Israel and Washington, DC

I have to say that I had an amazing past 2 weeks. Lets start in Israel, where I met with members of Knesset (Israels Parliament), Yael Dyyan (the Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv),  Steve Irlinger (the NYT Jerusalem Bureau Chief), and Miri Eisen (former Spokeswomen for PM Ehud Olmert). The trip had just over 40 participants so when meeting with all of these people I really had an opportunity to pick their brains. 

Then I went to Washington, DC where I was joined by an excited University at Albany delegation. In Washington we were really educated on how to further the pro-Israel movement on campus, through three initiatives; Israel @ 60, Iran Mobilization, and Campaign '08. The highlight was the day of the Iowa Caucus where President Bill Clinton's former advisor Paul Begala and former RNC Chairman Ken Melman addressed the 330 students activists on the election. The only thing the two were able to agree on was the fact that the U.S.-Israel alliance is important for the United States foreign policy. 

All and all the past 2 weeks have been very exciting, I am looking forward to relaxing for the next 2 before jumping back into school.