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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to speak at Union Univ.


JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–Union University has announced former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the keynote speaker for its seventh annual scholarship banquet Oct. 27 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson, Tenn.

Netanyahu’s address will be titled “Terrorism: How the Constitutional Democracies Can Win.”

The youngest prime minister in Israeli history, Netanyahu was elected in 1996. He negotiated the Wye River Agreement in 1998 and reduced the incidence of terrorism in Israel during his term.

“Union University is pleased to have a leader of this caliber for our seventh annual scholarship banquet,” Union President David S. Dockery said. “Prime Minister Netanyahu has taken the lead in addressing key moral issues currently facing the Middle East. He is dedicated to the fight against terrorism, and his real-life experiences in global politics, economics and strife in the Middle East will provide great insight on Oct. 27.”

The scholarship banquet is supported by Union’s Board of Presidential Associates for the purpose of raising funds to provide scholarships. Last year’s event raised more than $400,000, bringing the total funds raised by the banquet series to more than $2 million since its inception in 1997.
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