Colonel [retired] Shaul Arieli, former Commander of the Northern Brigade, IDF in Gaza, & Director of the Council for Peace and Security, will speak on: “Israel’s New Government and Prospects for Peace

Colonel Arieli has had a distinguished career as a military officer and
played an important role as a peace campaigner. 

In the IDF, he served in commanding posts in the Paratroopers Unit, was the Commander of the Northern Brigade in Gaza [at the level of Colonel], and was responsible for the evacuation of the Gaza Strip in 1994. 

As part of his military service, he was responsible for the preparation of negotiations with the Palestinians, serving as head of the Interim Agreement Administration under the Rabin government, and head of the Peace Administration under the Barak Government. 

Since retiring from the IDF in 2001, Colonel Arieli has been dedicated to advancing an Israeli- Palestinian final-status agreement, and was among the lead negotiators of the Geneva Initiative in 2003. 

He is currently a Fellow and Senior researcher at the Economic Cooperation Foundation, and is a Board member of Israel's Council for Peace and Security.

In recent years, Col. Arieli has provided expert opinions to different organizations and authorities.  In a number of petitions to the High Court of Justice against the route of the separation barrier, he acted as a "friend of the court". 

In this capacity, he convinced the court to require the Security apparatus to alter the route in a manner that would provide security to Israelis while ensuring the least possible damage to the Palestinian population.


Toronto
Monday, June 1
at 7:30 pm
Temple Sinai
210 Wilson Avenue

Ottawa
Wednesday, June 3
at 7:30 pm
Temple Israel
1301 Prince of Wales Dr.

Montreal
Thursday, June 4
at 7:30 pm
Congregation Dorshei Emet
The Reconstructionist Synagogue
Synagogue, 18 Cleve Road,
Hampstead

ADMISSION IS FREE

For more information, please contact
Canadian Friends of Peace Now
at 905-707-5308 or 1-866-405-5387 or

Canadian Friends of Peace Now
1054 Centre Street, Suite 312
Thornhill, Ontario  L4J 8E5
905-707-5308
1-866-405-5387
905-707-5464 (fx)

 

 

Arieli announcment
Israels government and the prospects for peace


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