Second Herzliya Conference

The Second Herzliya Conference took place on 16-18 December 2001.

Agenda

Sunday, December 16, 2001

17:00 Reception

18:00 Opening Session: Transforming the National Agenda

Chair: Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair, and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Greetings: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Mr. Avraham Biger, Deputy Chair, Caesarea Baron Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation

Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Address of the President of Israel – Mr. Moshe Katsav

The Record of the Balance – Brig. Gen. (Res.) Amos Gilboa

A Strategic Look at International Relations, Israel, and the Jewish People – Mr. David Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee

The New Strategic Landscape – Mr. Ephraim Halevy, Head of the Mossad

19:30 Dinner and Lighting of Hanukkah Candles

Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Amit, Chair, Center for Special Studies

Lighting of the Eighth Hanukkah Candle –

Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense  

Suzanne and Max Singer

Ms. Rita Abramov

Musical Interlude

The International System in the Aftermath of September 11 – Mr. James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA

Monday, December 17, 2001

08:30 – 10:30 Second Session: The International System and its Challenges

Chair: Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Defense Policy in the Face of Change in the International System – Maj. Gen. Uzi Dayan, Head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office

The Coming of the Global Leviathan – Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Department of Political Science, Hebrew University

Future Architectures for Israel’s Foreign Relations Task Force Report – MK Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Discussion

Opened by: Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University

11:00 – 13:00 Third Session: The Balance and Future of the Peace Process

Chair: Avi Gil, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Balance Sheet of the Peace Process – MK Dan Meridor, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office

Unilateral Disengagement – A Comparative Analysis – Prof. Yael Tamir, Tel Aviv University

The Future of the Arab-Jewish Conflict – Dr. Itzhak Ravid, Center for Military Research, Rafael

Discussion

Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Eitam; Prof. Arnon Sofer, Haifa University

13:00 Lunch

Chair: Mr. Felix Posen

The Security Dimension in a Policy of the Jewish People – Mr. Sallai Meridor, Chair, The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization

14:30 – 16:00 Fourth Session: The Jewish World and National Strength

Chair: Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University

The Strengthening of the Post-Soviet Jewish Community and its Connection with Israel – MK Natan Sharansky, Minister of Housing and Construction

The Jewish People as a Strategic Asset – Task Force Report – Prof. Art Naparstek, Director, Overseas and Israel Pillar, United Jewish Communities of North America

Discussion

Opened by: Brig. Gen. (Res.) Israela Oron, Deputy Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office; Prof. David Harman, CEO, Teachlink.

16:30 – 18:30 Fifth Session: The Media Environment and its Implications

Chair: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Former Head of the Mossad

Media and Policy in the Global Space – Prof. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Department of Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the New School of Social Research, New York

Target Audiences, Public Opinion, and Foreign Policy - A Marketing Perspective – Prof. Jerry Wind, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Information Policy in the Information Age – Task Force Report – Mr. Nachman Shai, Chair of the Council, Israel Broadcasting Authority

Discussion

Opened by: MK Rabbi Michael Melchior, Deputy Foreign Minister; Mr. Gideon Saar, Cabinet Secretary

18:45 – Ms. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States (live via satellite)

19:30 Dinner

Greetings: Mr. Yosef Maiman, President, Merhav

Israeli Diplomacy in an Era of Change – MK Shimon Peres, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Tuesday, December 18, 2001

08:30 – 10:30 Sixth Session: National Security and the War against Terror

Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yitzhak Hoffi

Concepts of Security in a Time of Change – Mr. Haim Assa, Assa-Or

Deterrence Capability - Missions and Possibilities – Task Force Report – Lt. Gen. (Res.) Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

Deterring Rogue States – Prof. Stephen Rosen, Harvard University

Discussion

Opened by: Maj. Gen. Dr. Isaac Ben-Yisrael, Director, Defense R&D Directorate, Ministry of Defense; Mr. Dan Schueftan, Haifa University and Shalem Center

11:00 – 13:00 Seventh Session: Changing Security Concepts and Force Structure

Chair: Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director-General, Ministry of Defense

The Balance Sheet of the War – Lt. Gen. Shaul Mofaz, Chief of General Staff, IDF

Directions in Security Concepts and Force Structure – Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu, President and CEO, East West Ventures Ltd, and Maj. Gen. (Res.) Ami Ayalon, Chair, Netafim Group

Discussion

Opened by: MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chair, Knesset Subcommittee on Strategic Posture and Force Structure

13:00 Lunch

Chair: Mr. Yaakov Neeman

New National Priorities for Israel – Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Prime Minister

14:30 – 16:30 Eighth Session: Foundations of National Security: Society, Education and Governance

Chair: Dr. Leora Meridor, Chair of the Board, Bezeq International Ltd., and Chair, Poalim Financial Markets and Investments

The Social Basis of National Security – Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Chair, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University

Israel’s Strategic Defense Policy During the Fight Against Terror – Mr. Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense

Nationalism and Education – Task Force Report – Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Ben-Zvi Foundation

Discussion

Opened by: MK Naomi Blumenthal, Deputy Minister of National Infrastructure; Mr. Mordechai Avisrur, Mayor of Yeruham

17:00 -19:00 Ninth Session: Economic Viability and National Security

Chair: Dan Halperin, CEO, Iptich

Achieving Economic Strength – National, Political and Social Subsistence, Competitiveness and Accomplishment – Task Force Report – Dr. Orna Berry, Gemini Capital Fund

Changes in Market Structure and National Security – Prof. Avi Ben-Bassat, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Response: Mr. Yossi Sela, Gemini Capital Fund

The Defense Industry’s Contribution to the Israeli Economy – Dr. Yaakov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models Ltd.

Response: Mr. Carmel Vernia, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Pulling the Wagon Out of the Mud Without Breaking the Chain - Technological Change, Recession, and Inequality – Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Department of Economics, Tel Aviv University

Response: Mr. Elisha Yanay, Vice-President, Motorola Inc.

Discussion

Opened by: Mr. Imri Tov, Tel-Aviv University; Dr. Rafi Melnick, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

19:00 – 19:30 Closing Session and Gala Dinner

Chair: Ambassador Zalman Shoval

Greetings: Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder

Dynamic Defense Strategies in the Current Middle East Reality – MK Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of Defense

Realigning Government – Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Summation – Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Director, Institute of Policy and Strategy, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.