Israel & Ukraine: Working together in a time of crisis

Join Jeremy Reiss and Rabbi Ain for the third installment of #SPSTalks in this program year. We will focus on Israel and look at the role Israel has played in welcoming Ukrainian refugees, serving as a mediator between Putin and Ukraine, and examine some of the questions that have arisen during these challenging times.

Virtual only.

Zoom link: https://spsnyc-org.zoom.us/j/89758710552?

Meeting ID: 897 5871 0552

Email ajohnson@spsnyc.org for the password

Materials to read:

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi, For Heaven's Sake Podcast, March 1, 2022 -- Crisis in Ukraine: The Israeli Response -- https://www.hartman.org.il/crisis-in-ukraine-the-israeli-response/

AJC, March 25, 2022: 5 Things You Should Know About Israel's Support for Ukraine - https://www.ajc.org/news/5-things-you-should-know-about-israels-support-for-ukraine

Council on Foreign Relations, April 8, 2022: Why Israel Has Been Slow to Support Ukraine - https://www.cfr.org/article/why-israel-has-been-slow-support-ukraine

Ha'aretz Podcast with Zehava Galon, Former Head of the Left-Wing Meretz Party in Israel: 'Israel is Failing a Moral Test in Ukraine. I'm Ashamed': https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/podcasts/PODCAST-listen-israel-is-failing-a-moral-test-in-ukraine-i-m-ashamed-1.10769595

Ha'aretz, April 29, 2022: Analysis: Israel's Ukraine Policy Isn't Only Immoral. It's Also Unwise -- https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-s-ukraine-policy-isn-t-only-immoral-it-s-also-unwise-1.10770363

Jerusalem Post, May 2, 2022: Lavrov's antisemitism means Israel no longer neutral on Ukraine-Russia - analysis -- https://www.jpost.com/international/article-705688