Itamar Rabinovich, who served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States during the Rabin government, will deliver “The Middle East in Transition—Repercussions for Israel,” on Monday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. at New York University’s Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South, Room 914 (at LaGuardia Place).

The lecture, sponsored by NYU’s Taub Center for Israel Studies, is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP to: fas.taubcenter@nyu.edu or call 212.998.8981. Subway Lines:  A, B, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th Street).

Rabinovich served as the president of Tel Aviv University from 1999 to 2007.  He is the author of several books, including The View from Damascus: State, Political Community and Foreign Relations in Twentieth-Century Syria; Syria Under the Ba’ath; The War for Lebanon; The Road Not Taken: Early Arab-Israeli Negotiations; The Brink of Peace: Israel and Syria; and Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs at the End of the Century. Rabinovich is currently a Global Distinguished Professor at NYU’s Taub Center for Israel Studies.

Reporters interested in attending the event must RSVP to James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.