Third Herzliya Conference

The Third Herzliya Conference took place on 2-4 December 2002.

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)

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• 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”

• Prof. Joshua Muravchik, American Enterprise Institute

“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

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• 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 Israeland 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

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.