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DESCRIPTION:The presidential election results have turned some foreign policy 
 perspectives on their heads, and near the top of the list is the situation 
 regarding Israel and Palestine. Several previous U.S. administrations have 
 put varying degrees of effort into achieving peace between Israel and the 
 Palestinian territories, with an eye on each having its own land, 
 government and dignity.\n\nNow Donald Trump has chosen David Friedman - an 
 avid Zionist who has stated his opposition to the two-state solution - to 
 be the U.S. ambassador to Israel.\n\nTrump's appointment would seem to 
 forecast a "new normal" in U.S. participation in Israel/Palestine affairs. 
 A Republican-controlled U.S. Congress could also prove complicit in such 
 policy changes, though this is for now unclear after years of at least the 
 appearance of a general desire for a peaceful solution in the region. That 
 desire may have culminated in the recent U.S. abstention of the UN Security 
 Council resolution calling on Israel to halt its settlements in the West 
 Bank, in order to move toward a two-state solution.\n\nTo try to bring to 
 light what it all could mean during the next administration, PASMC will 
 host a talk by Dr. Stephen Zunes, who will talk about (and pose the 
 question), "Trump, Congress, and Israel/Palestine: The End of a Two-State 
 Solution?" It will be interesting to see what kind of material the first 
 three weeks of the new administration reveal, if anything, on the 
 subject...but enough has already been said for Dr. Zunes to be able to 
 speculate on the future.\n\nDr. Zunes is a Professor of Politics and 
 International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he serves 
 as coordinator of the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is recognized 
 as one the country's leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of 
 strategic nonviolent action. He has made frequent visits to the Middle East 
 and other conflict regions, where he has met with top government officials, 
 academics, journalists and opposition leaders.\n\nFree, contributions 
 welcome.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/16/18795380.php
SUMMARY:Dr. Stephen Zunes speaks on Trump's Middle East
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/16/18795380.php
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