"Israel and Middle East Peace" - Press Briefing with Nonie Darwish and Dr. Mitchell Bard
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Nonie Darwish and Dr. Mitchell Bard
"Israel and Middle East Peace"
Nonie Darwish
Nonie Darwish is the daughter of a former high-ranking Egyptian military officer who was in charge of covert attacks on Israel. When Nonie Darwish was only eight years old, her father was killed in Gaza, where her family lived, by the Israel Defense Forces. Darwish’s father was considered a "shahid," a martyr for jihad. Yet at an early age, Darwish developed a skeptical eye about her own Muslim culture and upbringing. Why the love of violence and hatred of Jews and Christians? Why the tolerance of glaring social injustices? Why blame America and Israel for everything?
Today Darwish is an American citizen, a noted author, and an advocate for peace. She lectures around the country to civic organizations, universities, churches and synagogues at great risk to her comfort and safety to reveal the many truths about the culture of hate which is taking away chances for peace and prosperity. Darwish is the author of ”Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror” and has been interviewed on CNN, FOX News, BBC, MSNBC, Al Arabiya, The Guardian, The Jerusalem Post, and numerous Asian and European publications and newspapers. She recently spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels and the Oxford University Student Union.
Dr. Mitchell G. Bard
Dr. Mitchell G. Bard is the author of 19 books including "The Water's Edge And Beyond: Defining the Limits to Domestic Influence on U.S. Middle East Policy," "Partners for Change: How U.S.-Israel Cooperation Can Benefit America," "Myths And Facts: A Concise Record of the Arab-Israeli Conflict"(coauthor), and "Will Israel Survive?" Bard holds a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA and a master's degree in public policy from UC Berkeley. He received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Bard serves as the Executive Director of the nonprofit American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) and is a foreign policy analyst who lectures frequently on U.S.-Middle East policy.
Bard is also the director of the Jewish Virtual Library, the world¹s most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture. For three years he was the editor of the Near East Report, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) weekly newsletter on U.S. Middle East policy. Bard has appeared on MSNBC, NBC, CBC, FOX News, the Jenny Jones Show, and other local and national television and radio outlets. His work has been published in academic journals, magazines and major newspapers.
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