Herb Keinon: Isolated
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Stroum Jewish Community Center
3801 East Mercer Way Mercer Island, WA 98040Refund Policy
Description
A nation that dwells alone? Hardly. A look at Israel’s relations with the world, from Brazil to Bahrain, Romania to Rwanda Amid all the talk of BDS and Israel's isolation, the Jewish state's position in the world has actually never been stronger. Herb Keinon, The Jerusalem Post's veteran diplomatic correspondent, will provide a Cook's tour of Israel's surprisingly strong relations with the world.
Herb Keinon is the diplomatic correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, and has been at the paper for 33 years.
During his years at the Post, Keinon has covered a wide variety of different beats, including Jerusalem, immigration and absorption, religious parties, the ultra-Orthodox, and the settlements. He has also been a features writer at the paper.
In addition, Keinon has lectured widely in Israel, the US, Europe and Australia on the political and diplomatic situation in Israel, and appears on a variety of radio and television programs around the world as a guest commentator on the subject.
Keinon wrote two books. His book published in 2009 – *Lone Soldiers: Israel’s Defenders from Around the World *– which tells the tale of young men and women from the Diaspora who volunteer to serve in the Israeli army.
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AJC Seattle connects our community with AJC’s global advocacy work to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and Israel. Our access to diplomats, elected officials, and interfaith leaders at the local level advances AJC’s broader global priorities: combating anti-Semitism, promoting Israel’s place in the world, and countering the spread of radicalism and extremism.