Georgetown University

WHO:

Expert panelists will gather at Georgetown University to discuss the role evangelicals are playing the development of U.S. foreign policy towards Israel. Participants will also discuss how this topic is affecting the 2008 elections.

WHAT:

Evangelicals, Israel and American Foreign Policy

Panel 1: 9:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Evangelical Support of Israel: The Theological Background

James Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice
Timothy Weber, author of “How Evangelicals Became America's Best Friend”
Walter Kaiser, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Moderator: Jason Poling, pastor, New Hope Evangelical Church, Baltimore

Panel 2: 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Jewish Perspectives on Evangelical Support of Israel

David Brog, author of “Standing With Israel: Why Christians Support the Jewish State”
Hillel Fradkin, The Hudson Institute
Melanie Maron, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee, Washington DC Chapter
Moderator: Jason Poling, pastor, New Hope Evangelical Church, Baltimore

Panel 3: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
A Public Interview: Effects of Evangelical Support for Israel on American Foreign Policy

Richard Cizik, VP, National Association of Evangelicals
Michael B. Oren, Professor of Jewish Civilization, Georgetown University
Moderator: Jacques Berlinerblau, Director, Program for Jewish Civilization

For a complete schedule of events and a list of presenters, please visit the Program for Jewish Civilization website.

WHEN:

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

WHERE:

Copley Formal Lounge (inside Copley Hall)
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057

SPONSORS:

Program for Jewish Civilization and
the National Resource Center for the Middle East

COVERAGE:

Media interested in attending must RSVP to Andy Pino at 202-687-4328 or pinoa@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.