Federation Star - November 2020

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Federation Star

JEWISH FEDERATION

November 2020

Ambassador Dennis Ross to address Naples community

Federation Membership

By Jeff Margolis, IAC Committee Member The Israel Advocacy Committee of Greater Naples (IAC) is honored to announce that Ambassador Dennis Ross and David Makovsky will present a Zoom conversation with the community on Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The cost for this special event is $10 per household. The topic of this program is “What can we expect now in the mix of USA, Israel and the Middle East states?” Ambassador Dennis Ross is Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Prior to returning to the Institute in 2011, Ross served two years as special assistant to President Barack Obama and National Security Council senior director for the central region, and a year as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dennis Ross is the author of numerous books, including “The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace” (2005) and “Doomed to Succeed” (2015). With David Makovsky, he co-authored “Myths, Illusions and Peace”

(2009) and “Be Strong and of Good Courage (2019).” David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute and director of the Project of 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 States, serving as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israel-Palestinian Negotiations. He formerly was an editor of the Jerusalem Post. Please plan to join the IAC for this important informational event. Reservations can be made at www.jewishnaples.org. Please check the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples weekly e-blasts for other upcoming events. For more information about the Israel Advocacy Committee, please contact Harvey Cohen, committee chair, at hwcohen@gmail.com.

According to the bylaws of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, members are those individuals who make an annual gift of $36 or more to the Federation’s Annual Community Campaign. For more information, please call Jeffrey Feld,

For daily news stories related to Israel & the Jewish world, visit the Federation’s website at www.jewishnaples.org.

ISRAEL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES

PRESENTS:

President/CEO at

239.263.4205.

COME DYNALISTEN TO CONVMIC DUO THE ERSAT IN ION!

“WHAT CAN WE EXPECT NOW IN THE MIX OF USA, ISRAEL & THE MIDDLE EAST STATES?”

AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS & DAVID MAKOVSKY AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS

DAVID MAKOVSKY

Ambassador Dennis Ross is Counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Prior to returning to the Institute in 2011, he served two years as special assistant to President Obama and National Security Council senior director for the Central Region, and a year as special advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Project on Arab-Israel 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). In 2013-2014, he worked in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of State, serving as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations.

Ambassador/special advisor for multiple US administrations on the Middle East Peace Process

Office of the U.S. Secretary of State, serving as a senior advisor to the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, Former Editor of the Jerusalem Post.

Everyone is invited to join us on Zoom to hear Ross & Makovsky in conversation!

, DEC. 7 2020 7:00PM EST. MONDAY Cost: $10 per household Register online: www.jewishnaples.org or click the link in our weekly eblasts

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