Israeli journalist gives students an insight into the Middle-East conflict

Israeli journalist and writer Ari Shavit spent a week visiting campuses across the country to talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict and the current situation for Israelis.

Over 550 students attended the talks in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Leeds and Oxford, organised by the Union of Jewish Students.

Ari Shavit is a senior correspondent and on the editorial board of newspaper Haaretz. He is also the author of the 2013 New York Times bestseller ‘My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel’, and has previously been chairperson of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.

Co-president of Cambridge Jewish society Joe Benedyk said: "The Shavit event was a real, special highlight not only because of its powerful, meaningful and multifaceted message, but also because it offered the audience a significant way in which to frame the whole Israel-Palestine conflict, debate and discussion. The room was packed with new JSoc faces as well as older ones which was a true pleasure to see."