On 25 April 2017, the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies met with the Temple American Inns of Court delegation from Philadelphia, led by the Honorable Ramy Djerassi. Ben Mendales, program officer for the MDC, accompanied the delegation to the Gaza Envelope area, where he briefed the delegation on key political-security developments in the region. The MDC greatly values opportunties to meet with extraordinary individuals such as these from all over the world, and frequently meets with similar groups in order to provide an important "on-the-ground" perspective.