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SUMMARY:Commemoration of Dr. Naseer Aruri
DESCRIPTION:DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\n\nThe Jerusalem Fund mourns last February
 ’s passing of Dr. Naseer Aruri\, a former board member and Palestine Cen
 ter Advisor. We are honored to be holding a commemoration of his life on T
 hursday\, May 14\, 2015. Please join us to remember him and his vast contr
 ibutions to research and scholarship on Palestine.\n\nFriends\, colleagues
 \, and family members of Dr. Aruri will be present to offer tributes to hi
 m and his accomplishments. The event will take place in The Jerusalem Fund
 ’s offices at 11:30 pm followed by a light lunch and gathering in Dr. Ar
 uri’s honor. Please RSVP by May 8th.\n\nChancellor Professor of Politica
 l Science at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth\, Professor Arur
 i was an internationally recognized scholar-activist and expert on Middle 
 East politics\, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and human rights. H
 e was also a leading advocate in the U.S. on behalf of the rights of the P
 alestinian people. A former member of the Palestinian National Council\, t
 he parliament-in-exile of the Palestinian people\, Dr. Aruri was a foundin
 g member and twice served as President of the Association of Arab-American
  University Graduates (AAUG). He lectured and published far and wide in ne
 wspapers\, magazines and scholarly journals throughout the world and was t
 he author/editor of more than a dozen books\, chiefly on the subject of Am
 erican foreign policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His many pu
 blications include books Dishonest Broker: the U.S. Role in Israel and Pal
 estine (South End Press 2003)\, and Palestine and the Palestinians: A Soci
 al and Political History (Westview Press) co-authored with his colleague\,
  the late American University (DC) Professor Samih Farsoun.\n\nhttp://thej
 erusalemfund.org/ht/d/EventDetails/i/51205\n\n
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LOCATION:The Jerusalem Fund\, 2425 Virginia Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, Unit
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