Presents: “Achieving Two-States: Why the Security of Israel Depends On It” The entire Twin Cities Community is invited to learn about J Street’s Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace approach from: Former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Ambassador Colette Avital And J Street Founder and President Jeremy Ben-Ami Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 Doors open at 7:00 PM, Mount Zion Temple Event begins at 7:30 PM 1300 Summit Avenue Contact [email protected] St. Paul, MN 55105 for more information Ambassador Colette Avital Born in Romania in 1940, Colette Avital emigrated to Israel in 1950. Avital joined Israel’s Foreign Ministry in 1960, acting as Chancellor in Montreal, Press and Cultural Attaché in Brussels, Minister-Counselor in Paris, Consul in Boston, Ambassador in Lisbon and Consul General in New York. Elected to the Knesset in 1999, Avital served as the Chair of several committees covering a wide range of issues including ethics, foreign relations, the status of women and immigration, among others. Outside of her public service, Avital serves as Chairwoman of Zimriya (The International Festival of Choirs), The International Harp Contest and the Kfar Idud, a village for people living with mental challenges. Furthermore, she is a board member of Ben-Gurion University, the Gesher Theater and the Schechter Institute. She is also on the Executive Committee of the Company for the Restitution of Properties of Victims of the Holocaust as well as the Director General of the Berl Katznelson Foundation’s Ideological and Educational Center and the International Secretary of the Israel Labour Party. Avital received her BA in Political Science and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and went on to receive and MA in English Literature from the University of Montreal as well as an MA in Public Administration from Harvard University. She has received numerous awards and regularly contributes opinion articles to prominent Israeli and foreign publications. She currently lives in Jerusalem and speaks several languages including Hebrew, English, French, Rumanian, Italian, German and Portuguese. Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street Executive Director Jeremy comes to J Street from a 25-year career in government, politics and communications, here and in Israel. Jeremy has served in a number of senior government positions including as President Bill Clinton’s Deputy Domestic Policy Adviser and Policy Director on Howard Dean’s Presidential Campaign. Jeremy was most recently Senior Vice President at Fenton Communications. He also has served as the Communications Director for the New Israel Fund and started the Israeli firm Ben-Or Communications while living in Israel in the late 1990s. Jeremy’s father was born in Tel Aviv, and much of his family lives in Israel. J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans. The organization gives political voice to mainstream American Jews and other supporters of Israel who, informed by their progressive and Jewish values, believe that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is essential to Israel’s survival as the national home of the Jewish people and as a vibrant democracy. J Street’s mission is two-fold: first, to advocate for urgent American diplomatic leadership to achieve a two-state solution and a broader regional, comprehensive peace and, second, to ensure a broad debate on Israel and the Middle East in national politics and the American Jewish community..