Israel
and the Middle East DALLAS Briefing with Gil Elan
Free
and open to the public. (We accept donations for the JFS Food Bank.)
Gil Elan
When:
Wednesday, September 9 -- 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Where:
Aaron Family JCC - 7900 Northaven Road – Dallas, TX (JCC security requires ID
at the entrance)
Message
from Gil:
This
weekend we welcome the new Jewish year. Will 5776 be a "Shana
Tova" ... a "good new year"? Probably not based on the way the
current year is ending.
At
tomorrow's briefing (Wednesday, September 9), we will look at the major Middle
East events of the past twelve months and how they have set into motion several
irreversible and mostly unstoppable geo-political chain reactions that are
evolving into a "new world order". We'll discuss the causes and
effects of:
(1) The growing
mass migration of Syrians and Iraqis into Europe (hints: main cause - US
foreign policy...or lack thereof. Possible effect - rise of right-wing
nationalists and eventual break-up of the EU)
(2) Long-term
destabilization of the Middle East (Causes: The "Arab Spring", the
Iran Nuke Deal, the unchecked growth and territorial expansion of both ISIS and
al-Qaeda over the past few years)
(3) The decline
of America's leadership, credibility and influence in the region while Russia's
is steadily expanding.
(4) How Israel
fits in.
As
always, lots to talk about on Wednesday. And as we say on Rosh Hashana, the
Jewish New Year: "May the old year and its curses end, may the new
year and its blessings begin"
Shana
Tova y'all - have a happy, healthy and yes...Good 5776
Gil
Elan and Susan Myers
Southwest
Jewish Congress
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