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In response to public requests, CU �Ǹ�Թ� experts will discuss range of topics in Arab-Israeli conflict at Wednesday forum, which is open to the community.

A weekend cease-fire extension and the continuing release of hostages have raised some hopes, but the devastating war in the Middle East has also raised many questions.

Many members of the �Ǹ�Թ� campus community have asked for expert insight into the conflict and its centuries-long history. In response, the��Program in Jewish Studies��will host “Explaining Conflict and War in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank: Community Discussions with CU Faculty Members” from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in��UMC 285-289.

The event, which is open to the public, is being organized by the Program in Jewish Studies and co-sponsored by the��Center for Humanities and the Arts, the��Department of English, the��Department of History��and the��International Affairs Program.

It will follow an informal format and allow individuals and smaller groups of participants to discuss a specific sub-topic, ranging from antisemitism to the long history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, with faculty experts, including:

• Janet J. Jacobs, professor of distinction in��women and gender studies
• Zach Levey, Israel Institute visiting professor and visiting professor of��international affairs
• �������������Ѳ��ٳٲ���, associate professor of��English
• Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History and interim director of the Program in Jewish Studies
• Eyal Rivlin, teaching associate professor of Jewish studies
• Rebecca Wartell, teaching associate professor of Jewish Studies

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