Israel Dialogues
Thursday, February 13, 12:00 pm
Our Israel Dialogues sessions return this fall at a pivotal time, with thanks to our Israel Dialogues Organizing Committee and our expert panellists.
The Future of Syria and Lebanon: Facing the Shadows of the Past, with Implications for Israel
Prof & Vice-Rector Eyal Zisser, Tel-Aviv University
Prof. Eyal Zisser is the Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University and the holder of The Yona and Dina Ettinger Chair in Contemporary History of the Middle East. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities 2010-2015, the Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies 2007-2010 and the Head of the Department of Middle Eastern and African History. Prof. Zisser wrote extensively on the history and the modern politics of Syria and Lebanon and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Among his books: Assad’s Syria at a Crossroads (Tel Aviv, 1999); Asad’s Legacy – Syria in Transition (New York, 2000); Lebanon: The Challenge of Independence (London, 2000); Faces of Syria (Tel Aviv, 2003) Commanding Syria, Bashsar al-Asad’s First years in Power (London, 2006); The Bleeding Cedar (Tel Aviv, 2009), Syria: Protest, Revolution, Civil War (Tel Aviv, 2014).
The topic for each session remains fluid with the situation as it unfolds, so please register to receive updates on information. Please note you only need to register once per email address.
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