Will Speak About the Future of Peace in the Holy Land
and the Middle East
Press Conference Monday, November 13 at 12 Noon
DETROIT, Nov. 8, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Palestinian Ambassador to the United States, Afif Safieh will visit Michigan November 13, 14 and 15, 2006. He will hold a press conference at 12 Noon on Monday, November 13 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn.
Ambassador Safieh will speak at several events in Detroit, Dearborn and Livonia about the future of peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East. According to Israel's Haaretz newspaper, "Afif Safieh is considered the most articulate Palestinian diplomat in Europe (the U.S.) and possibly the world."
In a recent statement regarding the current situation in Palestine, Ambassador Safieh stated, "I know the verdict of the international community is that a (Palestinian) state is missing the needs to be created. I believe that history is still undecided and I invite you in your capacities to help history make the right choice." Finally he said, "I have profound respect for the collective Palestinian hero which is the Palestinian people, for their steadfastness and capability to endure pain and suffering."
Ambassador Safieh is visiting Michigan at the invitation of the Palestine Education Fund, a consortium of three sponsoring organizations including Friends of Sabeel, the Ramallah Club of Detroit and Palestine Office-Michigan.
George Khoury, coordinator of the Palestine Education Fund said, "This is a historic event for the Arab American community in Michigan as the Palestinian Ambassador engages the mainstream community in the Detroit area. I consider him to be the most eloquent spokesman regarding the Palestinian issue."
For information regarding the press conference or to set up an interview, please contact Warren David at David Communications 313-999-6000; email info@davidcomgroup.com.
For event tickets and more information, please contact George Khoury at the Palestine Education Fund, 248-214-7588.
The Palestine Education Fund logo is available at http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3026
Michigan Schedule
Monday, November 13, 2006
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12:00 Noon Press conference at the Hyatt Regency
(Dearborn).
2:00-4:00 p.m. Meeting with the Editorial Staff of the
Detroit Free Press.
6:00-8:00 p.m. Private Reception at the Arab American
National Museum.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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8:30-10:30 a.m. Activists Meeting at the Episcopal Church
of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Road,
Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
2:00-2:30 p.m. Meeting with Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, City of
Detroit.
4:00-5:00 p.m. Interview Al Kresta Catholic (National)
Radio Network.
6:00-8:30 p.m. Ambassador Safieh hosted by Center for
Conflict Resolution, Detroit World Affairs
Council at Wayne State University. Event
will be held in the Spencer Partrich Law
School Auditorium, 471 Palmer, on Wayne
State University campus. All are welcome.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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10:00-10:30 a.m. WJR Radio interview with Frank Beckman.
11:00-1:00 p.m. Brunch with clergy leaders in Metro Detroit
hosted by Rev. Bill Gepford and Fr. George
Shalhoub. Event will be held at The Basilica
of St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church in
Livonia.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Presentation at The University of Michigan,
Modern Language Building, Room No. 3,
812 East Washington, corner of E. Washington
and Thayer Streets, on the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor campus. Invitation is open
to all.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Main Banquet for the Palestinian and Arab
American Communities and their friends at
St. Mary Cultural Center, Livonia.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.