IS ISRAEL THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA? FREE LECTURE BY ISRAELI ACTIVIST OCT. 15 AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE

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October 13, 2009 (El Cajon)--Grossmont College’s Arabic Club will host a free lecture by Israeli activist Mike Peled, author of “The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, in Room 220, a lecture hall on campus. The title for Peled’s lecture is “Is Israel the new South Africa?” The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. Peled will discuss the current conditions for the Palestinian people, how Israel justifies the occupation, how American beliefs about Israel have been molded and skewed and possible solutions to the crisis.

 

Peled is a co-founder of the Elbanna Peled Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to promoting humanitarian aid, education and grassroots efforts toward peaceful existence. He is the son of Israeli war hero Gen. Matti Peled, who helped spearhead a dialogue between Palestinians and Jews in the early 1970s. His grandfather was a signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. For more event information, phone Arabic Club advisor Sonia Ghattas-Soliman at (619) 644-7348, or send an e-mail to club.arabic@yahoo.com. Grossmont College is located at 8800 Grossmont College Dr., in El Cajon. For driving directions and a campus map, visit www.grossmont.edu.
 


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