[Peace-discuss] Fwd: David Makovsky: International Journalist at UIUC

[David Green]

It's hard to tell whether this event is by invitation only.
   
  It seems to me that if a speaker comes near this campus to demonize Iran or suggest/advocate war against Iran, it should either be presented for general public interest and discussion, or provoke a respectful and firm (intrusive) intervention in the name of the public interest, well publicized to the local media, including the DI and N-G. Unfortunately, there is a lack of organization on this campus to achieve this end. I would suggest that the Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) should spearhead such an effort.
   
  Here is a link to this predictable mentality: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/061213/13makovsky.htm
   
  DG

Michael Shapiro <mshapiro51 at gmail.com> wrote:
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  From: <lschnei2 at uiuc.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 8:25 PM
Subject: David Makovsky: International Journalist at UIUC

Dear Academic Professional,

We would like to invite you to attend a luncheon on April 1st, starting at 12:30, at the Hillel Foundation.  David Makovsky will be talking about Iran and the threat it poses to the global community, as well as Israel specifically.  This has been a controversial topic that has been discussed nationally, and we are privileged to have Champaign be a stop in his busy schedule.  He is coming from Washington D.C. to speak to a selective audience of educated individuals and it would provide us great pleasure if you would join us.  Lunch will be provided by Hillel during the talk.  See below for some information on David Makovsky.

David Makovsky is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Project on the Middle East Peace Process as well as an adjunct lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advance International Studies (SAIS).  Most recently, he co-authored the book, Lessons and Implications of the Israel-Hezbollah War: A Preliminary Assessment.

He is a current member of the Council of Foreign Relations and the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.  As an Arab-Israeli relations expert, his extensive commentary has appeared in publications such as Foreign Affairs, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Financial Times, Foreign Policy, and National Interest.

Mr. Makovsky worked as an award-winning journalist between 1989-2000 covering the peace process as a diplomatic correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and later as executive editor of the Jerusalem Post.  Furthermore, he served for eleven years as the special Jerusalem correspondent for U.S News and World Report.  Mr. Makovsky became the first journalist writing for an Israeli publication to visit Damascus and has traveled to Syria five times, his last trip being in 1999 to accompany then-Secretary of State Madeline Albright.  He received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and a master's degree in Middle East studies from Harvard University.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you might have.

Thank you,

Lisa Schneider
JCRC/Hillel Israel Initiative Intern
(847) 682 – 8461
Sophomore UIUC
Lschnei2 at uiuc.edu

Alexi Vahlkamp
JCRC/Hillel Israel Initiative Intern
(847) 224 – 2749
Sophomore UIU
Avahlka2 at uiuc.edu



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