BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:218@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20161021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20161021T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T084748Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/ishmael-khaldi-israel/ SUMMARY:Israel's First Bedouin Diplomat\, Ishmael Khaldi\, on "Israel and i ts Counter-Terrorism Strategies " DESCRIPTION:In June 2016\, AKWorld President and CEO\, Lise Falskow\, joine d a World Affairs Councils of America Leadership Mission to Israel\, exper iencing the country for the first time. While in Israel\, Khaldi\, who is a former AKWorld speaker\, hosted Lise for a couple days\, sharing his per spective of Israel with her.\n\nIn a moderated discussion with Israel's Fi rst Bedouin Diplomat\, Ishmael Khaldi\, Lise will explore the topic of Isr ael's counter-terrorism strategies.\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Ishmael Khaldi\, Israe l's First Bedouin Diplomat\nIshmael Khaldi was born in the Bedouin village of Khawalid in the Western Galilee of Israel and was raised in a Bedouin tent until the age of eight. The third of eleven children\, he walked four miles round trip to attend school. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Haifa\, and a Masters Degree in International Relat ions from Tel Aviv University.\n\nIshmael served in the Israeli Defense Fo rces\, Defense Ministry\, and the Israeli Police before being chosen to jo in the Foreign Ministry in October 2004\, becoming Israel's first Bedouin diplomat. He initially served in the Arabic Media Department acting as the Spokesperson to the Arabic media during the disengagement from Gaza. He w as then transferred to the North American Division until being selected fo r Deputy Consul General in San Francisco\, where he was stationed between 2006 and 2009. From August 2009 to January 2011 Khaldi was appointed to be policy advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman. From Feb ruary 2012 to November 2015\, Khaldi served as Counselor for Civil Society Affairs in the Embassy of Israel in London.\n\nIn 2010 Ismael published h is autobiography\, A Shepherd’s Journey. The Huffington Post says\, “[ A Shepherd’s Journey] is a story that will inspire\, educate and charm\, told with authenticity and passion\, as only a Bedouin can tell it.”\n\ nModerator: Lise Falskow\, President &\; CEO of the Alaska World Affair s Council\nLise Falskow was born and raised in Alaska and holds a degree i n Economics and Accounting from Claremont McKenna College. She worked as a CPA in Seattle\, Washington and Zurich\, Switzerland. She then helped est ablish a Financial Analyst Group for the Energy Division of a major oil co mpany in Oslo\, Norway. As a dual Norwegian and US Citizen\, her interest in world cultures has taken her to many exciting places\, including her re turn to Anchorage\, Alaska where she is the Royal Norwegian Honorary Consu l for Alaska. Lise has a passion for sports\, music (including playing the piano)\, and participating in Ironman Triathlon Competitions.\n\n\n\n&nbs p\;\n\nThe podcast for this event is available on Alaska Public Media's AW AC Presents\, click here to listen. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2016/09/IsmailKhaldi1.jpg CATEGORIES:International Program Series LOCATION:Anchorage Hilton\, 500 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, Alaska\, United Sta tes GEO:61.21932160000001;-149.8918797 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=500 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, Alaska\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Anchorage Hilton:geo:61 .21932160000001,-149.8918797 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR