Dr. Ralph Nurnberger will address the Sarasota World Affairs Council on Tuesday, October 13, at  7pm at Sainer Auditorium on the New College Campus on the topic "Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible in the Near Future?”  The lecture is be free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception for Sarasota World Affairs Council members.The talk will provide background on core issues that must be resolved in order to facilitate peace in the region including whether there should be multiple states in the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, potential options for future borders, a various aspects of refugee issues, security concerns, as well as a discussion of Jerusalem and potential options for the Holy City. Dr. Nurnberger taught graduate courses dealing with history and international relations at Georgetown University for 38 years and received the "Excellence in Teaching” award in 2003. He was Executive Director of "Builders for Peace" an organization established to assist the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by promoting economic development in the region. He previously served on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as a number of other senior government positions.

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