The Foreign Policy Association of Central Pennsylvania, Inc.

03/07/2025

"The (Middle East) region's most powerful actors ..., Iran, Israel, the United States, and the Arab Gulf countries have all spent decades trying to shape the region to their liking without addressing the root causes of conflict and they have repeatedly failed. They have sought security over peace and have ended up with neither"
"The scale of devastation across the Middle East today resembles that of Europe in 1945."
"Arab countries want an end to regional anarchy, not just an end to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict"
The Fatal Flaw of the New Middle East; Gaza, Syria, and the Region's Next Crisis, Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, March/April 2025

Hello FPA Members, Guests, and Other Non-Members

If you haven't registered yet for the FPA Keystone Event, please do so now! It is also open to non-members, so forward this to your friends who may be interested. We are changing the cut-off date from March 7 to March 15. So we need to receive your check by March 15. The Keystone event is:

Day/Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 5:30 Social Hour, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Speaker
Topic: Israel-Palestine and the Future of the Middle East
Speaker: Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer
Venue: Hershey Country Club,

You can apply for registration by:
Using this link to our website: https://fpaharrisburg.org/keystone-speaker-series-israel-palestine-and-the-future-of-the-middle-east/
OR
Completing the attached registration form.
AND

Sending your check (and form if you completed the attached form) to:
The Foreign Policy Association of Central PA
PO Box 60665
Harrisburg PA, 17050

When we receive your check, you will be registered and will get a confirmation email. We must receive your check on or before Saturday, March 15th

We look forward to seeing you at the Hershey Country Club on Thursday, March 20! This is going to be another great Keystone event!

Speaker: Daniel C. Kurtzer Ambassador to Israel 2001-05 and to Egypt 1997-2001 FPA Coordinator: Alan Stolberg Overview: Please join the Foreign Policy Association of Central Pennsylvania at our Keystone Speaker Evening Thursday, March 20, 2025 Hershey Country Club1000 E. Derry Rd., Hershey PA 17...

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