Israel, the Arab World, and the Media - A Panel Discussion (Renewing Our Spirit 2013)
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David Weinberg
David Weinberg is a spokesman, speechwriter, columnist, and lobbyist who is a sharp critic of Israel’s detractors and of post-Zionist trends in Israel. His work has appeared in The Jerusalem Post and Israel Hayom, among other publications. He writes on Israeli diplomacy and defense, Israeli politics and society, and Israel-Diaspora relations. Since moving to Israel in 1990 from Toronto, Canada, Mr. Weinberg has held a series of high-level public sector positions. As senior advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Natan Sharansky, he was founding…
Dr. Elliott Malamet
Dr. Malamet received his doctorate in English Literature from the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1987-1993. Dr. Malamet's work in the field of spiritual education has been featured in the leading Canadian newspapers and he has appeared on Canadian radio and television. He has run seminars on teaching Judaism to young people in the United States, Canada, England and Israel and is consulted by people worldwide on the subject of Jewish education. A sought-after speaker in Canada and overseas, Dr.…
Jonathan Kay
Jonathan Kay is comment pages editor of the National Post. In addition, he is a columnist for the National Post op-ed page, and a blogger for the National Post's FullComment web site. His freelance articles have appeared in various U.S. publications, including Commentary magazine, the New York Post, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic and Newsweek. In 2002, he was awarded Canada's National Newspaper Award for Critical…
Shmuel Rosner
Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli columnist and editor. He is the political editor of the Jewish Journal and writes a weekly column for The International New York Times (formerly known as The International Herald Tribune) and for Maariv. Shmuel Rosner began his career in 1987 as a producer and editor with Israeli Army Radio. In 1991, he joined the Israeli daily Hadashot as a features and news editor. In 1994, he became editor of a local Israeli weekly, Tzomet Hasharon. He joined Haaretz…
Tovah Lazaroff
Tovah Lazaroff is the Deputy Managing Editor of The Jerusalem Post, where she has worked as a correspondent since 2000. Her expertise includes: West Bank settlements, diplomacy, the United Nations, hostage swaps, the southern and northern borders under fire, and terror victims. Before arriving in Israel in April 2000, Tovah spent eight years as a local reporter in the Boston area, where she earned 12 awards from the New England Press Association and seven from the Massachusetts Press Association for her…