ADVISORY/ Israeli General Ran Ronen to Discuss Shared Values of Freedom and Democracy Connecting...

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 5)

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Israeli General Ran Ronen will hold a press conference to discuss the shared values of freedom and democracy that connect Israel and the United States, and to stimulate a dialogue on these issues

Please contact Irina Pinkhasova at 303-818-4648 or Jen Troy at 303-808-1193 for more information.

The press conference is part of a series of events sponsored by Caravan for Democracy, in conjunction with Hillel of Colorado. Caravan for Democracy is an initiative of Jewish National Fund (JNF), Media Watch International (MWI) and Hamagshimim, to bring speakers representing a wide spectrum of political and philosophical thought from Israel to college campuses throughout the United States.

WHO:    Israeli General Ran Ronen, the former Los Angeles Consul
        General of Israel and before that, commander of the largest
        air base in Israel during the Yom Kippur War and the Second
        War of Attrition. General Ronen was educated at Harvard.

WHAT:   Press conference to discuss the challenges Israel faces as the
        only democracy in the Middle East

WHEN:   Thursday, December 5, 2002, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:  University of Colorado at Boulder, University Memorial Center,
        Room 247

Caravan for Democracy is an initiative of Jewish National Fund (JNF), Media Watch International (MWI) and Hamagshimim to bring speakers representing a wide spectrum of political and philosophical thought from Israel to college campuses throughout the United States. For more information, visit site www.caravanfordemocracy.org.

The event is cosponsored by Colorado Hillel and the CU student group EMET. EMET is a student group at the University of Colorado at Boulder. EMET stands for Education, the Middle East and Truth, and "emet" means truth in Hebrew. This organization is dedicated to presenting a full, fair and clear exposition of historical and current events affecting Israel and its relationships with its Arab neighbors, encouraging and fostering a public dialogue based on education, truth and the pursuit of peace. The student group's goal is to challenge the CU-Boulder community to develop an in-depth understanding of the issues which concern Israel and its surrounding states, delivering a message of peace and coexistence.