Two States or One? The Future of Israelis and Palestinians

The Middle East Policy Council convenes its 74^th Capitol Hill Conference

EVENT INVITE – Wednesday October 9, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- We are pleased to welcome members of the media to an important discussion on Capitol Hill next Wednesday morning at 9:30am EDT about the future of Israel and Palestine. The four panelists for this event offer valuable perspective on the topic from academia and advocacy organizations including the Jerusalem Fund and J Street.   Please RSVP for limited space at this event to info@mepc.org or watch the event live at:

http://mepc.org/hill-forums/two-states-or-one-future-israelis-and-palestinians

The event details and speaker information are as follows:

Wednesday October 9, 2013 9:30am – noon EDT
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B339
RSVP Acceptances only: (202) 296-6767 or info@mepc.org

Speakers:

• Ian Lustick Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
• Yousef Munayyer Executive Director, The Jerusalem Fund & The Palestine Center
• Jeremy Ben-Ami President, J Street
• Ahmad Samih Khalidi Senior Associate Member, St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford; Former Adviser to the PLO Delegation ('91-'95)
• Omar Kader Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Policy Council will moderate the event.  Thomas R. Mattair Executive Director, Middle East Policy Council will be a discussant.

An edited video by speaker, including a full transcript will be posted after the event and published in the journal Middle East Policy.  For interviews or other content associated with this event, please contact mepc.press@gmail.com

SOURCE Middle East Policy Council