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. Thיrטse 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 EastStudies, 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 ַetin, 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 Straetgy 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 Planning 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 Planning 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