Join J Street Sacramento and hear from Major General (ret.) Danny Yatom. General Yatom, a former Director of Mossad, will speak on the current peace process led by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

WHEN: Thursday, February 27th at 7:00PM
WHERE: Congregation B’nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd, Sacramento, CA

He will also outline some of the key challenges and important opportunities for Israel and the region as a result of a successful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

About Danny: Major General (ret.) Danny Yatom is a decorated military figure with 33 years of service to the IDF. He has served as director of the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service (Mossad), and between 1993 through 2001, he was involved in key negotiations between Jordan, Syria and the Palestinians. While in the IDF, Yatom served as commanding General of the Central Territorial Command, Military Secretary to Prime Minister Rabin, and engaged in numerous operations against terror—including as commando team leader in the Six Days War and deputy commander of a tank battalion in the Yom Kippur War. Following his retirement from the IDF, Yatom was chief of staff to Prime Minister Ehud Barak. He was also a former Member of Knesset, where he represented the Labor party for more than five years. Yatom serves today as the co-Chairman and CEO of Global Strategic Group Ltd. He holds a degree in mathematics, physics and computer science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.