Hosted in cooperation with the Shalom Hartman Institute, this lecture with Dr. Tal Becker will examine the current struggle Israel faces and its profound implications for Jewish peoplehood. As Israel grapples with internal and external challenges, Jewish communities worldwide are feeling the impact. Becker will explore how these dynamics are reshaping Jewish identity, solidarity and the evolving relationship between Israeli and Diaspora Jews. Through insightful analysis, he will address the difficult questions that arise for Jews everywhere: How does this fight define who we are as a people? What does it demand of us in terms of values, commitment and collective responsibility? Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of Israel's battle and its lasting impact on the future of Jewish peoplehood.
The event will take place in English.
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About the Speaker
Dr. Tal Becker is a Vice President and Senior Faculty of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, where he leads educational initiatives on Israel and the Jewish world. In this capacity, he is a leading member of the Institute's iEngage research seminar which produces the premier educational program on Israel engagement in North America, working to strengthen and re-imagine the relationship between Israel and world Jewry.
Dr. Becker served, until recently, as the legal adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has been a senior member of the Israeli peace negotiation team in successive rounds of peace negotiations. He has represented Israel before the International Court of Justice, and played an instrumental role in negotiating and drafting the recent peace and normalization agreements between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco (the Abraham Accords). With over two decades of experience on the front lines of many of Israel's most pressing diplomatic, legal and policy challenges, Becker has been a leading negotiator and behind-the-scenes representative for Israel in a wide variety of contexts.
Becker earned his doctorate from Columbia University and, among numerous scholarly awards, he is the winner of the Rabin Peace Prize and the 2007 Guggenheim Prize for best international law book for his book Terrorism and the State.