SPONSORED BY MARTHA’S VINEYARD BRIT TZEDEK V’SHALOM

Monday, March 10, 2008
7:30pm
Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center, 130 Center St,  Vineyard Haven, MA
BTS member Dotan Greenvald will share a collection of photographs, interviews by Israeli soldiers and share his story of the daily reality as a soldier in the occupied territories. Co-Sponsored by the Social Action Committee of the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center, Rabbis for Human Rights and the Martha's Vineyard chapter of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom.  For more information, contact Bill Gamson at email. 

February 27, 2006  
Cong. William Delahunt spoke in a special program on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven. The program began at 12:30 pm.

The session was moderated by Bill Gamson, a year-round Chilmark resident and chairman of the Martha’s Vineyard chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom - the Jewish Alliance Justice and Peace). Mr. Delahunt, a member of the House international Relations Committee, will respond to comments from a panel of experts. Among the questions under consideration will be:

• What should the U.S. government do to facilitate a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
• What should Congress do to push the U.S. government to take an active role? What should and can a Democratic congressman do in a Republican controlled Congress to facilitate a negotiated two-state solution?

Included on the panel will be Herbert C. Kelman, the Richard Clarke Cabot professor of social ethics at Harvard University, and David Matz, a professor of dispute resolution at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

After Mr. Delahunt’s remarks, the audience will be invited to address questions or comments to him and to the panelists.

Notes on meeting with Rep. William Delahunt, September 6, 2005 [click here]

The Arab-Israeli Situation in Flux: A Palestinian and Israeli Dialogue
Since Yassir Arafat’s death, the possibility of a settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians has improved. The election of Mahmoud Abbas as president of the Palestinian Authority has already changed the situation. The formation of a new coalition government in Israel with the Likud and Labor parties is another important shift. How these changes will play out, especially in view of the latest terrorist attacks and the Israeli response, is unclear.

Come to the Hebrew Center on February 6 at 3:00 pm to hear and discuss with two talented and experienced people who are close to the situation. For more information, send an email.

NIMROD SHEFFER, who grew up in Kibbutz Alonim, is a Colonel in the Israel Air Force. He has served as a fighter pilot and an officer since 1979. Previously he was Head of the Operations Department at the IAF headquarters and commanded two different F-16 fighter squadrons. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geophysics. He lectures at the IAF Flight Academy on battlefield morality and "being an officer" and at the IAF Command and Staff College on leadership and crisis management. Sheffer is currently a Wexner Israel fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

KHADER ABUSWAY is a Palestinian from Jerusalem who was Director of the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, a Palestinian non-governmental organization that conducts public opinion polls in the West Bank and Gaza and provides media services to the international media. He worked as Communication advisor to the newly elected Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas (a.k.a., Abu Mazen). He worked for years with Reuters Print News and Newsweek. Abusway is currently in the Master of Public Policy program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

• The Martha’s Vineyard Times
  March 6, 2008
  A Soldier's Story
  This Monday, an Israeli army soldier will present a slide show, "Breaking the Silence," at the M.V. Hebrew Center. Dotan Greenvald of Haifa was drafted in 2002 and trained as a sniper. He spent three years in service, and is currently studying to become a tour guide in Israel. The event is on March 10 at 7:30 pm, and is sponsored by the Social Action Committee of M.V. Hebrew Center, as well as Brit Tzedek v'Shalom and Rabbis for Human Rights-North America. For more information, call 508-645-3169.
  
  
• The Martha’s Vineyard Times
  March 2, 2006
  Locals Focus on Global Flare-Up
  More than 90 people gathered at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center on Sunday, Jan. 29 to hear a formidable gathering of intellectual capital discuss current developments in the Middle East.