Were the ancient enemies "oh so close" to resolution just a couple of horrific years ago, or was it an illusion all along, a naive and bloody mistake? Are we witnessing a monumental failure of leadership, are the peoples "not ready," or are the issues ultimately intractable? What, or who, will it take?

Yoav Ben-Horin has served as an analyst of strategic affairs for the RAND Corporation, Associate Director of the Wilstein Institute of Jewish Policy Studies, and Director of Special Projects at the Milken School. An expert commentator on Middle Eastern and Arab-Israeli affairs, he as taught, lectured widely, and spoken frequently on campuses, radio and television in the United States as well as abroad.

This event is cosponsored by the IHC Jewish Studies Research Focus Group and Hillel.