A conversation with Dennis Ross

IAC kickoff event

By Jeff Margolis, IAC Committee Member

The Israel Advocacy Committee of Greater Naples (IAC) kicks off its season with a virtual conversation via Zoom with Ambassador Dennis Ross and David Makovsky on Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The title of the program is “What Can We Expect in the Mix of USA, Israel and the Middle East?”

Ambassador Dennis Ross is currently serving as Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The Institute is a pro- Israel think tank, whose objective is to improve the quality of U.S. Middle East policy. Prior to coming to the Institute, Ross served two years as special assistant to President Barack Obama and National Security Council senior director for the central region, and one year as a special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Ross is a noted author in the area of his expertise. His publications include: “The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace” (2005) and “Doomed to Succeed” (2015). With David Makovsky, he co-wrote “Myths, Illusions and Peace” (2009), and most recently, “Be Strong and of Good Courage” (2019).

David Makovsky is currently at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy as well, where he is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and the director of the Project on Arab-Israeli Relations. He is also an adjunct professor in Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Between 2013 and 2014, Makovsky worked in the Office of the Under Secretary of State, where he served as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israel-Palestinian Negotiations. He previously was an editor of The Jerusalem Post.

Join us for this kickoff event. The cost of this unique and outstanding event is $10 per household. To make reservations for this program, go to this link, https://jfgn.regfox.com/ambassadordennis-ross-david-makovsky.

The Israel Advocacy Committee is an affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. For more information about the mission and activities of the IAC or to make suggestions for future speakers or programs, please contact Harvey Cohen, committee chair at hwcohen@gmail.com.

The Israel Advocacy Committee wishes everyone a Happy Hanukkah.