1 The 2011 AIPAC Michigan Winter Event * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * The Current State of Israeli Society and Politics Featuring Avi Dichter currently serves as Avi Dichter a member of the Member of Knesset, Former Minister of Internal Security Knesset for Kadima. He is a former Charles Tuesday, January 25, 2011 and Andrea Bronfman Visiting 6:30 p.m. • Leadership Cocktail & Hors D'oeuvres Reception (The cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception is exclusively for Club Members who have generously contributed a minimum of $1,500 to AIPAC's 2011 annual campaign.) 7:30 p.m. • Community Program & Dessert Reception Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. Dichter was previously Director of the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) from May 2000 - May 2005. A former member of the Israel Defense Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Road • West Bloomfield Forces' elite Sayeret Matkal unit, Dichter had a three-decade long career in intelligence and security, serving in a number of key Shin Bet posts. In 1996, following the assassination of This event is free of charge. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Dichter Dietary laws observed. oversaw the reshaping of the Shin Bet's Please register by contacting Bradley Fahlgren, Leadership Management Director, at (312) 253-8997 or bfahlgren@aipac.org . Please respond by January 21st. • • AIPAC THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE America's Pro-Israel Lobby Protection and Security Division. As head of the Shin Bet, Dichter held numerous meetings with his Palestinian counterparts as part of Israeli-Palestinian security negotiations. He holds a B.A. from Bar Ilan University and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University. Midwest Region P.O. Box A3996 Chicago, IL 60690 Tel (312) 253-8997 Fax (312) 236-8530 www.aipac.org