The speaker on this occasion was Israel Nitzan, Minister-Counselor in Israel's Permanent Mission to the United Nations. He gave a presentation addressing recent upheavals in the Arab world and their repercussions at the United Nations. Mr. Nitzan was the last Israeli diplomat evacuated from Cairo after all Israeli diplomats serving in the embassy had to be evacuated for security reasons in September 2011. A fluent Arabic speaker, who served a total of five years in Egypt over his career, his presentation provided fascinating insights into the history-making events of the past year across the Arab Middle East. Contributing to the event was Gloria Landy, representative of the World Council of Masorti synagogues. ‌

Hadassah and Israel Nitzan