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The [[Sixth Herzliya Conference]] on "The Balance of Israel’s National Security" was held on January 21-24, 2006 at the Daniel Hotel, Herzliya, Israel.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=215&ArticleID=1542 Program], The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
 
The [[Sixth Herzliya Conference]] on "The Balance of Israel’s National Security" was held on January 21-24, 2006 at the Daniel Hotel, Herzliya, Israel.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=215&ArticleID=1542 Program], The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
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In his keynote speech, Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert]] elaborated on the disengagement strategy announced by [[Ariel Sharon]] two years earlier:
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::In order to ensure the existence of a Jewish national homeland, we will not be able to continue ruling over the territories in which the majority of the Palestinian population lives. We must create a clear boundary as soon as possible, one which will reflect the demographic reality on the ground. Israel will maintain control over the security zones, the Jewish settlement blocs, and those places which have supreme national importance to the Jewish people, first and foremost a united Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty. There can be no Jewish state without the capital of Jerusalem at its center.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2006/Address+by+Acting+PM+Ehud+Olmert+to+the+6th+Herzliya+Conference+24-Jan-2006.htm Address by Acting PM Ehud Olmert to the 6th Herzliya Conference], Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 January 2006.</ref>
  
 
==Program==
 
==Program==
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*Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Dean, [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]], [[IDC Herzliya]]  
 
*Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Dean, [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]], [[IDC Herzliya]]  
 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Giora Eiland]], Head of the National Security Council  
 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Giora Eiland]], Head of the National Security Council  
*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa  
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*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Director, National Security Studies Center, [[University of Haifa]]
 
Discussion   
 
Discussion   
 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Shaul Mofaz]], Minister of Defense  
 
*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Shaul Mofaz]], Minister of Defense  
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'''Opening Ceremony'''  
 
'''Opening Ceremony'''  
 
*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, IDC Herzliya  
 
*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, IDC Herzliya  
*Prof. [[Israel (Robert) J. Aumann]], Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics; Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem  
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*Prof. [[Israel (Robert) J. Aumann]], Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics; [[Center for the Study of Rationality]], [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
*Prof. [[Haim Harari]], Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute for Science Education, Weizmann Institute
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*Prof. [[Haim Harari]], Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute for Science Education, [[Weizmann Institute]]
  
 
===Sunday, January 22, 2006===  
 
===Sunday, January 22, 2006===  
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'''National Security Policy as Risk Management'''
 
'''National Security Policy as Risk Management'''
 
*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Eitan Ben-Eliyahu]], CEO, [[Sentry Technology Group]]  
 
*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Eitan Ben-Eliyahu]], CEO, [[Sentry Technology Group]]  
*Prof. [[Paul R. Kleindorfer]], Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania  
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*Prof. [[Paul R. Kleindorfer]], [[Wharton School]], University of Pennsylvania  
 
*Prof. [[Paul Bracken]], School of Management and Department of Political Science, Yale University  
 
*Prof. [[Paul Bracken]], School of Management and Department of Political Science, Yale University  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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*Dr. [[Nicholas Eberstadt]], [[American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research]]  
 
*Dr. [[Nicholas Eberstadt]], [[American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research]]  
 
*Dr. [[Robert Trice]], Senior Vice President, Business Development, [[Lockheed Martin Corporation]]  
 
*Dr. [[Robert Trice]], Senior Vice President, Business Development, [[Lockheed Martin Corporation]]  
*Prof.  [[Jacob Frenkel]], Vice Chairman, AIG and Former Governor of the Bank of Israel   
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*Prof.  [[Jacob Frenkel]], Vice Chairman, [[AIG]] and Former Governor of the [[Bank of Israel]]  
 
Discussion   
 
Discussion   
 
Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
*Dr. [[Dan Schueftan]], Deputy Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa  
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*Dr. [[Dan Schueftan]], Deputy Director, National Security Studies Center, [[University of Haifa]]
*Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya  
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*Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya  
*Lt. Gen. [[Dan Haloutz]], Chief of General Staff, IDF  
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*Lt. Gen. [[Dan Haloutz]], Chief of General Staff, [[IDF]]
 
              
 
              
 
Break  
 
Break  
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*[[Philippe Errera]], Directeur adjoint, [[Centre d’Analyse et de Prיvision]], Ministטre des Affaires Etrangטres, France  
 
*[[Philippe Errera]], Directeur adjoint, [[Centre d’Analyse et de Prיvision]], Ministטre des Affaires Etrangטres, France  
 
*Sir [[Michael Quinlan]], Consulting Senior Fellow, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]     
 
*Sir [[Michael Quinlan]], Consulting Senior Fellow, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]     
*Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. [[Isaac Ben-Israel]], Head, Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv University  
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. [[Isaac Ben-Israel]], Head, Security Studies Program, [[Tel Aviv University]]
 
Discussion   
 
Discussion   
 
Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
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*MK [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Chairman of the [[Likud]] Party  
 
*MK [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Chairman of the [[Likud]] Party  
*Prof. [[Alan Dershowitz]], Harvard Law School  
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*Prof. [[Alan Dershowitz]], [[Harvard Law School]]
 
*[[Carl Bildt]], Former Prime Minister of Sweden
 
*[[Carl Bildt]], Former Prime Minister of Sweden
  
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'''Defensible Borders for Israel'''  
 
'''Defensible Borders for Israel'''  
 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Yaakov Amidror]], Head of the Defensible Borders Project and the Institute for Contemporary Affairs, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]  
 
*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Yaakov Amidror]], Head of the Defensible Borders Project and the Institute for Contemporary Affairs, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]  
*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Former Chief of General Staff, IDF  
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*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Former Chief of General Staff, [[IDF]]
 
*Amb. Dr. [[Dore Gold]], President, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]  
 
*Amb. Dr. [[Dore Gold]], President, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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'''Defensible Borders for Israel''' (sic)  
 
'''Defensible Borders for Israel''' (sic)  
 
*[[Gideon Grinstein]], Founder and President, The [[Re’ut Institute]]  
 
*[[Gideon Grinstein]], Founder and President, The [[Re’ut Institute]]  
*Prof. [[Gideon Biger]], Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University  
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*Prof. [[Gideon Biger]], Department of Geography, [[Tel Aviv University]]
*Prof. [[David Newman]], Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev   
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*Prof. [[David Newman]], Department of Politics and Government, [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]  
 
*MK Dr. [[Ahmad Tibi]], Knesset Economics Committee  
 
*MK Dr. [[Ahmad Tibi]], Knesset Economics Committee  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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'''Jerusalem - The Capital of Israel and the Jewish People'''  
 
'''Jerusalem - The Capital of Israel and the Jewish People'''  
 
*Chair: [[Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein]]  
 
*Chair: [[Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein]]  
*Prof. [[Ruth Lapidoth]], The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
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*Prof. [[Ruth Lapidoth]], The [[Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies]]
 
*[[Israel Kimchi]], The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
 
*[[Israel Kimchi]], The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
 
*[[Nir Barkat]], Council Member, Municipality of Jerusalem  
 
*[[Nir Barkat]], Council Member, Municipality of Jerusalem  
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Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
 
*[[Dan Halperin]], CEO, IFTIC  
 
*[[Dan Halperin]], CEO, IFTIC  
*Dr. [[Moshe Amirav]], Head of Public Policy Studies, Beit Berl College  
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*Dr. [[Moshe Amirav]], Head of Public Policy Studies, [[Beit Berl College]]
 
   
 
   
 
'''The Galilee - A National Priority and Challenge'''   
 
'''The Galilee - A National Priority and Challenge'''   
 
*Chair: [[Yehiel Leket]], World Chairman, Hakeren Kayemet L’Yisrael, [[Jewish National Fund]]  
 
*Chair: [[Yehiel Leket]], World Chairman, Hakeren Kayemet L’Yisrael, [[Jewish National Fund]]  
 
*Amb. Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, [[Emek Yezreel College]]  
 
*Amb. Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, [[Emek Yezreel College]]  
*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Eival Gilady]], Chairman, Western Galilee College  
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*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Eival Gilady]], Chairman, [[Western Galilee College]]
 
*[[Efrat Duvdevani]], Director, Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee  
 
*[[Efrat Duvdevani]], Director, Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee  
*Dr. [[Faisal Azaiza]], Head, Jewish-Arab Center, Haifa University; Head, The Gustav Heinemann Institute for Middle Eastern Studies   
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*Dr. [[Faisal Azaiza]], Head, [[Jewish-Arab Center]], [[Haifa University]]; Head, The [[Gustav Heinemann Institute for Middle Eastern Studies]]  
 
*[[Shlomo Bohbot]], Mayor, Maalot-Tarshicha  
 
*[[Shlomo Bohbot]], Mayor, Maalot-Tarshicha  
 
*[[Ehud Prawer]], National Security Council  
 
*[[Ehud Prawer]], National Security Council  
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'''Law Enforcement: Putting Democracy to the Test'''   
 
'''Law Enforcement: Putting Democracy to the Test'''   
 
*Chair: Prof. [[Moshe Barniv]], [[Radzyner School of Law]], IDC Herzliya  
 
*Chair: Prof. [[Moshe Barniv]], [[Radzyner School of Law]], IDC Herzliya  
*[[Dan Margalit]], Ma’ariv   
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*[[Dan Margalit]], [[Ma’ariv]]  
 
*Justice [[Micha Lindenstrauss]], State Comptroller and Ombudsman  
 
*Justice [[Micha Lindenstrauss]], State Comptroller and Ombudsman  
 
*Commissioner [[Moshe Karadi]], Inspector General, Israel Police  
 
*Commissioner [[Moshe Karadi]], Inspector General, Israel Police  
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20:00 Dinner  
 
20:00 Dinner  
 
   
 
   
*Chair: [[Alan B. Slifka]], Founder and Chairman, The Abraham Fund  
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*Chair: [[Alan B. Slifka]], Founder and Chairman, The [[Abraham Fund]]
 
*MK [[Amir Peretz]], Chairman of the Labor Party  
 
*MK [[Amir Peretz]], Chairman of the Labor Party  
 
*Chair: [[Hermann Bünz]], Director, [[Friedrich Ebert Stiftung]], Israel Office  
 
*Chair: [[Hermann Bünz]], Director, [[Friedrich Ebert Stiftung]], Israel Office  
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08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
'''Social Policy and Economic Growth'''  
 
'''Social Policy and Economic Growth'''  
*Chair: Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya  
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*Chair: Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Founding Dean, [[Arison School of Business]], [[IDC Herzliya]]
 
*Dr. [[Karnit Flug]], Director of Research, [[Bank of Israel]]  
 
*Dr. [[Karnit Flug]], Director of Research, [[Bank of Israel]]  
*Prof. [[Arie Arnon]], Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev  
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*Prof. [[Arie Arnon]], Department of Economics, [[Ben-Gurion University of the Negev]]
 
*[[Diana Furchtgott-Roth]], Director, Center for Employment Policy, [[Hudson Institute]]  
 
*[[Diana Furchtgott-Roth]], Director, Center for Employment Policy, [[Hudson Institute]]  
*[[Daniel Doron]], Director, Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress  
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*[[Daniel Doron]], Director, [[Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress]]
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
*Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Planning Institute]]  
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*Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Institute]]  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
 
'''The Socio-Economic Interface: Sectors, Initiatives and Policy'''  
 
'''The Socio-Economic Interface: Sectors, Initiatives and Policy'''  
*Chair: [[Yossi Rosen]], President and CEO, Israel Corp.  
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*Chair: [[Yossi Rosen]], President and CEO, [[Israel Corp.]]
*[[Itsik Danziger]], Chairman, Education Initiative in the Galilee, IVN   
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*[[Itsik Danziger]], Chairman, [[Education Initiative in the Galilee]], IVN   
 
*Prof. [[Ezra Sadan]], Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal, Ltd.  
 
*Prof. [[Ezra Sadan]], Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal, Ltd.  
*Dr. Aziz Haidar, Truman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem  
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*Dr. Aziz Haidar, Truman Institute, [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, The Portland Trust  
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*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, The [[Portland Trust]]
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
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'''Investment to Spur Economic Growth and Reduce Poverty'''   
 
'''Investment to Spur Economic Growth and Reduce Poverty'''   
 
*Chair: [[Yossi Hollander]], Chairman, Jacada  
 
*Chair: [[Yossi Hollander]], Chairman, Jacada  
*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, Bank of Israel  
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*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, [[Bank of Israel]]
 
*Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models  
 
*Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]], CEO, Economic Models  
 
*Prof. [[Sean Barrett]], Trinity College, Dublin   
 
*Prof. [[Sean Barrett]], Trinity College, Dublin   
 
Discussion   
 
Discussion   
*Discussant: [[Shraga Brosh]], President, Manufacturers Association of Israel  
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*Discussant: [[Shraga Brosh]], President, [[Manufacturers Association of Israel]]
 
   
 
   
 
Lunch   
 
Lunch   
 
   
 
   
*Lord [[George Weidenfeld]] of Chelsea, Weidenfeld & Nicholson  
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*Lord [[George Weidenfeld]] of Chelsea, [[Weidenfeld & Nicholson]]
 
   
 
   
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
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*Chair: Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]  
 
*Chair: Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]  
 
*Prof. [[Herbert London]], President, [[Hudson Institute]]  
 
*Prof. [[Herbert London]], President, [[Hudson Institute]]  
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*Prof. [[Ephraim Yaar]], Head, Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, [[Tel Aviv University]]
Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head, Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University  
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*MK Prof. [[Yael (Yuli) Tamir]], Department of Philosophy and School of Education, [[Tel Aviv University]]
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*Dr. [[Eilat Mazar]], Institute of Archeology, [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
MK Prof. Yael (Yuli) Tamir, Department of Philosophy and School of Education, Tel Aviv University  
 
 
Dr. Eilat Mazar, Institute of Archeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem  
 
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
 
Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
Col. (res). Ahuva Yanai, Executive Director, Matan  
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*Col. (res). [[Ahuva Yanai]], Executive Director, Matan  
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*[[Ari Shavit]], [[Ha’aretz]]
Ari Shavit, Ha’aretz  
 
 
 
Judaism as Culture in the Age of Globalization
 
 
Chair: Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University
 
 
Prof. Menachem Brinker, Faculty of Humanities, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 
 
Prof. James Young, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near East Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 
 
   
 
   
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'''Judaism as Culture in the Age of Globalization'''
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*Chair: Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, [[Bar-Ilan University]]
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*Prof. [[Menachem Brinker]], Faculty of Humanities, [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
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*Prof. [[James Young]], Chair, Department of Judaic and Near East Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
Discussant: Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Rector, Beit Morasha of Jerusalem: The Academic Center for Jewish Studies and Leadership  
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Discussant: Prof. [[Benjamin Ish-Shalom]], Rector, Beit Morasha of Jerusalem: The Academic Center for Jewish Studies and Leadership  
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*Chair: [[Felix Posen]], Founder and President, [[Posen Foundation]]
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*Prof. [[A. B. Yehoshua]], Author  
Chair: Felix Posen, Founder and President, Posen Foundation  
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*Prof. [[Yehuda Bauer]], [[Yad Vashem]]
 
Prof. A. B. Yehoshua, Author  
 
 
Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Yad Vashem  
 
           
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
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'''The Jewish World in 2025'''
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*Chair: [[Zeev Bielski]], Chairman of the Executive, The [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] and the [[World Zionist Organization]]
The Jewish World in 2025  
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*Prof. [[Alan Dershowitz]]
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*Amb. Dr. [[Dennis Ross]], Chairman, [[Jewish People Policy Institute]]
Chair: Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization  
 
 
Prof. Alan Dershowitz  
 
           
 
Amb. Dr. Dennis Ross, Chairman, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute  
 
 
 
Discussion   
 
Discussion   
 
   
 
   
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'''The Diaspora Communities and Israel'''
The Diaspora Communities and Israel  
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*Chair: [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]]
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*[[Arcadi Gaydamak]], President, [[Congress of Jewish Communities of Russia]]
Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee  
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*Prof. [[Yedidya Stern]], [[World Jewish Forum]]
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*Dr. [[Colin Rubenstein]], Executive Director, The [[Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council]]
Arcadi Gaydamak, President, Congress of Jewish Communities of Russia  
 
 
Prof. Yedidya Stern, World Jewish Forum  
 
 
Dr. Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director, The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council  
 
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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Discussant: [[Avinoam Bar-Yosef]], Director General, [[Jewish People Policy Institute]]
 
   
 
   
Discussant: Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Director General, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
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Summary: '''Policy Challenges - Invigorating the Jewish; Democratic; State'''  
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]
 
Summary: Policy Challenges - Invigorating the Jewish; Democratic; State   
 
Prof. Uzi Arad  
 
 
   
 
   
 
19:30 Dinner  
 
19:30 Dinner  
 
   
 
   
The “Herzliya Address”  
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'''The “Herzliya Address”'''
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*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]]
Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman  
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*[[Ehud Olmert]], Acting Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment   
 
Ehud Olmert, Acting Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment   
 
 
   
 
   
 
Closing:  
 
Closing:  
Prof. Uzi Arad <ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=215&ArticleID=1542 Program], The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=215&ArticleID=1542 Program], The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref>
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==External resources==
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*Jonathan Cook, [http://electronicintifada.net/content/herzliya-conference-reveals-israeli-plans-after-disengagement/5848 Herzliya Conference reveals Israeli plans after disengagement], ''Electronic Intifada'', 27 January 2006.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 15:56, 25 February 2013

The Sixth Herzliya Conference on "The Balance of Israel’s National Security" was held on January 21-24, 2006 at the Daniel Hotel, Herzliya, Israel.[1]

In his keynote speech, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert elaborated on the disengagement strategy announced by Ariel Sharon two years earlier:

In order to ensure the existence of a Jewish national homeland, we will not be able to continue ruling over the territories in which the majority of the Palestinian population lives. We must create a clear boundary as soon as possible, one which will reflect the demographic reality on the ground. Israel will maintain control over the security zones, the Jewish settlement blocs, and those places which have supreme national importance to the Jewish people, first and foremost a united Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty. There can be no Jewish state without the capital of Jerusalem at its center.[2]

Program

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Greetings:

'Opening Remarks: National Resilience in the Face of Risks and Opportunities

Assessing Israel's National Security and the “Herzliya Indices 2006”

Discussion

20:00 Dinner

Opening Ceremony

Sunday, January 22, 2006

08:00 Morning Sessions

National Security Policy as Risk Management

Discussion

Strategic Trends on the Global Landscape

Discussion Discussants:

Break

The Nuclearization of Iran – Strategic Implications

Discussion Discussants:

  • MK Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Chairman, Subcommittee for Defense Doctrine, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
  • MK Prof. Arieh Eldad, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
  • MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Lunch

14:00 Afternoon Sessions

  • Amb. Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • MK Silvan Shalom, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Israel’s Standing in Europe and Future Relations with the EU and NATO

Discussion

  • Discussant: Col. (res.) Uri Naaman, Coordinator for NATO and European Defense Organizations, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense

Break

Israel’s Standing in the United States and Future Israeli-American Relations

Discussion Discussant: Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee


20:00 Dinner

Monday, January 23, 2006

08:00 Morning Sessions

An Atlas of Road Maps and Options for the Israeli-Arab Process

  • Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran
  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
  • Bentzi Lieberman, Chairman of the Board, Yesha Council and Head of the Samaria Regional Council
  • Jacob Keidar, Director, Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination Department and Water Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Discussion Discussants:

Break

Defensible Borders for Israel

Discussion Discussant: Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Tyrah, President, Phoenicia America-Israel


Defensible Borders for Israel (sic)

Discussion Discussants:

Lunch

14:00 Afternoon Sessions

Jerusalem - The Capital of Israel and the Jewish People

Discussion Discussants:

The Galilee - A National Priority and Challenge

Discussion Discussant: Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University Break

The Viability of Democracy: The Rule of Law and the Rulers’ Law

Discussion

Law Enforcement: Putting Democracy to the Test

Discussion

  • Amb. John R. Bolton, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations (via video conference)

20:00 Dinner

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

08:00 Morning Sessions Social Policy and Economic Growth

Discussion

Discussion

The Socio-Economic Interface: Sectors, Initiatives and Policy

Discussion

Break

Investment to Spur Economic Growth and Reduce Poverty

Discussion

Lunch

14:00 Afternoon Sessions

Patriotism and National Security in Israel

Discussion Discussants:

Judaism as Culture in the Age of Globalization

Discussion Discussant: Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Rector, Beit Morasha of Jerusalem: The Academic Center for Jewish Studies and Leadership

Discussion

The Jewish World in 2025

Discussion

The Diaspora Communities and Israel

Discussion Discussant: Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Director General, Jewish People Policy Institute

Summary: Policy Challenges - Invigorating the Jewish; Democratic; State

19:30 Dinner

The “Herzliya Address”

  • Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman
  • Ehud Olmert, Acting Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of Industry, Trade and Employment

Closing:

External resources

Notes

  1. Program, The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
  2. Address by Acting PM Ehud Olmert to the 6th Herzliya Conference, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 24 January 2006.
  3. Program, The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.