2019 MAIN EVENT CANADIAN ASSOCIATES OF Ben-Gurion University Israet's Nation Building University IN CONVERSATION WITH MAY 14, 2019 CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM 5:30 PM. 9:00 PM AVIISSACHAROFF NATIONAL POST APRIL 23, 2019 REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION Barbara Kay: How a television show might help to bring peace to the Middle East Fauda is a cross-cultural bridge that decades of international politicking and the ever-elusive peace process' could not bring about than by Israeli dominationj are portrayed loves ! (They don't say that publicly, of as decent human beings trying to navi course. According to Raz, they excoriate gate life in a difficult situation imposed Fauds on their website, but then provide For riveting entertainment, Braeli dramas rule. Several of them deal with the para on them by extemal circumstances alink so Gazans can watch it.) Hamas of doxical realities of life in a flourishing Warriors and their families on both sides ficials told Issacharoff that because the prosperous society where Jews, both secular and ultra-Orthodox, co existin sip breakdowns (occasionally uneasy) peace with Israeli Arabs, but one that is shadowed by The complex Israeli protagonist, Doron a siege mentality, with eyes and ears Kabilio, a zealot with impossibly high as Fauda's 150-strong, mixed Arab-Israeli constantly alert to threats or reports pirations and near-zero respect for con crew shot the West Bank scenes in the ls- pay dearly for their missions in relation series doesnt soft-pedallepisodic unnec- essary Israeli aggression, they are amazed Israes like Fauda straining authority projects cheonic raeli Arab town of Ktar Qasim They hap torment over his professional and do pened to start iming during the 2014 Most Israels sublimate fear into cultural mestic buoyancy and the energesic normaiky of daily ife. But normal life is an unaffordis not only inspired by Fauda'sco-cre ing Raz and Issacharoff concern that un able luxury for a group called the Mis-ator, former undercover agent Lior Raz, sustainable tensions might sabotage the ta'aravim, an undercover Israe Defense Forces unit of fluently wabk-speaking ls ity to act the part of the "other was fun- to ensuring collaboration and stability raelis adept at West Bank initration pos damentall to Rar's miätary role, it is no The townspeople, who benefited ing as Palestinian civilians to close in on accident that he performs brilliantly in a economically from the series, upheld and appeehend suspected terrorists. For rolethat can only be punished by bad re the social contract, and filming pro- these continuously wired-up comman-views, not a bullet to the head dos, counterterrorism is both a profes- son and an all-consuming passion. shortcomings. Kabilio comes by conflict with Gaza (Protective Edge his authenticity honestly, for the chrc Missiles rained down on the area, caus but played by Raz as well, Since the abil project. But the town's mayor committed But it is more than acting that makes Feeling compassion Doeon Kabilio spelbinding Raz, of lrai az peaks of the friendships he devel- and Algesian provenance, spoke Arabic oped in Kar Qasim with gratitude and a at home (the first language of many Jews certain emotion. He told an interviewer Grittiness, intensity and sometimes shocking violence In the action-thriller series Fauda (mean in the Maghreb), and is clearly at ease in that Palestinians and other Arabs emall ing "chaos," from the same root as "in the Palestinian miieu In one Fauda o say that Fauda was their fest expe- tfada), we see this unit at work in all its episode, he observes that he sometimes rence in feeing compassion for Israelis grittiness, intensity and sometimes feels "more real in Nablus than in Istael. Conversely he hears from Israeli right shocking violence. The first two seasons Wingers who contess Fauda has for the first time made them feel compassion for Fauda's signiicance extends far beyond its value as educational entertainment. unit's adventures in the West Bank hunting down and elimi- nating a teror mastermind, then his suc- Wat Rar and his co-creator, journalist Avi cessor, can be seen on Netflix, which Palestinians Since Fauda debuted, many sraclis have started studying Arabic Issacharoft, a Middle East analyst in Eng lish, Hebrew and Arabic, have created in Anti-Zionists see the Israel-Palestinian Fauda is a cross-cultural bridge that conflict in Manichean terms: wicked decades of intemational politicking, the wi oppressors of innocent brown vic- Oslo Accords and the whole ever-elusive tims. They dislike Fauda because the se zies erases such artificial lines. In this series undercover Arabik-speaking Jews easily "become" Palestinian Arabs, and A third season will deal with operations Athough composed from an Isrespoint of view, the series aims for objectiviy and mostly succeeds. The harshness of life (and illusory "peace process" could not bring about under occupation is made expicit, the ls Loving it rael operatves are flawed- sometimes For Fauda is a sensation in the Arab n"become" Jews. The average West rage trumps judgment, producing unnec speaing world. Palestinians "love it. the emer couldn't tell most of them apart essary collateral damage-while many creators tell interviewers. According to ls visualy, Isaac and ishmael, A common of the Palestinian characters (on the sacharoff whose journalism takes him to father Fauda is a tale of brotherly e whole more constrained by family honour Gaza and who has relialble informants and a morbid fascination with martyrdom amongst militants there, even Hamas mer of hope for brotherly peace. mity that paradoxically suggests a glim- With a mission Ske no othes Ben-Gurion University is at the heart of Beer-sheva and the Negev Desert. With some 20,000 students and 3 campuses, it is truly an oasis of innovation and E 2019 MAIN EVENT: community building. BGU is a world-leader in homeland security, robotics, desert and r Www.bengurion.ca or call research, global health and medical technologies, Jewish thought and Israel Studies Michèle at 514-937-8927, ext. 101 gy in honour of Gerry z"and Sherry z"I Feifer Proceeds wWl support research in cancer and 2019 MAIN EVENT CANADIAN ASSOCIATES OF Ben-Gurion University Israet's Nation Building University IN CONVERSATION WITH MAY 14, 2019 CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM 5:30 PM. 9:00 PM AVIISSACHAROFF NATIONAL POST APRIL 23, 2019 REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION Barbara Kay: How a television show might help to bring peace to the Middle East Fauda is a cross-cultural bridge that decades of international politicking and the ever-elusive peace process' could not bring about than by Israeli dominationj are portrayed loves ! (They don't say that publicly, of as decent human beings trying to navi course. According to Raz, they excoriate gate life in a difficult situation imposed Fauds on their website, but then provide For riveting entertainment, Braeli dramas rule. Several of them deal with the para on them by extemal circumstances alink so Gazans can watch it.) Hamas of doxical realities of life in a flourishing Warriors and their families on both sides ficials told Issacharoff that because the prosperous society where Jews, both secular and ultra-Orthodox, co existin sip breakdowns (occasionally uneasy) peace with Israeli Arabs, but one that is shadowed by The complex Israeli protagonist, Doron a siege mentality, with eyes and ears Kabilio, a zealot with impossibly high as Fauda's 150-strong, mixed Arab-Israeli constantly alert to threats or reports pirations and near-zero respect for con crew shot the West Bank scenes in the ls- pay dearly for their missions in relation series doesnt soft-pedallepisodic unnec- essary Israeli aggression, they are amazed Israes like Fauda straining authority projects cheonic raeli Arab town of Ktar Qasim They hap torment over his professional and do pened to start iming during the 2014 Most Israels sublimate fear into cultural mestic buoyancy and the energesic normaiky of daily ife. But normal life is an unaffordis not only inspired by Fauda'sco-cre ing Raz and Issacharoff concern that un able luxury for a group called the Mis-ator, former undercover agent Lior Raz, sustainable tensions might sabotage the ta'aravim, an undercover Israe Defense Forces unit of fluently wabk-speaking ls ity to act the part of the "other was fun- to ensuring collaboration and stability raelis adept at West Bank initration pos damentall to Rar's miätary role, it is no The townspeople, who benefited ing as Palestinian civilians to close in on accident that he performs brilliantly in a economically from the series, upheld and appeehend suspected terrorists. For rolethat can only be punished by bad re the social contract, and filming pro- these continuously wired-up comman-views, not a bullet to the head dos, counterterrorism is both a profes- son and an all-consuming passion. shortcomings. Kabilio comes by conflict with Gaza (Protective Edge his authenticity honestly, for the chrc Missiles rained down on the area, caus but played by Raz as well, Since the abil project. But the town's mayor committed But it is more than acting that makes Feeling compassion Doeon Kabilio spelbinding Raz, of lrai az peaks of the friendships he devel- and Algesian provenance, spoke Arabic oped in Kar Qasim with gratitude and a at home (the first language of many Jews certain emotion. He told an interviewer Grittiness, intensity and sometimes shocking violence In the action-thriller series Fauda (mean in the Maghreb), and is clearly at ease in that Palestinians and other Arabs emall ing "chaos," from the same root as "in the Palestinian miieu In one Fauda o say that Fauda was their fest expe- tfada), we see this unit at work in all its episode, he observes that he sometimes rence in feeing compassion for Israelis grittiness, intensity and sometimes feels "more real in Nablus than in Istael. Conversely he hears from Israeli right shocking violence. The first two seasons Wingers who contess Fauda has for the first time made them feel compassion for Fauda's signiicance extends far beyond its value as educational entertainment. unit's adventures in the West Bank hunting down and elimi- nating a teror mastermind, then his suc- Wat Rar and his co-creator, journalist Avi cessor, can be seen on Netflix, which Palestinians Since Fauda debuted, many sraclis have started studying Arabic Issacharoft, a Middle East analyst in Eng lish, Hebrew and Arabic, have created in Anti-Zionists see the Israel-Palestinian Fauda is a cross-cultural bridge that conflict in Manichean terms: wicked decades of intemational politicking, the wi oppressors of innocent brown vic- Oslo Accords and the whole ever-elusive tims. They dislike Fauda because the se zies erases such artificial lines . In this series undercover Arabik-speaking Jews easily "become" Palestinian Arabs, and A third season will deal with operations Athough composed from an Isr espoint of view, the series aims for objectiviy and mostly succeeds. The harshness of life ( and illusory " peace process " could not bring about under occupation is made expicit, the ls Loving it rael operatves are flawed- sometimes For Fauda is a sensation in the Arab n"become" Jews. The average West rage trumps judgment, producing unnec speaing world. Palestinians "love it. the emer couldn't tell most of them apart essary collateral damage-while many creators tell interviewers. According to ls visualy, Isaac and ishmael, A common of the Palestinian characters ( on the sacharoff whose journalism takes him to father Fauda is a tale of brotherly e whole more constrained by family honour Gaza and who has relialble informants and a morbid fascination with martyrdom amongst militants there, even Hamas mer of hope for brotherly peace. mity that paradoxically suggests a glim- With a mission Ske no othes Ben-Gurion University is at the heart of Beer-sheva and the Negev Desert. With some 20,000 students and 3 campuses, it is truly an oasis of innovation and E 2019 MAIN EVENT: community building. BGU is a world-leader in homeland security, robotics, desert and r Www.bengurion.ca or call research, global health and medical technologies, Jewish thought and Israel Studies Michèle at 514-937-8927, ext. 101 gy in honour of Gerry z"and Sherry z"I Feifer Proceeds wWl support research in cancer and