Phantom Nation: Inventing the “Palestinians” as the Obstacle to Peace
01/11-19:30
₪50.00 – ₪70.00
Phantom Nation: Inventing the “Palestinians” as the Obstacle to Peace
Guest Speaker: Sha’i ben-Tekoa
19:30 Wednesday 1 November
Sha’i ben-Tekoa, an American-Israeli journalist, was born, raised and educated in the United States of America. He received a B.A. in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and did graduate work in same at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
A traveller in Arab lands, he served in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
His articles on the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, Midstream, Congress Monthly and other publications. He appeared on American Public Broadcasting’s The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour.
In 1991, he was active in helping to liberate thousands of Jews from Yemen. In preparation for that year’s historic Arab-Israeli peace conference in Madrid, he also worked on assignment for the Office of Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir. Formerly the lead English language commentator for IsraelNationalNews.com, his Internet radio commentary and music program can be heard at IsraelNewsTalkRadio.com.
Members pre-paid NIS 50
Members at door NIS 60
Non-Members NIS 70
