ABU MAZEN AND ABU ALA WILL BE AMONG THE DIGNITARIES WHO WILL ADDRESS THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT THE NETANYA ACADEMIC COLLEGE MARKING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF YITHAK RABIN
Israel Government Press Office Sunday, 09 October, 2005

[IMRA: The third and most obvious alternative will, out of political correctness, not be mentioned: "Peace - Dream, Vision or Nightmare".  It it close to certain that Mr. Rabin's opposition to a Palestinian state - as expressed in his last address to the Knesset - will remain safely buried in the national memory hole.]

The Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Abu Mazen and Prime Minister Abu Ala are expected to address the International Conference which will be held at the Strategic Dialogue Center, Netanya Academic College to mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of the late Yitzhak Rabin. The International Conference will be held at the Netanya Academic College on November 15-16, 2005 in cooperation with the  Yitzhak Rabin Center.The Chairman of the Strategic Dialogue Center, Netanya Academic College, M.K. Gen. (res.) Danny Yatom  personally invited Abu Mazen and Abu Ala to attend the conference.  Both accepted the invitation and would be pleased to address the conference. The address by Abu Mazen to the Netanya conference marking the 10th anniversary of the Rabin assassination will be the first ever by a Chairman of the Palestinian Authority to an Israeli forum. Among the other dignitaries attending the International Conference in Netanya are the following: The Prime Minister of Jordan during the signing of the Peace Treaty with Jordan, Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Majali; President of of Andalusia, Manuel Chevas; Miguel Moratinos, Spanish Foreign minister; Javier Solana, European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign & Security Policy; former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid; Senior Adviser to the President of Egypt, Dr.Osama El Baz; James Wolfenson, Special representative of the 'Quartet' of International mediators and former President of the World Bank.  The United States and Great Britain has announced that a very senior representative will participate in the conference at the Netanya College.  France is expected to send a senior representative. Other dignitaries are waiting for confirmation of their participation. The International Conference at the Netanya Academic College to mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of the late Yitzhak Rabin is under the theme "Peace - Dream or Vision". Among the topics to be discussed at the conference are topics connected with Yitzhak Rabin including: "Rabin and Egypt"; "Rabin and King Hussein", "Rabin and the Palestinian problem"; Rabin - Syria and Lebanon" and "Rabin and the US".  There will also be a discussion of regional water problems. A special commemorative pin has been designed to mark the International Conference being held in November in Netanya and it will be given to all the participants.  The pin was designed by Architect Claude Grundman-Brightman using 16 types of basalt stone that make up the Yitzhak Rabin memorial in the Rabin Square in Tel Aviv - the memorial itself was also designed by the same architect. The theme of the conference - Peace - Dream or Vision - is embossed on the pin.