Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding, The Trump Plan & More

Together with IPF Atid San Francisco, Invest in Peace, & The Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), join Bay Area young professionals for an interactive and educational evening of remarks, networking, and refreshments at The Laundry in the Mission. Featuring:

- John Lyndon: International Director, The Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) - Adina Wollner: IPF Atid San Francisco Chair & Apple Security Analyst *Additional speakers to be featured at event

RSVP (Free): ipf.li/sf224

Our panel will focus particular attention on the "Partnership  Fund for Peace," a new piece of bipartisan legislation designed to support critical people-to-people work and entrepreneurship in the region. Learn more about the Partnership Fund for Peace here: https://www.allmep.org/congress-introduces-bipartisan-partnership-fund-for-peace-act/

Light dinner refreshments to be served & cash bar available.

The Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) is a coalition of over 100 organizations – and tens of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians, Arabs and Jews – building people-to-people cooperation, coexistence, equality, shared society, mutual understanding, and peace among their communities in the Middle East. We add stability in difficult times of crisis, such as these, and build an environment for peace over the long term.

Invest in Peace is a coalition of Bay Area community activists, business owners, academics, elected officials and leaders from labor, non-profit and faith-based groups. We believe the best way to end violence in the Middle East is to create economic and people-to-people partnerships among Palestinians and Israelis. As Californians, we can also play a role in expanding economic opportunities for all of us through shared ideas, direct investment and creative non-profit, business and environmental practices.

IPF Atid is the young professionals network of Israel Policy Forum, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing support for a viable two-state solution consistent with Israel's security. Learn more here: www.israelpolicyforum.org/atid

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Featured Speakers:

John Lyndon was ALLMEP’s first European Director, founding its new office in Paris in 2018, before becoming the organization’s Executive Director a year later. He brings with him over a decade of experience leading NGOs concerned with conflict resolution and international development, with a particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the pivotal role civil society can play in any lasting resolution. A regular contributor and commentator on events in the Middle East, his writing has been featured in numerous international publications, including The Independent, Newsweek and TIME Magazine, and he is a frequent analyst on the BBC, CNN, France 24 and Sky News.

Adina Wollner is the Chair of IPF Atid San Francisco and is a computer security engineer working at Apple. Before attending university at UC San Diego, she volunteered to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, Nachal brigade for two years. Currently, Adina is involved in encouraging more women to join the cybersecurity community and is active as a member of the San Francisco Federation Fellows Cohort. In 2019, she traveled on Israel Policy Forum's inaugural young professionals delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.