French Fries in Pita: Writing About Israel That is Not All Doom and Gloom
Guest Speaker: Herb Keinon
19:30 Sunday 6 July
Over nearly four decades, Herb Keinon has covered Bibi and Trump, Iran and Abbas, war and peace. In this talk he goes in a different direction and will talk about the favorite part of his job — writing a monthly column about Israel’s lighter side, about his kids, and, of course, about The Wife.
Herb Keinon is a senior contributing editor and analyst at The Jerusalem Post, writing extensively on diplomacy, politics and Israeli society. He has been at the paper for 39 years, 20 of those as its diplomatic correspondent, and during this time has covered up close the major stories that have shaped the nation for nearly four decades: from the first intifada to the withdrawal from Gaza; the massive immigration of Soviet Jews to the Rabin assassination; the Ariel Sharon premiership to that of Benjamin Netanyahu.
He has traveled extensively with Israel’s prime ministers on their trips around the world and has interviewed dozens of Israeli and world politicians, statesmen and decision-makers.
In addition, Herb also writes a popular monthly “light” column on daily life in Israel. A collection of these columns, French Fries in Pita, was published a few years ago. He lectures widely in Israel and around the world on political and diplomatic developments in the country.
Originally from Denver, Herb has a BA in political science from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an MA in journalism from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He has lived in Israel for around 42 years, has four children, and lives with his wife in Ma’ale Adumim, just outside of Jerusalem.
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