By: Jessica Felber

Save the Dates!!!

Sunday October 3rd 9a-5p (registration @ 8:30a)

Palo Alto JCC, 3921 Fabian Way

. Learn how "Street Debate," PR Development, Group Organizing, and Coalition Building!

. Hear speakers on topics like "Origins of the Arab Refugees," Israel's Wars and Efforts for Peace," "Operation Cast Lead and the Flotilla!"

RSVP to ipi_usa@yahoo.com

Sponsors:

Hasbara Fellowships, Israel Peace Initiative, The David Project, and StandWithUs

(details coming soon)*

UC Berkeley: Israel activists are well into their first semester!  This fall Tikvah: Students for Israel will focus their activities around Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons and they will be planning many of those events this week - so check back next week for more details!

Upcoming Event and Initiative:

Neil Lazarus Training Session, Hillel, Oct. 10, 10am-4pm

Iran Initiative Campaign, get involved!  Contact Tikvahsfi@lists.berkeley.edu.

UC Santa Cruz:  They haven't even started classes yet, but the Santa Cruz Israel Action Committee is never on break!  This year SCIAC is gearing up to recruit more students and outreach to other student groups on campus.

Upcoming Event:

Ishmael Khaldi, on diversity in Israel, Stevenson Fireside Lounger, Oct. 6, 7pm

For those of you still scoping out potential speakers to bring to your campus, here is Hasbara's current list of prominent Israel experts and activists coming to Northern California this fall.

-Yoram Ettinger, Ambassador for Israel, Oct. 18-21 and Oct. 26-28.

-Noam Bedein, founder of the Sderot Media Center, Oct. 11-20.

-Ishmael Khaldi, Middle East Advisor for Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, Oct. 2-10.

-Ken Spiro, Historian and Political Analyst, Nov. 7-17.

-Neil Lazarus, Director of Awesome Seminars, Oct. 10-12.

If you are interested in bringing any of these speakers to our campus, email jfelber@hasbarafellowships.org for more details!