Third Herzliya Conference
The Third Herzliya Conference took place on 2-4 December 2002.[1]
Contents
Program
Monday, December 2, 2002
17:00 First Session: The Balance of Israel’s National Security – Assessment and Comparative Measures
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Hoffi
Introduction to the Conference
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
'“The Balance of National Security”
- Mr. Ephraim Halevy, Head of the National Security Council
“The Composite Herzliya Indices: Objective Dimension”, Task Force Report
- Dr. Rafi Melnick, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"The Composite Herzliya Indices: the Military Dimension", Task Force Report
- Col. (res.) Dr. Shmuel Gordon
“The Composite Herzliya Indices: Subjective Dimension” Task Force Report
- Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Chair, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University
Discussion
- Opened by: Prof. Gabriel Sheffer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
19:15 Opening Ceremony
- Chair: Mr. Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chair, The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation
Greetings:
- Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
Lighting of the of Hanukkah candles
- Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, The Chief Rabbi of Israel
Dinner
- Chair: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder
“America’s Sense of Purpose”
- Mr. William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard
“From Geopolitics to Global Politics”
- Mr. James B. Steinberg, Vice President, Brookings Institution
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
08:30 Second Session: The Gulf Theater - Threats, Readiness and Responses
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu
“Biological Threat”
- Ms. Judith Miller, Senior Correspondent, The New York Times
“Conflicts in the Second and Third Circles”
- Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, IDF Colleges’ Commandant
“Long Range Naval Power”
- Maj. Gen. Yedidya Ya’ari, Commander of the Navy
“Dilemmas in the Use of Force in the New Strategic Environment”
- Dr. Ariel Levite, IAEC (Stanford University)
Discussion
- Opened by: Ms. Thérèse Delpech, Head of Direction of Strategic Affairs, French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
- Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, The IDF Chief of General Staff
11:30 Third Session: The Homefront – Threats and Readiness
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense
“Threats Assessments and the Homefront”
- General (ret.) Charles G. Boyd, President & CEO, Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
”The Homefront – Threats and Preparations”, Task Force Report
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzl Shafir
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Shmuel Arad
Discussion
- Opened by: Col. Dr. James A. Davis, Deputy Director, US Air Force Counter-proliferation Center
Lunch
- Chair: Ms. Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, The American Jewish Committee
- Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense
14:45 Fourth Session: A View of the Future – Regional Trends and Processes
- Chair: Dr. Yael Benjamini, Chief of Staff Administration, Bank Leumi
“Regional Demographic Trends and their Implications”
- Dr. Itzhak Ravid, Center for Military Research, Rafael
“Future Trends in the Vicinity of Israel”
- Prof. Arnon Sofer, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University
“Exporting Democracy to the Middle East”
“Democracy as a Foundation to Peace”
- MK Nathan Sharansky, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing and Construction
“Trends in Fundamentalist Islam”
- Dr. Daniel Pipes, Director, The Middle East Forum
Discussion
- Opened by: Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director of Israel and Middle East Office, The American Jewish Committee
16:45 Fifth Session: Options for the Middle East Negotiating Process
- Chair: Ambassador Yoav Biran, Acting General Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Israel’s Policy: Alternatives and Decision”
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, Head, The Forum for National Responsibility
“Alternative Courses for American Diplomacy in the Middle East Negotiations’ Process”
- Ambassador Dr. Dennis B. Ross, Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
“International Participation in Conflict Management”, Task Force Report
- Ms. Orit Gal, Project Manager, Economic Cooperation Foundation
“Trusteeship for the Palestinians”
- Ambassador Dr. Martin S. Indyk, Director, The Saban Center for Middle East Studies, Brookings Institution
“A Southern Palestinian State”
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Ephraim Eitam, Minister of National Infrastructures
“Palestinian Statehood and Bounded Independence”
- Ambassador Peter R. Rosenblatt, Heller & Rosenblatt; Board of Governors, The American Jewish Committee
“A Regional Solution for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”
- Mr. Israel Harel, Head of the Center for Religious Zionism, Hartman Institute
Discussion
- Opened by: MK Yossi Sarid, Chair, Meretz
- Mr. Dan Scheuftan, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University and the Shalem Center
19:00 Sixth Session: The Role of Regional Cooperation in Promoting Stability and Political Arrangements
- Chair: Mr. Israel Michaeli, Deputy Head, National Security Council
“Leveraging Mediterranean Regional Cooperation for Development and Change”
- Mr. Stef Wertheimer, Chairman of the Board, ISCAR Ltd.
“Turkish-Israeli Relations and Regional Peace”
- Mr. Hikmet Çetin, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey
“Economic and Social Aspects of Regional Cooperation”
- Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University
Discussion
- Opened by: Mr. Mati Kochavi, Chairman, Optical Solutions, Inc.
20: 30 Dinner
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Meir Amit, Chair, Center of Special Studies
- Greetings: Mr. Howard P. Berkowitz, HPB Associates
“Roadmap and Roadblocks: A Practical Approach to Peacemaking”
- Ambassador Dr. Daniel C. Kurtzer, US Ambassador to Israel
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
8:30 Seventh Session: A New Strategy of Governance In memoriam of Prof. Ehud Sprinzak
- Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- “A Government Reform” - Prof. Yehezkel Dror, The Hebrew University of Jerusalemand Founding President of the Jewish People Policy Institute
- “Fiscal Consolidation” - Dr. Rafi Melnick, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- “Reforming the Public Service” - Col. (res.) Mordechai Shapira, CEO, Israel Federation of Independent Organizations
- Discussion - Opened by: MK Haim Ramon, Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
10:15 Eighth Session: The Future of the Economy in the Face of Demographic Trends
- Chair: Mr. Dan Halperin, CEO, Iftik
“The Implications of the Demographic Trends for Israel’s Economy”, Task Force Report
- Mr. Yossi Hollander, Chairman of the Board, JACADA
- Dr. Yaacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models
“Equilibrium and Disequilibrium in the Israeli Economy”
- Dr. Momi Dahan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Discussion
- Opened by: Mr. Gidi Grinstein
12:00 Ninth Session: Competitiveness, Growth and the Future of the Economy
- Chair: Dr. Leora Meridor, Chair of the Boards of Bezeq International and Poalim Financial Markets and Investments
“High-Tech Industry as the Chief Driver of Israeli Economic Growth”, Task Force Report
- Mr. Eli Ayalon, Chairman of the Board & CEO, DSP Group, Inc.
“A National Policy for Economic Growth”
- Mr. Aharon Fogel, Chairman of the Baord, Ness Technologies
“Economic Competitiveness in the face of Security Challenges”
- Dr. Daniel S. Goldin, Senior Fellow, Council on Competitiveness and Former NASA Administrator
Discussion
- Opened by: MK Yosef Lapid, Chair, Shinui Party
Lunch
- Chair: Mr. Eitan Raff, Chairman, Board of Directors, Bank Leumi
- Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Amram Mitzna, Chairman of the Labor Party
15:00 Tenth Session: Israel’s Credit Ratings and Economic Resilience
- Chair: Mr. Eitan Raff, Chairman, Board of Directors, Bank Leumi
“The Relationship between the International Rating and the Banks’ Rating”
- Mr. Eitan Raff, Chairman, Board of Directors, Bank Leumi
“Determining National Rating and its Impact on Economic Policy: The Latin American Experience”
- Dr. Graciana del Castillo, CEO, Macroeconomics Consulting Group (MAG)
”The Distinction between Domestic Debt and External Debt: The Rating Firms’ View”
- Dr. David Klein, Governor, The Bank of Israel
”A Comparative Assessment of Sources of Weakness and Strength in Israel’s International Rating”
- Mr. Eldad Fersher, Deputy General Accountant, Ministry of Finance
Discussion
- Opened by: Prof. Amir Barnea, The Arison School of Business, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
16:45 Eleventh Session: The New International Frontlines
- Chair: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Merhav Group
“Israel in the New International Media Environment”, Task Force Report
- Brig. Gen. (res.) David Tzur
- Brig. Gen. Ruth Yaron, IDF Spokeswoman
“The International Legal Revolution: Implications for Israel”
- Prof. Irwin Cotler, O.C., M.P.
“The Jewish World Approach to Anti-Semitism from the Arab World”
- Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Adviser, “Yad Vashem”
“The Policy of Israel and of the Jewish People in the New International Environment”
- Ambassador Dr. Dennis B. Ross, Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Chair, Jewish People Policy Institute
- Prof. Yehezkel Dror, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Founding President of the Institute
- Mr. Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Director of the Institute
Discussion
- Opened by: Ambassador Alan Baker, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Nimrod Barkan, Head of the Diaspora Branch, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19:00 Twelfth Session: Trends in the Jewish World and their Consequences
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Rom, General Director, The Jewish Agency for Israel
”Demographic Shifts in the Jewish World – Forecasts and Implications”, Task Force Report,
- Prof. Sergio DellaPergola, Harman Institute of Contemporary Judaism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Ms. Carole Solomon, The Board of Governors’ Executive Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel
Discussion
- Opened by: Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Rom, General Director, The Jewish Agency for Israel
- Mr. Felix Posen, The Posen Foundation
20:30 The Closing Session
- Chair: Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chair, Governing Council, The Institute of Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya
- Mr. Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization
- The Prime Minister of Israel, MK Ariel Sharon
Dinner
Closing Remarks,
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya[2]
External resources
- Speech by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Herzliya Conference, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4 December 2002.
- Arjan El Fassed, Racism thrives at Israel’s Herzliya conference, Electronic Intifada, 18 December 2003.
Notes
- ↑ The 3rd Conference - 2002, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 7 June 2012.
- ↑ The Third Herzliya Conference Program and Proceedings, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 7 June 2012.
