KANSAS

Two prominent speakers and writers, Alison Weir from the U.S. and Dr. Anat Maor from Israel, will offer contrasting perspectives on “What Americans need to know about Israel.” This free event will include a question and answer period following the speakers’ presentations.

Thursday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m

Tomahawk Ridge Community Center
11902 Lowell Ave
Overland Park, KS 66213

Speaker info:

Alison Weir is the founder of If Americans Knew, a national organization that provides information on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and on U.S. foreign policy regarding the Middle East that is often missing from U.S. press coverage. Her recently published book Against Our Better Judgment: How the U.S. was used to create Israel is described by Israeli author and musician Gilad Atzmon as a book “every American should obtain, read and discuss openly.” Senator James Abourezk said of it that it “documents a history that is essential in understanding today’s world.” Ms. Weir is a prominent national speaker and author of many articles on Israel, Palestine and U.S. policy in the Middle East, including a recent article in Middle East Quarterly on changing attitudes toward Israel among Christian Evangelicals over questions of Palestinian human rights.

Dr. Anat Maor is currently a visiting scholar at Brooklyn College. She was a member of Israel’s Knesset, the Israeli Congress, for the Meretz Party from 1992–2003, serving as Deputy Knesset Speaker and chair of the Science and Technology Committee and the Sub-Committee for Women at Work and the Economy. Professor Maor has lectured on contemporary Israeli politics, social and economic policies in Israel, and gender studies at the Open University and Ruppin Academic Center in Israel. She has authored and edited several books, including Legislation and Politics: The Success of Private Legislation in Israel; Affirmative Action in Israel; and The Rising Power: The Promotion of Women in the Workplace.

More info at www.cjme.org