Religion, Human Rights, & Refugees in Israel: Historical Outcomes & Contemporary Challenges
October 26, 2016
7:00 p.m. Reception
7:30 p.m. Presentation
School of Communication
International Building #5300
University of Miami
FEATURING DANNY AYALON
ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREGN AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL
Ambassador Danny Ayalon’s distinguished career as diplomat and politician includes service as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, a member of Knesset, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, and as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He has been a frequent contributor to the Jerusalem Post and the Wall Street Journal, and was selected by the Foreign Policy Magazine in 2011 as the Most Influential Diplomat in Social Media. Ambassador Ayalon is currently President of Hod Ayalon Ltd., a private consulting firm for governments and international corporations, and is a visiting professor at Yeshiva University. He has been a strong proponent of a permanent solution for Palestinian refugees, as well as an advocate for redress of the nearly one million Israeli refugees expelled from Muslim countries following the establishment of Israel in 1948.
