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The Arab Spring and the Israeli Spring
The Richard von Weizsäcker Distinguished Visitor on upheavals in the Mideast and consequences for peace in the region
Avishai Margalit is highly regarded worldwide for his novel and cogent observations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Arab Spring, and the ongoing difficulties between Islam and the West. In his lecture on September 24, Margalit provided a fresh perspective on the societal upheavals in parts of the Middle East and Northern Africa, bringing his broader expertise to bear on social, political, and religious philosophy on issues of social justice, and providing alternative scenarios with regard to recent regime changes, addressing the latest protests in Israel in an effort to put the region’s various movements for change into a comprehensive framework.