LA event with political science Prof. Galia Golan - member of the Meretz party leadership

01/28/2011 - 8:00am

Meretz USA is delighted to co-sponsor a special breakfast program featuring political science Professor Galia Golan, a longstanding Meretz party leader and a key figure in Peace Now in Israel.

Friday, January 28, 2011, 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Factor's Deli - Back Room
9420 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles (just east of S. Beverly Drive)

Baget Breakfast Buffet begins at 8:00 a.m.
Discussion to follow

Cost: $15

RSVP to meretzusa.la@gmail.com


 
Given the current shake-up in Israeli party politics, and the tumultuous events in Israel, it is an ideal time for Political Scientist and peace activist Galia Golan to be in L.A. and provide her analysis.  Professor Golan is among the most incisive and articulate speakers on this issue and appears regularly in the Israeli and international press.
 
The event is sponsored by Americans for Peace Now.
 
About Prof. Golan:
Professor Galia Golan is the head of the M.A. program and the M.A. specialization in  Diplomacy and Conflict Studies at the Lauder School of Government,  Diplomacy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya,  Israel. She is the author of nine books mainly on Soviet policy in the  Middle East, as well as monographs and articles including work on the  Arab-Israeli conflict.  Her most recent works include a book, Israel and  Palestine: Peace Plans and Proposals From Oslo to Disengagement.  Golan  was the recipient of the 2007 Israeli Political Science Association  Award for Contribution to the Field, the 1995 New Israel Fund Award for Women in Leadership, and the 1999 Gleistsman Activist Award for long-time peace activism.

To read more about Galia Golan, click here.