World Affairs Council kicks off season with first lecture

Elliott Wenzler, palmbeachdailynews.com

Image from article, with caption: Professor Eytan Gilboa speaks to members of the World Affairs Council October 24, 2017.

Excerpt:

Palm Beach residents and World Affairs Council members, eager for a deeper understanding of current events than the nightly news can provide, gathered at The Colony Pavilion Tuesday for an evening of education and discussion.

Professor Eytan Gilboa spoke about relations between the United States and the Middle East to a crowd of about 180 people for the council’s first lecture of the season. ...

Gilboa is a professor of politics and communication and the director of the Center for International Communication at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He also co-founded the Israel Public Diplomacy Forum, a non-profit and non-partisan educational organization intended to advance international understanding of Israel and the Middle East. ...

Celeste Simon, CEO of the World Affairs Council, said she invited Gilboa to the council after they met last spring. Many speakers on international communications and policies are from the United States and she thought an Israeli could offer an alternative perspective, she said.

Gilboa is part of a panel assembled by the Israel Public Diplomacy Forum that is traveling through Florida this month — members gave presentations to the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce, Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach State College and Keiser University. The group is next headed to Tampa. ...