ADVISORY/ Israeli General Ran Ronen to Discuss Shared Values of Freedom and Democracy Connecting Israel and the United States.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 5) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Israeli General Ran Ronen will hold a press conference to discuss the shared values of freedom and democracy that connect Israel and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and to stimulate a dialogue on these issues in the campus environment, on Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. at the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Boulder, city (1990 pop. 83,312), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it is the seat of the Univ. of Colorado (1876). , in the University Memorial Building, Room 247. General Ronen will also discuss the challenges Israel faces as the only democracy in the Middle East Proposed reasons for the relative absence of liberal democracy in the Middle East are diverse, from the long history of imperial rule by the Ottoman Empire, Britain and France and the contemporary political and military intervention by the United States, all of which have been blamed for . Please contact Irina Pinkhasova at 303-818-4648 or Jen Troy at 303-808-1193 for more information. The press conference is part of a series of events sponsored by Caravan caravan, group of travelers or merchants banded together and organized for mutual assistance and defense while traveling through unsettled or hostile country. for Democracy, in conjunction with Hillel of Colorado. Caravan for Democracy is an initiative of Jewish National Fund (JNF JNF Jewish National Fund JNF Junior Non Fiction (library) ), Media Watch International (MWI MWI Malawi (ISO Country code) MWI Message Waiting Indicator MWI Many-Worlds Interpretation (Quantum Physics, Quantum Mechanics) MWI Ministry of Water and Irrigation MWI Medical Waste Incinerator ) and Hamagshimim, to bring speakers representing a wide spectrum of political and philosophical thought from Israel to college campuses throughout the United States.
WHO: Israeli General Ran Ronen, the former Los Angeles Consul
General of Israel and before that, commander of the largest
air base in Israel during the Yom Kippur War and the Second
War of Attrition. General Ronen was educated at Harvard.
WHAT: Press conference to discuss the challenges Israel faces as the
only democracy in the Middle East
WHEN: Thursday, December 5, 2002, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: University of Colorado at Boulder, University Memorial Center,
Room 247
Caravan for Democracy is an initiative of Jewish National Fund (JNF), Media Watch International (MWI) and Hamagshimim to bring speakers representing a wide spectrum of political and philosophical thought from Israel to college campuses throughout the United States. For more information, visit site www.caravanfordemocracy.org. The event is cosponsored by Colorado Hillel and the CU student group EMET. EMET is a student group at the University of Colorado at Boulder. EMET stands for Education, the Middle East and Truth, and "emet" means truth in Hebrew. This organization is dedicated to presenting a full, fair and clear exposition of historical and current events affecting Israel and its relationships with its Arab neighbors, encouraging and fostering a public dialogue based on education, truth and the pursuit of peace. The student group's goal is to challenge the CU-Boulder community to develop an in-depth understanding of the issues which concern Israel and its surrounding states, delivering a message of peace and coexistence co·ex·ist intr.v. co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists 1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place. 2. . |
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