Please join Professor Shibley Telhami for CMEP's next grassroots network conference call on December 6th at 1pm ET.  Professor Telhami will share his analysis and reflections on the Annapolis meeting, discuss what can be expected to happen next and talk about prospects for progress toward an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. Prof. Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, is a frequent commentator on news programs and is a member of CMEP's Leadership Council.

ABOUT CMEP NETWORK CONFERENCE CALLS: Churches for Middle East Peace offers occasional conference calls featuring prominent policy analysts and issue experts from the CMEP/church community and others who stand with CMEP in support of Middle East peace. The conference call speakers offer their perspectives and provide timely, informational updates on key developments in Washington and the region.

HOW TO CALL IN: Dial 1-785-686-2400 and then enter the access code 693031. You are responsible for domestic long distance charges associated with this call. The call will last approximately one hour, beginning promptly at 1pm (ET).

QUESTIONS: The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session open to all participants. Questions should be submitted by email before or during the call to confcall@cmep.org.

BACKGROUND READING:

Boosting the Slim Chances for Mideast Breakthrough, Shibley Telhami, Balitmore Sun, November 9, 2007

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Annapolis and After, Middle East Briefing N°22, International Crisis Group, November 20, 2007

Joint Understanding Read by President Bush at Annapolis Conference, White House Latest News, November 27, 2007

President Bush's Speech at Annapolis Conference, White House Latest News, November 27, 2007

Israel, Palestinians OK Negotiating Plan, Matthew Lee, Associated Press, Nov 27, 2007

Washington Post Global: Seven Views on the Summit

SPEAKER BIO:

Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park.  He has served as Advisor to the US Mission to the UN (1990-91), as advisor to former Congressman Lee Hamilton, and as a member of the US delegation to the Trilateral US-Israeli-Palestinian Anti-Incitement Committee, which was mandated by the Wye River Agreements.  Most recently, he served on the Iraq Study Group as a member of the Strategic Environment Working Group.  His best-selling book, The Stakes: America and the Middle East (Westview Press, 2003; updated version, 2004) was selected by Foreign Affairs as one of the top five books on the Middle East in 2003. He is a member of the Leadership Council of Churches for Middle East Peace, the Council on Foreign Relations and Human Rights Watch Board and he has also served on the board of the United States Institute of Peace.  Professor Telhami was given the Distinguished International Service Award by the University of Maryland in 2002 and the Excellence in Public Service Award by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents in 2006.  Professor Telhami was born in 1951 in a little village near Haifa, Israel.  The majority of people in the village were Druse, with an Arab Christian minority of which his family was a member.

For DC Area CMEP Supporters: 11/29 Post-Annapolis Capitol Hill Event

CMEP is pleased to be joining with collegial organizations in co-sponsoring an event on Capitol Hill this Thursday, Nov. 29th from 12-2pm.  "Digesting Annapolis: What Happened, What It Means, and What Happens Next?" will include a roundtable discussion with leading American, Israeli, and Palestinian former negotiators, experts and opinion shapers.  Click here for more details, including a full list of speakers and co-sponsoring organizations.