Israel's first Bedouin diplomat, Ishmael Khaldi, to speak at UAA on Thursday
by Michelle Saport |
![ANTHONY VENCE | DAILY KENT STATER Ishmael Khaldi, Former Deputy Consul General at the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco, spoke at Bowman Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Khaldi wrote "A Shepherd's Journey", his autobiography about becoming Israel's first Bedouin deiplomat.](/news/archive/2016/10/_images/20161020-ishmael-khaldi-300x135.jpg)
Ishmael Khaldi, Israel's first Bedouin diplomat, will speak at UAA on Oct. 20. Photo by Anthony Vence / Daily Kent Stater
Thursday, Oct. 20, 7-9 p.m. Rasmuson Hall, Room 111
Students United, UAA's only pro-Israel and Palestinian human rights advocacy club, is hosting Israel's first Bedouin diplomat, Ishmael Khaldi. Mr. Khaldi will be speaking about his experiences in Israel in a Bedouin tribe and as a diplomat. His lecture will conclude with a question-and-answer period.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For additional information, please contact Students United at mjlilly@alaska.edu or (907) 242-1244. Additional information can also be found on the Facebook event page <https://www.facebook.com/events/1683175955332743> or the Students United website <http://uaastudentsunited.wixsite.com/homepage/events>.
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