oin four prominent journalistic voices — The New York Times’ and SAPIR’s Bret Stephens, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Ronen Bergman, Haaretz’s Anshel Pfeffer, and Israel’s DemocratTV anchor Lucy Aharish in conversation with Israeli talk show host Roni Kuban — for a roundtable discussion on the facts, the myths, and the politics of covering the state of Israel.

How can reporters and columnists accurately and responsibly approach complicated questions about Israel’s past, present and future? Why is it so difficult to reach consensus in Israel or the US on questions like: What is the current state of Israeli politics? Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent shift to the right creating a stronger, safer Israel, or laying the groundwork for autocracy? Is Israel teetering on the edge of an abyss, or is democracy and civic engagement stronger than ever before? Hear four journalists with differing views on these questions in an incisive, clear-eyed, deeply informed roundtable conversation about what we talk about when we talk about Israel.

After the conversation, join Aharish and Kuban in our Buttenwieser Lounge for a complimentary drink and intimate informal discussion on Aharish’s remarkable personal story — her experience growing up as an Arab Muslim in Israel, how her own experience with discrimination fuels her pathbreaking journalistic work and commitment to a more just society for all of Israel’s citizens.

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