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08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
08:00 Morning Sessions  
 
   
 
   
An Atlas of Road Maps and Options for the Israeli-Arab Process  
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'''An Atlas of Road Maps and Options for the Israeli-Arab Process'''
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*Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Ilan Biran]]
Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran  
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Amos Gilead]], Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
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*[[Bentzi Lieberman]], Chairman of the Board, Yesha Council and Head of the Samaria Regional Council
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*[[Jacob Keidar]], Director, Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination Department and Water Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 
    
 
    
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*Chair: Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], President, IDC Herzliya  
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
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*[[Jimmy Carter]], Former President of the United States             
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*Dr. [[Robert Satloff]], Executive Director, [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]
Bentzi Lieberman, Chairman of the Board, Yesha Council and Head of the Samaria Regional Council
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*[[Danielle Pletka]], Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, [[American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research]]
 
Jacob Keidar, Director, Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination Department and Water Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 
 
 
Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, IDC Herzliya  
 
 
Jimmy Carter, Former President of the United States             
 
 
 
Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy  
 
 
Danielle Pletka, Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research  
 
 
 
Discussion                     
 
Discussion                     
 
 
Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, Visiting Military Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy  
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*Brig. Gen. [[Michael Herzog]], Visiting Military Fellow, [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]
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*Amb. Dr. [[Daniel C. Kurtzer]], Visiting Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University  
Amb. Dr. Daniel C. Kurtzer, Visiting Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University  
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*[[Eyal Megged]], Author  
 
Eyal Megged, Author  
 
 
   
 
   
 
Break  
 
Break  
 
   
 
   
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'''Defensible Borders for Israel'''
Defensible Borders for Israel  
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*Maj. Gen. (res.) [[Yaakov Amidror]], Head of the Defensible Borders Project and the Institute for Contemporary Affairs, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]
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*Lt. Gen. (res.) [[Moshe Ya’alon]], Former Chief of General Staff, IDF  
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Head of the Defensible Borders Project and the Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs  
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*Amb. Dr. [[Dore Gold]], President, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]
 
Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon, Former Chief of General Staff, IDF  
 
 
Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs  
 
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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Discussant: Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Oded Tyrah]], President, Phoenicia America-Israel
 
   
 
   
Discussant: Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Tyrah, President, Phoenicia America-Israel
 
 
 
Defensible Borders for Israel
 
 
Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, The Re’ut Institute
 
 
Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
 
 
Prof. David Newman, Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 
 
 
   
 
   
MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Knesset Economics Committee  
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'''Defensible Borders for Israel''' (sic)
 
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*[[Gideon Grinstein]], Founder and President, The [[Re’ut Institute]]
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*Prof. [[Gideon Biger]], Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
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*Prof. [[David Newman]], Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 
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*MK Dr. [[Ahmad Tibi]], Knesset Economics Committee  
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
 
Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
Bennett Zimmerman, Project Leader, “Arab Population in the West Bank and Gaza:  The Million Person Gap”  
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*[[Bennett Zimmerman]], Project Leader, “Arab Population in the West Bank and Gaza:  The Million Person Gap”  
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*Dr. [[Nicholas Eberstadt]]
Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt  
 
 
   
 
   
 
Lunch  
 
Lunch  
 
   
 
   
Chair: Poju Zabludowicz, Chairman and CEO, Tamares Group  
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*Chair: [[Poju Zabludowicz]], Chairman and CEO, [[Tamares Group]]
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*[[Tzipi Livni]], Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigrant Absorption  
Tzipi Livni, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigrant Absorption  
 
 
   
 
   
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions  
 
   
 
   
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'''Jerusalem - The Capital of Israel and the Jewish People'''
Jerusalem - The Capital of Israel and the Jewish People  
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*Chair: [[Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein]]
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*Prof. [[Ruth Lapidoth]], The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
Chair: Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein  
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*[[Israel Kimchi]], The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
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*[[Nir Barkat]], Council Member, Municipality of Jerusalem  
Prof. Ruth Lapidoth, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
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*[[Eitan Meir]], Director General, Municipality of Jerusalem  
Israel Kimchi, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies  
 
Nir Barkat, Council Member, Municipality of Jerusalem  
 
Eitan Meir, Director General, Municipality of Jerusalem  
 
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
 
Discussants:   
 
Discussants:   
Dan Halperin, CEO, IFTIC  
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*[[Dan Halperin]], CEO, IFTIC  
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*Dr. [[Moshe Amirav]], Head of Public Policy Studies, Beit Berl College  
Dr. Moshe Amirav, Head of Public Policy Studies, Beit Berl College  
 
 
 
 
The Galilee - A National Priority and Challenge 
 
 
Chair: Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Hakeren Kayemet L’Yisrael, Jewish National Fund
 
 
Amb. Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College
 
 
Brig. Gen. (res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman, Western Galilee College
 
 
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 
 
 
Shlomo Bohbot, Mayor, Maalot-Tarshicha
 
 
Ehud Prawer, National Security Council
 
 
   
 
   
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'''The Galilee - A National Priority and Challenge''' 
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*Chair: [[Yehiel Leket]], World Chairman, Hakeren Kayemet L’Yisrael, [[Jewish National Fund]]
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*Amb. Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, [[Emek Yezreel College]]
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*Brig. Gen. (res.) [[Eival Gilady]], Chairman, Western Galilee College
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*[[Efrat Duvdevani]], Director, Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee
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*Dr. [[Faisal Azaiza]], Head, Jewish-Arab Center, Haifa University; Head, The Gustav Heinemann Institute for Middle Eastern Studies 
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*[[Shlomo Bohbot]], Mayor, Maalot-Tarshicha
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*[[Ehud Prawer]], National Security Council
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
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Discussant: Prof. [[Alean Al-Krenawi]], Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University  
Discussant: Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University  
 
 
 
Break  
 
Break  
 
   
 
   
The Viability of Democracy: The Rule of Law and the Rulers’ Law  
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'''The Viability of Democracy: The Rule of Law and the Rulers’ Law'''
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*Chair: Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]], Provost, IDC Herzliya  
Chair: Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Provost, IDC Herzliya  
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*Adv. [[Elie Goldschmidt]], Israel Corp.  
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*[[Shelly Yechimovitch]]
Adv. Elie Goldschmidt, Israel Corp.  
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*MK [[Gideon Sa’ar]], Likud Parliamentary Group Chairman  
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*MK [[Yossi Sarid]], Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee    
Shelly Yechimovitch  
 
 
MK Gideon Sa’ar, Likud Parliamentary Group Chairman  
 
 
MK Yossi Sarid, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee  
 
           
 
 
Discussion   
 
Discussion   
 
   
 
   
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'''Law Enforcement: Putting Democracy to the Test'''  
Law Enforcement: Putting Democracy to the Test   
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*Chair: Prof. [[Moshe Barniv]], [[Radzyner School of Law]], IDC Herzliya  
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*[[Dan Margalit]], Ma’ariv   
Chair: Prof. Moshe Barniv, Radzyner School of Law, IDC Herzliya  
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*Justice [[Micha Lindenstrauss]], State Comptroller and Ombudsman  
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*Commissioner [[Moshe Karadi]], Inspector General, Israel Police  
Dan Margalit, Ma’ariv   
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*MK [[Michael Eitan]], Chairman, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee   
 
Justice Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comptroller and Ombudsman  
 
 
Commissioner Moshe Karadi, Inspector General, Israel Police  
 
 
 
MK Michael Eitan, Chairman, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee  
 
 
   
 
 
Discussion  
 
Discussion  
 
   
 
   
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*Amb. [[John R. Bolton]], Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations (via video conference)   
Amb. John R. Bolton, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations (via video conference)   
 
 
                                      
 
                                      
 
 
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  
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*MK [[Amir Peretz]], Chairman of the Labor Party  
MK Amir Peretz, Chairman of the Labor Party  
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*Chair: [[Hermann Bünz]], Director, [[Friedrich Ebert Stiftung]], Israel Office  
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*[[Laurent Fabius]], Former Prime Minister of France
Chair: Hermann Bnz, Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Israel Office  
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Laurent Fabius, Former Prime Minister of France  
 
 
 
 
===Tuesday, January 24, 2006===
 
===Tuesday, January 24, 2006===
 
   
 
   

Revision as of 12:24, 6 June 2012

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]

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

  • 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
  • Prof. Haim Harari, Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute for Science Education, Weizmann Institute

Sunday, January 22, 2006

08:00 Morning Sessions

National Security Policy as Risk Management

Discussion

Strategic Trends on the Global Landscape

Discussion Discussants:

  • Dr. Dan Schueftan, Deputy Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
  • Dr. Shmuel Bar, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Lt. Gen. Dan Haloutz, Chief of General Staff, IDF

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 

Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya


Dr. Karnit Flug, Director of Research, Bank of Israel

Prof. Arie Arnon, Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Employment Policy, Hudson Institute


Daniel Doron, Director, Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress

Discussion

Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute


Discussion


 The Socio-Economic Interface: Sectors, Initiatives and Policy 

Chair: Yossi Rosen, President and CEO, Israel Corp.

Itsik Danziger, Chairman, Education Initiative in the Galilee, IVN

Prof. Ezra Sadan, Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal, Ltd.

Dr. Aziz Haidar, Truman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, The Portland Trust

Discussion

Break


Investment to Spur Economic Growth and Reduce Poverty  

Chair: Yossi Hollander, Chairman, Jacada

Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel

Dr. Yacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models

Prof. Sean Barrett, Trinity College, Dublin

Discussion

Discussant: Shraga Brosh, President, Manufacturers Association of Israel


Lunch

Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea, Weidenfeld & Nicholson


14:00 Afternoon Sessions

Patriotism and National Security in Israel 

Chair: Prof. Uzi Arad

Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute

Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head, Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University

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

Discussants: Col. (res). Ahuva Yanai, Executive Director, Matan

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

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


Chair: Felix Posen, Founder and President, Posen Foundation

Prof. A. B. Yehoshua, Author

Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Yad Vashem

Discussion


The Jewish World in 2025

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


The Diaspora Communities and Israel

Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee

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

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


Summary: Policy Challenges - Invigorating the Jewish; Democratic; State Prof. Uzi Arad

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: Prof. Uzi Arad [2]

Notes

  1. Program, The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.
  2. Program, The 6th Conference, herzliyaconference.org, accessed 6 June 2012.