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| − | The [[ | + | The Fifth [[Herzliya Conference]] took place on 13-16 December 2004, organised by the [[Interdisciplinary Center]], Herzliya.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=213 The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref> |
==Agenda== | ==Agenda== | ||
===MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004=== | ===MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004=== | ||
| − | '''Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security'' | + | '''Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security''' |
07:00 Registration | 07:00 Registration | ||
08:00 Morning Sessions | 08:00 Morning Sessions | ||
Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference | Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference | ||
| − | '''"Defining the National Agenda" | + | '''"Defining the National Agenda"''' |
| − | Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, | + | *Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair and Head of the [[Institute for Policy and Strategy]], The [[Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya]] |
| − | The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | ||
| − | "From State to Community Council" | + | '''"From State to Community Council"''' |
| − | Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin | + | *[[Avraham Bigger]], Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild |
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| − | "The Record of the Herzliya Conferences" | + | '''"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences"''' |
| − | Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa | + | *Brig. Gen. (Res.) [[Amos Gilboa]] |
| − | The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National Security | + | '''The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National Security''' |
"Assessing Israel's National Security" | "Assessing Israel's National Security" | ||
| − | Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head of the National Security Council, | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Giora Eiland]], Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office |
| − | Prime Minister’s Office | ||
| − | "The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report | + | '''"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report''' |
| − | Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Dean, The [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]], The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
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| + | '''"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Society, Media, and Governance | + | '''Society, Media, and Governance''' |
| − | + | *[[Ehud Olmert]], Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications | |
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| − | Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications | ||
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| + | '''A Media Roundtable Discussion''' | ||
| + | '''"Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations"''' | ||
| + | *Chair: [[Dan Shilon]], Television and Radio Newscaster; Editor-in-Charge, [[Koteret]] | ||
| + | *[[Yaacov Achimeir]], Foreign Reports Magazine, IBA Channel 1 | ||
| + | *Col. [[Avi Benayahu]], Commander, IDF Radio | ||
| + | *[[Ben Caspit]], [[Ma'ariv]] Daily Newspaper | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Ilana Dayan]], Anchor, Uvda Current Affairs Program, Channel 2 | ||
| + | *[[Jacob Eilon]], Nightly News Anchor, Channel 10 Network News | ||
| + | *[[Yoel Esteron]], [[Ha'aretz]] Daily Newspaper | ||
| + | *[[Sever Plotzker]], Chief Economic Editor, [[Yedioth Ahronoth]] Daily Newspaper | ||
| + | *[[Mordechai Sklar]], Director-General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio | ||
| + | *[[Chaim Yavin]], Anchor, Israel Television Channel 1 | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Coffee break | + | Coffee break |
| − | National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top | + | |
| − | Chair: Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee, | + | ''' National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top''' |
| − | The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies | + | *Chair: Adv. [[Dalia Rabin-Pelossof]], Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies |
| − | "National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges" | + | '''"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges"''' |
| − | Prof. Phillip Zelikow, Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia | + | *Prof. [[Phillip Zelikow]], Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia |
| − | "National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective" | + | '''"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective"''' |
| − | Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, | + | *Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
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| + | '''"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law"''' | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Yehuda Ben-Meir]], Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Yuval Steinitz]], Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
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Lunch | Lunch | ||
| − | + | '''"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy"''' | |
| − | "Future Directions in American Foreign Policy" | + | *Amb. Dr. [[Richard N. Haass]], President, [[Council on Foreign Relations]] |
| − | Amb. Dr. Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations | ||
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14:30 Afternoon Sessions | 14:30 Afternoon Sessions | ||
| + | *Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Shaul Mofaz]], Minister of Defense | ||
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| + | '''Nuclear Proliferation''' | ||
| + | *Chair: Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | ||
| + | '''"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Paul Bracken]], School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University | ||
| − | + | '''"Iran's Nuclear Posture"''' | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Shahram Chubin]], Director of Research, [[Geneva Center for Security Policy]] | |
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| − | "Iran's Nuclear Posture" | ||
| − | Prof. Shahram Chubin, Director of Research, Geneva Center for Security Policy | ||
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| + | '''"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"''' | ||
| + | *General (Retd.) [[Ved Prakash Malik]], President, [[Observer Research Foundation Institute of Security Studies]], India | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Ariel (Eli) Levite]], Principle Deputy Director General (Policy), [[Israel Atomic Energy Commission]] | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Global Trends and Strategic Changes | + | '''Global Trends and Strategic Changes''' |
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| − | Max Boot, Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations | + | '''"Global Trends – An American Perspective"''' |
| + | *Ambassador Dr. [[Robert D. Blackwill]], President, [[Barbour Griffith and Rogers International]]; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq | ||
| + | *Ambassador [[R. Nicholas Burns]], United States Permanent Representative to the [[North Atlantic Council]] | ||
| + | *[[Max Boot]], Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, [[Council on Foreign Relations]] | ||
| − | "The Rise of Asia" | + | '''"The Rise of Asia"''' |
| − | Stanley O. Roth, Vice President, Asia International Relations, Boeing Company | + | *[[Stanley O. Roth]], Vice President, Asia International Relations, [[Boeing Company]] |
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| + | '''"Global Trends – A European Perspective"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Francois Heisbourg]], Directeur, [[Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique]], France | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | + | *Lt. Gen. [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Chief of General Staff, IDF | |
| − | Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, Chief of General Staff, IDF | ||
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Dinner | Dinner | ||
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Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle | Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle | ||
| − | Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | + | *[[Yael German]], Mayor of Herzliya | |
| − | Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya | + | *H.E. [[Moshe Katzav]], President of the State of Israel |
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| − | H.E. Moshe Katzav, President of the State of Israel | ||
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| + | *Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi [[Yechiel Eckstein]], President, The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel) | ||
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===TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004=== | ===TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004=== | ||
| − | Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies | + | '''Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies''' |
08:00 Morning Session | 08:00 Morning Session | ||
| − | Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices | + | |
| + | '''Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices''' | ||
| + | *Chair: Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]], Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | ||
| − | + | '''"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel"''' | |
| + | *Prof. [[Baruch Raz]], Director, MTN Technology Ltd. | ||
| − | " | + | '''"Women in the Labor Force Scene – Checks and Balances"''' |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Linda Efroni]], Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets | |
| − | + | '''"Improving Social Indices"''' | |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Daniel Gottlieb]], Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel | |
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| − | "Improving Social Indices" | ||
| − | Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel | ||
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| + | '''"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Jack Habib]], Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities | + | |
| − | Chair: Prof. Yuli Tamir, Member of Knesset | + | '''Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities''' |
| − | "Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report | + | *Chair: Prof. [[Yuli Tamir]], Member of Knesset |
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| + | '''"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report''' | ||
| − | "The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s" | + | '''"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s"''' |
| − | Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A. | + | *Rabbi [[Yechiel Eckstein]], President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A. |
| − | "Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State" | + | '''"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State"''' |
| − | Elie Elalouf, Sacta-Rashi Foundation | + | *[[Elie Elalouf]], [[Sacta-Rashi Foundation]] |
| − | "Sderot – A Case Study" | + | '''"Sderot – A Case Study"''' |
| − | Eli Moyal, Mayor of Sderot | + | *[[Eli Moyal]], Mayor of Sderot |
| − | "Distribution of Responsibility – An Industrialist's Point of View" | + | '''"Distribution of Responsibility – An Industrialist's Point of View"''' |
| − | Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel | + | *[[Elisha Yanay]], Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel |
| − | "National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?” | + | '''"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?”''' |
| − | Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel | + | *Dr. [[Yigal Ben-Shalom]], Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel |
Discussion | Discussion | ||
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Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| − | Social Security: A New Paradigm | + | |
| − | Chair: Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel | + | '''Social Security: A New Paradigm''' |
| + | *Chair: Dr. [[Yigal Ben-Shalom]], Director-General, [[National Insurance Institute of Israel]] | ||
"Social Security in Israel – A Proposal for Reform” | "Social Security in Israel – A Proposal for Reform” | ||
| − | "Social Security in Israel – From Past to Future" | + | '''"Social Security in Israel – From Past to Future"''' |
| − | Yael Andorn, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance | + | *[[Yael Andorn]], Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance |
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| + | '''"A New Deal in Israel?"''' | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Neri Horowitz]], Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Sources for Future Economic Growth | + | '''Sources for Future Economic Growth''' |
| − | Chair: Yossi Hollander, Chairman of the Board, Jacada | + | *Chair: [[Yossi Hollander]], Chairman of the Board, Jacada |
| − | "The Economic Model" | + | '''"The Economic Model"''' |
| − | Dr. Yacov Sheinin, President, Economic Models | + | *Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]], President, Economic Models |
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| − | " | + | '''"The High-Tech Industries"''' |
| − | + | *[[Elisha Yanay]], Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel | |
| + | '''"Biotechnology"''' | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Eli Hurvitz]], Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | ||
| + | '''"Global Services"''' | ||
| + | *[[Shlomi Fogel]], CEO, Ampa Ltd. | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
Lunch | Lunch | ||
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| − | + | *[[Benjamin Netanyahu]], Minister of Finance | |
| − | Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance | ||
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14:00 Afternoon Sessions | 14:00 Afternoon Sessions | ||
| − | The Defense Industries | + | |
| − | Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense | + | '''The Defense Industries''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Amos Yaron]], Director General, Ministry of Defense | |
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| − | + | '''"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"''' | |
| − | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Herzle Bodinger]], President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries | |
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| − | + | *[[Joseph Ackerman]], President and Director, Elbit Systems Ltd. | |
| − | "The | + | '''"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company"''' |
| − | + | *[[Mark S. Newman]], Chairman, President and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc. | |
| + | '''"The Development and Acquisitions Factor in the Domestic Defense Budget"''' | ||
| + | *Col. (res.) [[Jacob Toren]], Chairman, [[Rafael]] | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Developments in the Energy Sector | + | '''Developments in the Energy Sector''' |
| − | "The Oil and Refineries Market" | + | '''"The Oil and Refineries Market"''' |
| − | Ohad Marani, Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd. | + | *[[Ohad Marani]], Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd. |
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| + | '''"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report''' | ||
| + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Oren Shachor]], President, [[Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company]] | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
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Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| − | Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets | + | '''Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Founding Dean, [[Arison School of Business]],The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | |
| − | Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, | + | *Dr. [[Meir Sokoler]], Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel |
| − | The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *[[Shaul Bronfeld]], Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange |
| − | + | *[[Nir Gilad]], Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal | |
| − | Dr. Meir Sokoler, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel | + | *[[Moshe Tery]], Chairman, Israel Securities Authority |
| − | + | *Dr. [[Yaron Zelekha]], Accountant General, Ministry of Finance | |
| − | Shaul Bronfeld, Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | ||
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| − | Nir Gilad, Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal | ||
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| − | Moshe Tery, Chairman, Israel Securities Authority | ||
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| − | Dr. Yaron Zelekha, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance | ||
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Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community | + | '''National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community''' |
| − | Chair: Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives | + | *Chair: [[Ami Nahshon]], President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives |
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| + | *Dr. [[Elie Rekhess]], Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University | ||
| + | '''"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society"''' | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Ramzi Halabi]], Director-General, Arab Businessmen Club | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Hanna Swaid]], Head, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning | ||
| + | *[[Yosef (Tommy) Lapid]], Member of Knesset, Chairman of the [[Shinui Party]] | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
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Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle | Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle | ||
| − | Sir Ronald Cohen, Founding Partner and Chairman, Apax Partners Worldwide LLP | + | *Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Founding Partner and Chairman, [[Apax Partners Worldwide]] LLP |
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| + | *[[Shimon Peres]], Member of Knesset, former Prime Minister | ||
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===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004=== | ===WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004=== | ||
| − | Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships | + | '''Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships''' |
08:00 Morning Sessions | 08:00 Morning Sessions | ||
| − | Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S. | + | '''Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S.''' |
| − | "Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations" | + | '''"Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"''' |
| − | Col. Dr. Eran Lerman, Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee | + | *Col. Dr. [[Eran Lerman]], Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, [[American Jewish Committee]] |
| − | "A Defense Treaty with the United States?" | + | '''"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"''' |
| − | Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]], Dean, [[Radzyner School of Law]], Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign | + | '''Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign''' |
| − | Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee | + | *Chair: [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]] |
| − | "Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism" | + | '''"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"''' |
| − | Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | + | *Prof. [[Robert Wistrich]], Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| − | "Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right" | + | '''"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"''' |
| − | Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President, Luntz Research Companies | + | *Dr. [[Frank I. Luntz]], President, Luntz Research Companies |
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| + | '''"Coping with the United Nations"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Anne Bayefsky]], Senior Fellow, [[Hudson Institute]] | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| + | '''"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"''' | ||
| + | *Ambassador [[Ron Prosor]], Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| − | + | '''Deepening Israel-EU Relations''' | |
| − | + | *Chair: Ambassador [[Ran Curiel]], Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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| − | + | '''"Israel's European Option"''' | |
| − | + | *Ambassador [[Marc Otte]], European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union | |
| − | Deepening Israel-EU Relations | + | *Ambassador Dr. [[Janusz Reiter]], President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland |
| − | Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, | ||
| − | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| − | "Israel's European Option" | ||
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| − | Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union | ||
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| − | Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations, | ||
| − | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| − | "A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations" | + | '''"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"''' |
| − | Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany | + | *[[Karsten D. Voigt]], Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany |
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Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO | + | |
| − | Chair: Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union | + | '''Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Ambassador Dr. [[Oded Eran]], Israeli Ambassador to the European Union | |
| − | Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States | + | *Dr. [[Ronald D. Asmus]], Senior Transatlantic Fellow, [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]] |
| − | + | *Ambassador Sir [[Peter Ricketts]] KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom | |
| − | Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom | + | *[[Bruce P. Jackson]], President, Project on Transitional Democracies |
| − | + | *[[Dietmar Nietan]], Member of Bundestag, Germany | |
| − | Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Matan Vilnai]], Member of Knesset |
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| − | Dietmar Nietan, Member of Bundestag, | ||
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| − | Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Member of Knesset | ||
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Discussion | Discussion | ||
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Lunch | Lunch | ||
| − | + | '''"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"''' | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Anne-Marie Slaughter]], Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | |
| − | "A New World Order: Global Government Networks" | ||
| − | Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University | ||
| + | 15:00 Afternoon Sessions | ||
| + | '''Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World''' | ||
| + | *Amb. [[Avi Pazner]], World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA | ||
| + | *Chair: [[Sallai Meridor]], Chairman of the Executive, [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] and the [[World Zionist Organization]] | ||
| + | '''"The Future of the Jewish People”''' | ||
| − | + | '''"Bringing Judaism Closer"''' | |
| − | + | *Rabbi [[Chaim Druckman]], Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office | |
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| − | "Bringing Judaism Closer" | ||
| − | Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office | ||
| − | "A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry" | + | '''"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"''' |
| − | Prof. Shmuel Trigano, | + | *Prof. [[Shmuel Trigano]], Universite de Paris, France |
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| + | '''“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"''' | ||
| + | *Mr. [[Marc Gold]], Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Soft Power Within the Jewish People | + | '''Soft Power Within the Jewish People''' |
| − | "The Soft Power of the Jewish People" | + | '''"The Soft Power of the Jewish People"''' |
| − | Adv. Yitzhak Molho, Jewish People Policy | + | *Adv. [[Yitzhak Molho]], [[Jewish People Policy Institute]] |
| − | "Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People" | + | '''"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"''' |
| − | Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy | + | *Prof. [[Yehezkel Dror]], Founding President, [[Jewish People Policy Institute]] |
| − | "Science As a Source of Jewish Strength" | + | '''"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"''' |
| − | Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, Bar-Ilan University |
| − | "The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network" | + | '''"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"''' |
| − | Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, | + | *Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Nachman Shai]], Senior Vice President and Director General, [[United Jewish Communities Israel]] |
| − | United Jewish Communities Israel | ||
| − | “A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel” | + | '''“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”''' |
| − | Ambassador Gad Yaacobi | + | *Ambassador [[Gad Yaacobi]] |
| + | Discussion | ||
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| − | + | 16:45 ''''Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections''' | |
| − | 16:45 Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections | + | *Chair: [[Natan Sharansky]], Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs |
| − | Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs | + | '''"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"''' |
| − | "Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model" | + | *Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]], Director, [[Taglit birthright israel]] |
| − | Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel | ||
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| + | '''"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Leonard Saxe]], Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University | ||
| + | *Brig. Gen. [[Ilan Harari]], Chief Education Officer, IDF | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Culture and Education in the Jewish World | + | '''Culture and Education in the Jewish World''' |
| − | + | *Chair: [[Tzipi Livni]], Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction | |
| − | Chair: Tzipi Livni, Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction | + | '''"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"''' |
| − | "The People of Israel or the Israeli People" | + | |
| − | + | '''"Jewish Heritage Education"''' | |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, Emek Yezreel College | |
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| − | "Jewish Heritage Education" | ||
| − | Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College | ||
| − | "Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade" | + | '''"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"''' |
| − | Ehud Prawer, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy | + | *[[Ehud Prawer]], Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy |
| − | "Jewish Education in American Universities" | + | '''"Jewish Education in American Universities"''' |
| − | Daniel Posen, Managing Director, Posen Foundation | + | *[[Daniel Posen]], Managing Director, Posen Foundation |
| − | "The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People" | + | '''"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"'' |
| − | Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director General, Yad Ben Zvi | + | *Dr. [[Zvi Zameret]], Director General, Yad Ben Zvi |
| − | "A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension" | + | '''"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"''' |
| − | Yitzchak Livni, Chairman, Channel 2 News Company | + | *[[Yitzchak Livni]], Chairman, Channel 2 News Company |
| − | "The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages" | + | '''"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"''' |
| − | Ronnie Bar-On, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee | + | *[[Ronnie Bar-On]], Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee |
| − | "Science as a Source of Jewish Strength" | + | '''"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"''' |
| − | Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Prof. [[Moshe Kaveh]], President, Bar-Ilan University |
| − | "The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network" | + | '''"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"''' |
| − | Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, | + | *Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Nachman Shai]], Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel |
| − | United Jewish Communities Israel | ||
| − | “A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel” | + | '''“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”''' |
| − | Ambassador Gad Yaacobi | + | *Ambassador [[Gad Yaacobi]] |
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20:00 Dinner | 20:00 Dinner | ||
| − | "Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World" | + | '''"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"''' |
| − | Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Ambassador [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | + | *[[Silvan Shalom]], Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| − | Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
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| + | '''Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak''', by [[Eti Livni]], Member of Knesset | ||
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===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004=== | ===THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004=== | ||
| − | National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process | + | '''National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process''' |
08:00 Morning Sessions | 08:00 Morning Sessions | ||
| − | The National Challenge of Developing the Negev | + | '''The National Challenge of Developing the Negev''' |
| − | Chair: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder | + | *Chair: Ambassador [[Ronald S. Lauder]] |
| − | " 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality" | + | '''" 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality"''' |
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| − | " | + | '''"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough"''' |
| − | + | *Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | |
| − | " | + | '''"Israel Railways Moving South"''' |
| − | + | *[[Moshe Leon]], Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways | |
| − | " | + | '''"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action"''' |
| − | + | *[[Shmuel Rifman]], Chairman, Regional Councils of the Negev | |
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| − | " | + | *'''"Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing Ben Gurion's Vision"''' |
| − | + | *[[Talal Alkrinawi]], Mayor of Rahat | |
| − | " | + | '''"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev"''' |
| − | + | *[[Yehiel Leket]], World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund | |
| + | '''"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today"''' | ||
| + | *[[Haim Blumenblat]], CEO, “Daroma Eidan HaNegev” | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan | + | |
| − | Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | '''The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan''' |
| − | "The Road Map" | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Israel Elad-Altman]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | Adv. Dov Weissglas, Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office | + | '''"The Road Map"''' |
| − | + | *Adv. [[Dov Weissglas]], Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office | |
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| + | '''"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level"''' | ||
| + | *Col. (res.) [[Itamar Ya’ar]], Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Defense Policy | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | "International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework" | + | '''"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework"''' |
| − | Pinhas Meidan-Shani, expert on negotiation and conflict resolution | + | *[[Pinhas Meidan-Shani]], expert on negotiation and conflict resolution |
| − | "The Disengagement: A Road to Peace" | + | '''"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace"''' |
| − | Ambassador Terje | + | *Ambassador [[Terje Roed Larsen]], United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process |
Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| − | Jordanian Alternatives | + | |
| − | Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, | + | '''Jordanian Alternatives''' |
| − | The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | + | *[[Hani Al-Hassan]] | |
| − | Hani Al-Hassan | ||
| − | "Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement" | + | '''"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement"''' |
| − | Binyamin Elon, Member of Knesset | + | *[[Binyamin Elon]], Member of Knesset |
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| + | *Dr. [[Dan Shueftan]], Center for National Security Studies, Haifa University | ||
| + | *[[Gideon Sa’ar]], Member of Knesset, Head of the Coalition | ||
| + | *[[Frank J. Gaffney Jr.]], President and CEO, [[Center for Security Policy]], Washington DC | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
Lunch | Lunch | ||
| − | + | *[[Nicolas Sarkozy]], President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France | |
| − | Nicolas Sarkozy, President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France | + | |
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14:00 Afternoon Sessions | 14:00 Afternoon Sessions | ||
| − | Bilateral Final Status Plans | + | '''Bilateral Final Status Plans''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Israel Elad-Altman]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | |
| − | Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | ||
| − | "Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians" | + | '''"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians"''' |
| − | Avigdor Liberman, Chairman, Israel Beteinu Party | + | *[[Avigdor Liberman]], Chairman, [[Israel Beteinu]] Party |
| − | "The Geneva Initiative" | + | '''"The Geneva Initiative"''' |
| − | Dr. Yossi Beilin, Chairman, Yachad Party | + | *Dr. [[Yossi Beilin]], Chairman, [[Yachad]] Party |
| − | Yasser Abed Rabbo, Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee | + | *[[Yasser Abed Rabbo]], Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee |
| − | "The People’s Voice" | + | '''"The People’s Voice"''' |
| − | Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon, Chairman of the Board, Netafim | + | *Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Ami Ayalon]], Chairman of the Board, Netafim |
| − | Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University | + | *Dr. [[Sari Nusseibeh]], President, Al-Quds University |
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| − | + | *Lt.Gen. (res.) [[Ehud Barak]], former Prime Minister | |
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| − | Lt.Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister | ||
Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
| − | Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps | + | |
| − | Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | '''Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps''' |
| − | + | *Chair: Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | |
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| + | '''"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives"''' | ||
| + | *Prof. [[Gideon Biger]], Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University | ||
| + | *[[Israel Harel]], Columnist, [[Ha’aretz]] Daily Newspaper | ||
Discussion | Discussion | ||
| − | Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea | + | *Lord [[George Weidenfeld]] of Chelsea |
| − | "The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad" | + | '''"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad"''' |
| − | Dr. Mathias Dצpfner, CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, Axel Springer, Germany | + | *Dr. [[Mathias Dצpfner]], CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, [[Axel Springer]], Germany |
Summing Up | Summing Up | ||
| − | Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, | + | *Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Prof. [[Jerry (Yoram) Wind]], Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
| − | Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | + | |
20:00 Dinner | 20:00 Dinner | ||
Festive Closing Ceremony | Festive Closing Ceremony | ||
| − | Prof. Uriel Reichman, President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya | + | *Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya |
| − | Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder | + | *Ambassador [[Ronald S. Lauder]] |
| − | "The Herzliya Address" | + | '''"The Herzliya Address"''' |
| − | + | *[[Ariel Sharon]], Prime Minister of the State of Israel | |
| − | + | *'''Farewell''': Dr. [[Uzi Arad]], Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=174&ArticleID=1179 Conference Agenda], The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref> | |
| − | Farewell: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=174&ArticleID=1179 Conference Agenda], The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.</ref> | + | |
| + | ==Media coverage== | ||
| + | *Charlotte Silver, [http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/201321094433931990.html Zionism neoliberal style], ''Al Jazeera'', 11 February 2013. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:38, 12 March 2013
The Fifth Herzliya Conference took place on 13-16 December 2004, organised by the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya.[1]
Contents
Agenda
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004
Strategic Shifts and the Balance of National Security
07:00 Registration 08:00 Morning Sessions Opening of the Fifth Herzliya Conference "Defining the National Agenda"
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"From State to Community Council"
- Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, Caesarea Foundation Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild
"The Record of the Herzliya Conferences"
- Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa
The “Herzliya Indices”and the Balance of National Security "Assessing Israel's National Security"
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
"The Herzliya Indices" – A Task Force Report
- Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"The Social Component of National Security" – A Task Force Report
- Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
Discussion
Society, Media, and Governance
- Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade, Employment and Communications
A Media Roundtable Discussion "Media and State, Media and Wealth: Reciprocal Relations"
- Chair: Dan Shilon, Television and Radio Newscaster; Editor-in-Charge, Koteret
- Yaacov Achimeir, Foreign Reports Magazine, IBA Channel 1
- Col. Avi Benayahu, Commander, IDF Radio
- Ben Caspit, Ma'ariv Daily Newspaper
- Dr. Ilana Dayan, Anchor, Uvda Current Affairs Program, Channel 2
- Jacob Eilon, Nightly News Anchor, Channel 10 Network News
- Yoel Esteron, Ha'aretz Daily Newspaper
- Sever Plotzker, Chief Economic Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Newspaper
- Mordechai Sklar, Director-General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio
- Chaim Yavin, Anchor, Israel Television Channel 1
Discussion
Coffee break
National Intelligence and Decision-Making at the Top
- Chair: Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies
"National Intelligence - Lessons Learned and Future Challenges"
- Prof. Phillip Zelikow, Executive Director, 9/11 Commission, Director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
"National Security Councils – A Comparative Perspective"
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Legislative Proposals for the National Security Council Law"
- Dr. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Law Offices of Lipa, Meir and Partners
- Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Discussion Lunch
"Future Directions in American Foreign Policy"
- Amb. Dr. Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
14:30 Afternoon Sessions
- Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense
Nuclear Proliferation
- Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"The Second Nuclear Age – A New Look at Arms Control and Counterproliferation"
- Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management, Department of Political Science, Yale University
"Iran's Nuclear Posture"
- Prof. Shahram Chubin, Director of Research, Geneva Center for Security Policy
"India's Strategic Role in the Global Arena"
- General (Retd.) Ved Prakash Malik, President, Observer Research Foundation Institute of Security Studies, India
- Dr. Ariel (Eli) Levite, Principle Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy Commission
Discussion
Global Trends and Strategic Changes
"Global Trends – An American Perspective"
- Ambassador Dr. Robert D. Blackwill, President, Barbour Griffith and Rogers International; Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq
- Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council
- Max Boot, Olin Senior Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
"The Rise of Asia"
- Stanley O. Roth, Vice President, Asia International Relations, Boeing Company
"Global Trends – A European Perspective"
- Prof. Francois Heisbourg, Directeur, Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique, France
Discussion
- Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, Chief of General Staff, IDF
Dinner
20:00 Opening Ceremony
Lighting of the 7th Hanukah Candle
- Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
- H.E. Moshe Katzav, President of the State of Israel
- Awarding of The Friendship Prizes by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, The International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004
Harnessing Social and Economic Resources – National Strategies 08:00 Morning Session
Human and Social Resources – Comparative Indices
- Chair: Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Measuring Scientific-Technological Progress in Israel"
- Prof. Baruch Raz, Director, MTN Technology Ltd.
"Women in the Labor Force Scene – Checks and Balances"
- Dr. Linda Efroni, Lawyer, Economist and Expert on the Labor Markets
"Improving Social Indices"
- Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, Senior Advisor to the Governor, Bank of Israel
"Defining and Quantifying Poverty"
- Prof. Jack Habib, Director, Myers JDC Brookdale Institute
Discussion
Government and Civic Society: Allocating Responsibilities
- Chair: Prof. Yuli Tamir, Member of Knesset
"Who is Responsible? The State and Civic Society" – A Task Force Report
"The National Friendship Foundation as a Model for Enlarging State Funding Through the Influence of NGO s"
- Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, International Fellowship of Christian and Jews, U.S.A.
"Philanthropy Cannot Replace the State"
"Sderot – A Case Study"
- Eli Moyal, Mayor of Sderot
"Distribution of Responsibility – An Industrialist's Point of View"
- Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel
"National Partnership or Communal Paternalism – The Demise of the Welfare State?”
- Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel
Discussion Coffee break
Social Security: A New Paradigm
- Chair: Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director-General, National Insurance Institute of Israel
"Social Security in Israel – A Proposal for Reform”
"Social Security in Israel – From Past to Future"
- Yael Andorn, Deputy Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
"A New Deal in Israel?"
- Dr. Neri Horowitz, Head, Programs for Senior Civil Servants; Mandel Leadership Institute; Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Discussion
Sources for Future Economic Growth
- Chair: Yossi Hollander, Chairman of the Board, Jacada
"The Economic Model"
- Dr. Yacov Sheinin, President, Economic Models
"The High-Tech Industries"
- Elisha Yanay, Chairman and General Manager, Motorola Israel
"Biotechnology"
- Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Founder, Chairman of the Board, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.
"Global Services"
- Shlomi Fogel, CEO, Ampa Ltd.
Discussion
Lunch
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance
14:00 Afternoon Sessions
The Defense Industries
- Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense
"Future Structuring of Israel's Defense Industries"
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, RADA Electronic Industries
"Israeli Defense Industries in the Global Arena"
- Joseph Ackerman, President and Director, Elbit Systems Ltd.
"The Role of the Mid-Size Defense Company"
- Mark S. Newman, Chairman, President and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.
"The Development and Acquisitions Factor in the Domestic Defense Budget"
- Col. (res.) Jacob Toren, Chairman, Rafael
Discussion
Developments in the Energy Sector "The Oil and Refineries Market"
- Ohad Marani, Director-General, Oil Refineries Ltd.
"Israel as a Two-Way Strategic Bridge for Oil Movement" – A Task Force Report
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Oren Shachor, President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company
Discussion
Coffee break
Removing the Barriers in the Financial Markets
- Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business,The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Dr. Meir Sokoler, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel
- Shaul Bronfeld, Managing Director, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
- Nir Gilad, Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Deputy to Director General, Migdal
- Moshe Tery, Chairman, Israel Securities Authority
- Dr. Yaron Zelekha, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
Discussion
National Policy Towards Israel’s Arab Community
- Chair: Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
"Barriers in the Implementation of the Government's Policy Towards the Arab Citizens of Israel”
- Dr. Elie Rekhess, Senior Research Fellow, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University
"Socio-Economic Shifts Within Israeli Arab Society"
- Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Director-General, Arab Businessmen Club
- Dr. Hanna Swaid, Head, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning
- Yosef (Tommy) Lapid, Member of Knesset, Chairman of the Shinui Party
Discussion
20:00 Dinner
Lighting of the 8th Hanukah Candle
- Sir Ronald Cohen, Founding Partner and Chairman, Apax Partners Worldwide LLP
- Shimon Peres, Member of Knesset, former Prime Minister
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2004
Upgrading Israel's International Status and Strengthening its Strategic Partnerships 08:00 Morning Sessions Upgrading the Strategic Partnership with the U.S. "Re-Energizing U.S.-Israeli Special Relations"
- Col. Dr. Eran Lerman, Director General, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee
"A Defense Treaty with the United States?"
- Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dean, Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Countering the Anti-Israel Campaign
- Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
"Reconstructing the Myth of Zionist Racism"
- Prof. Robert Wistrich, Head, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"Israel and the World: Getting the Message Right"
- Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President, Luntz Research Companies
"Coping with the United Nations"
- Prof. Anne Bayefsky, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Discussion
Coffee break
"National Security Policy from a Foreign Policy Perspective"
- Ambassador Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deepening Israel-EU Relations
- Chair: Ambassador Ran Curiel, Deputy Director-General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Israel's European Option"
- Ambassador Marc Otte, European Union Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process, Council of the European Union
- Ambassador Dr. Janusz Reiter, President, Center for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland
"A Transatlantic Perspective of EU-Israel Relations"
- Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator for German-American Cooperation, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Discussion
Israel and the Euro-Atlantic Community - Upgrading Relations with NATO
- Chair: Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Israeli Ambassador to the European Union
- Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States
- Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, NATO Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom
- Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies
- Dietmar Nietan, Member of Bundestag, Germany
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Member of Knesset
Discussion
Lunch
"A New World Order: Global Government Networks"
- Prof. Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
15:00 Afternoon Sessions Trends and Continuity in the Jewish World
- Amb. Avi Pazner, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod - UIA
- Chair: Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization
"The Future of the Jewish People”
"Bringing Judaism Closer"
- Rabbi Chaim Druckman, Director, Conversion Administration, Prime Minister's Office
"A Turning Point in the Identity of European Jewry"
- Prof. Shmuel Trigano, Universite de Paris, France
“North American Jewry, Quo Vadis?"
- Mr. Marc Gold, Associate Member, Board of Governors, Jewish Agency for Israel; Member of Keren Hayesod/ United Israel Appeal
Discussion Soft Power Within the Jewish People "The Soft Power of the Jewish People"
"Strategies to Augment the Soft Power of the Jewish People"
- Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Institute
"Science As a Source of Jewish Strength"
- Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”
- Ambassador Gad Yaacobi
Discussion
Coffee break
16:45 'Solidifying Israel-Diaspora Connections
- Chair: Natan Sharansky, Minister for Diaspora and Jerusalem Affairs
"Israel-Diaspora Relations: Taglit birthright israel As a Model"
- Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, Director, Taglit birthright israel
"Ten Days to Launch a Life-long Connection to Israel: The Impact of Taglit birthright israel"
- Prof. Leonard Saxe, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
- Brig. Gen. Ilan Harari, Chief Education Officer, IDF
Discussion
Culture and Education in the Jewish World
- Chair: Tzipi Livni, Minister of Justice, Minister of Absorption and Housing, Minister of Construction
"The People of Israel or the Israeli People"
"Jewish Heritage Education"
- Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College
"Sea Change in the Jewish Consciousness of Secular Youth in the Last Decade"
- Ehud Prawer, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Domestic Policy
"Jewish Education in American Universities"
- Daniel Posen, Managing Director, Posen Foundation
'"The Dovrat Report and the Future of the Jewish People"
- Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director General, Yad Ben Zvi
"A Cultural, Qualitative Dimension"
- Yitzchak Livni, Chairman, Channel 2 News Company
"The Coalition Committee on Civil Marriages"
- Ronnie Bar-On, Member of Knesset, Chairman, Knesset House Committee
"Science as a Source of Jewish Strength"
- Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University
"The American Jewish Communities as a Strategic Network"
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director General, United Jewish Communities Israel
“A Council for Dialogue – the Jews and Israel”
- Ambassador Gad Yaacobi
Discussion
20:00 Dinner
"Domestic Policy and Foreign Policy in a Changing World"
- Ambassador Zalman Shoval, Chairman, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Silvan Shalom, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Awarding of a Scholarship Award in memory of the late Ehud Sprinzak, by Eti Livni, Member of Knesset
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004
National Challenges and Alternative Strategies for the Arab-Israeli Process 08:00 Morning Sessions The National Challenge of Developing the Negev
- Chair: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder
" 'Blueprint Negev' – The Vision and the Reality"
"The Negev Facing a Major Breakthrough"
- Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
"Israel Railways Moving South"
- Moshe Leon, Chairman of the Board, Israel Railways
"Developing the Negev: From Stagnation to Action"
- Shmuel Rifman, Chairman, Regional Councils of the Negev
- "Incorporating the Bedouins and Closing the Gaps: The Key to Realizing Ben Gurion's Vision"
- Talal Alkrinawi, Mayor of Rahat
"KKL - A Base for Joining Forces to Develop the Negev"
- Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael, Jewish National Fund
"Developing the Negev: Why We Will Succeed Today"
- Haim Blumenblat, CEO, “Daroma Eidan HaNegev”
Discussion
The Road Map and the Disengagement Plan
- Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"The Road Map"
- Adv. Dov Weissglas, Special Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office
"The Disengagement Plan as a Molding Force on the National Level"
- Col. (res.) Itamar Ya’ar, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Defense Policy
Discussion
"International Security Involvement – The Conceptual Framework"
- Pinhas Meidan-Shani, expert on negotiation and conflict resolution
"The Disengagement: A Road to Peace"
- Ambassador Terje Roed Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Coffee break
Jordanian Alternatives
- Chair: Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Hani Al-Hassan
"Jordan as a Palestinian National State – A Base for a Regional Settlement"
- Binyamin Elon, Member of Knesset
"The Comeback of the Jordanian Optio – An Historical Perspective"
- Dr. Dan Shueftan, Center for National Security Studies, Haifa University
- Gideon Sa’ar, Member of Knesset, Head of the Coalition
- Frank J. Gaffney Jr., President and CEO, Center for Security Policy, Washington DC
Discussion
Lunch
- Nicolas Sarkozy, President, Union pour le Mouvement Populaire, France
14:00 Afternoon Sessions
Bilateral Final Status Plans
- Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Territorial and Population Swaps Between Israel and the Palestinians"
- Avigdor Liberman, Chairman, Israel Beteinu Party
"The Geneva Initiative"
- Dr. Yossi Beilin, Chairman, Yachad Party
- Yasser Abed Rabbo, Head of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, Member of the PLO Executive Committee
"The People’s Voice"
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon, Chairman of the Board, Netafim
- Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, President, Al-Quds University
Discussion
- Lt.Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister
Coffee break
Final Status Plans: Multilateral Arrangements and Territorial Swaps
- Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
"Multilateral Territorial Swaps – Geographic, Demographic and Economic Perspectives"
- Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
- Israel Harel, Columnist, Ha’aretz Daily Newspaper
Discussion
- Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea
"The Future of Israel – A View From Abroad"
- Dr. Mathias Dצpfner, CEO and Head of Newspapers Division, Axel Springer, Germany
Summing Up
- Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
20:00 Dinner Festive Closing Ceremony
- Prof. Uriel Reichman, President of The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
- Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder
"The Herzliya Address"
- Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of the State of Israel
- Farewell: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, Head of the Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.[2]
Media coverage
- Charlotte Silver, Zionism neoliberal style, Al Jazeera, 11 February 2013.
Notes
- ↑ The 5th Conference - 2004, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
- ↑ Conference Agenda, The 5th Conference - 2004], herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
