Lots of events coming up in Santa Fe commemorating Israel’s 75th anniversary:
“Escape from Tehran”
Sunday, April 16th, 3:00 PM at Congregation Beit Tikvah
A special premier screening of a new Jewish play called ESCAPE FROM TEHRAN by award-winning playwright, Stephanie Liss. Register: https://ticketstripe.com/events/1033382
Yom Ha’atzmaut Concert Performance by Cantor Lianna Mendelson, Accompanied by TBS congregant David Jaffe
Tuesday, April 25, 7:00 PM at TBS
Featuring Israeli music and refreshments!
Click this link to RSVP (so we know how much food we need):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uVuvdbqq9r8KxbbAuP-SMKY2HfGGR-dx6njQ4iEF2Ls/edit
“Impossible Takes Longer”
Sunday, May 7, 11:00 AM via Zoom
Daniel Gordis will be discussing his brand new book, Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’ Dreams? as part of the Santa Fe Distinguished Lecture Series
Israel@75: Clarifying International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Dispute
with international legal scholar Professor Eugene Kontorovich
Eugene Kontorovich is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Middle East and International Law at George Mason University Scalia Law School, and the head of the international law department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, a Jerusalem think tank.
He has testified numerous times in Congress, and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, Slate, the New York Times, and various other news outlets (CNN, NPR, ABC, NBC to name a few).
When? Sunday, May 21, 11:00 am Mountain Time via Zoom and free to the public. Advance registration is required – to register click here.*
Israel at 75 years is strong politically and militarily. At the same time, Israel’s detractors, many of whom want to eliminate the Jewish state, are persistently making unsubstantiated and errant claims that Israel acts in violation of international law.
We will discuss with Professor Kontorovich, what does international law actually say about…
- … territory/border issues: Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and Jerusalem
- … prosecution in military courts of West Bank teens who are violent (e.g., stone-throwing and other acts) against Jewish Israelis or IDF forces
- … eminent domain taking of property for military purposes (e.g., Masafer Yatta)
- …other false claims on key issues, like terms thrown about but unsubstantiated: ethnic cleansing, genocide, apartheid, etc.
If there is time, we will also get an update on the current government’s attempts at judiciary reform – Prof. Kontorovich and the Kohelet Policy Forum have been in the midst of the judiciary debate.
*or cut and paste: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpduyqrDMsGtc0D0XWJE1_KNSdhb6ssy9W
Enjoy the rest of Pesach.