Vilan spoke with Meretz USA about the civil war between Hamas and Fatah and the deteriorating situation in Gaza.
Read a summary of his remarks.
- 06/13/2007 - 12:30pm
On Wednesday, June 13, 2007, Felice and Michael Friedson, co-founders of the non-partisan, not-for-profit American news service, “The Media Line”, spoke to a Meretz USA gathering. Mr. and Ms. Friedson discussed their effort to produce objective, unbiased journalistic work, covering Israel, Palestine and the broader Middle East region.
- 05/01/2007 - 12:30pm
On Tuesday, May 1st, Meretz MK Avshalom (Abu) Vilan spoke to Meretz USA board and friends. He discussed the recently released Winograd Report and presented results from a study on moving the settlers back into Israel.
Read a summary of his report.
- 04/18/2007 - 11:30pm
On Wednesday, April 18th, Hanna Barag of Machsom Watch spoke during a 12:30 lunch at Beit Shalom. Ms. Barag discussed her observations at West Bank checkpoints, describing their proliferation and impact on the everyday lives of Palestinians. She reported and reflected on Machsom Watch’s activities at the checkpoints and the military courts, as well as the organization’s interactions with the police and General Security Service.
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- 03/22/2007 - 6:00pm
On the evening of Thursday, March 22, 2007, Meretz Chairman Yossi Beilin addressed the Meretz USA board. He discussed current events surrounding the Winograd Commission, the formation of the Palestinian Unity government, and what the US should be doing, among other issues.
Read a summary of his remarks.
- 03/17/2007 - 11:30am
On Shabbat, March 17, 2007, Yael Dayan, former Knesset Member and current deputy mayor of Tel Aviv, delivered the D'var Torah at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan.
