WHAT: “Conflict Into Collaboration” — public dialogue about Israeli-Arab relations.

WHO:  Five students from Lions for Israel and five students from Students For Justice in Palestine will be participants in a dialogue facilitated by Shachar Yanai (Jewish Israeli), Farhat Agbaria (Palestinian Israeli) and Dr. Laurie Mulvey, Executive Director of the World in Conversation Center.

WHEN: Tuesday, January 27th, 7:00 – 9:00pm

WHERE:  Foster Auditorium at Pattee-Paterno Library

WHY: In this dynamic program students and facilitators will demonstrate what happens when people come together not to win an argument but rather to understand the other side.

SPONSORS:  The program is sponsored by the Penn State Students for Public Diplomacy, Students For Justice in Palestine, and Lions for Israel. The event is funded by UPAC.

Farhat Agbaria leads programs for teachers and community leaders,  as well as serving as the Senior Advisor and Facilitator of dialogue groups at “Seeds of Peace,” a well-known summer camp in Maine that brings together teenagers from Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia for constructive engagement leadership development. He also holds a B.A in Political Science from Tel Aviv University.

Shachar Yanai has headed a nationwide program that connects children and their parents from Arab and Israeli nationalities through tennis training and other social programming at the Israel Tennis Center. He is currently Director of the Undergraduate Division of the International School at Hebrew University and has a M.A. in Philosophy from Tel Aviv University.