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The [[Seventh Herzliya Conference]] took place from 21 to 24 January 2007.<ref>http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=243&ArticleID=1918 The 7th Conference - 2007], herzliyaconference.org, 23 May 2012.</ref>
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The [[Seventh Herzliya Conference]] took place from 21 to 24 January 2007.<ref>[http://www.herzliyaconference.org/eng/?CategoryID=243&ArticleID=1918 The 7th Conference - 2007], herzliyaconference.org, 23 May 2012.</ref>
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According to researcher Yonatan Mendel, "out of 160 participants in the 2007 Herzliya conference, addressing Israel's strategic challenges in the region, one could find two Palestinian citizens of Israel."<ref>Yonatan Mendel, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/17/israelandthepalestinians?INTCMP=SRCH Frozen Out], guardian.co.uk, 17 January 2008.</ref>
  
 
==Program==
 
==Program==
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'''Perspectives on the Balance of Israel’s National Security'''  
 
'''Perspectives on the Balance of Israel’s National Security'''  
*Chair: [Michal Abadi-Boiangiu]], Executive VP, [[Beinleumi]]
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*Chair: [[Michal Abadi-Boiangiu]], Executive VP, [[Beinleumi]]
 
*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
 
*Prof. [[Gabriel Ben-Dor]], Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
 
*Dr. [[Ian Bremmer]], President, [[Eurasia Group]]
 
*Dr. [[Ian Bremmer]], President, [[Eurasia Group]]
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===Monday, Jan. 22, 2007===
 
===Monday, Jan. 22, 2007===
 
 
8:30 Morning Sessions
 
8:30 Morning Sessions
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''Knowing Thy Enemy:  Decision-Making of Regional Adversaries'''
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*Chair: Prof. [[Alex Mintz]], [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya
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*Prof. [[Margaret Hermann]], Syracuse University
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*Prof. [[Martin Kramer]], Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Shalem Center
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*Dr. [[Shmuel Bar]], Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  
 Knowing Thy Enemy:  Decision-Making of Regional Adversaries
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'''The Changing Paradigm of Israeli-Palestinian Relations in the Shadow of Iran and the War Against the Hizballah'''
Chair: Prof. Alex Mintz, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*Chair: Amb. Dr. [[Dore Gold]], President, [[Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs]]
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*Lt. Gen. (res.), [[Moshe Ya’alon]], [[Shalem Center]]; Former Chief of General Staff, IDF
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*Prof. [[Bernard Lewis]], Princeton University
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*[[James Woolsey]], Former Director, [[CIA]]
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*[[Amir Peretz]], Minister of Defense
  
Prof. Margaret Hermann, Syracuse University
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'''Israeli Arabs and the Jewish State'''
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*Chair: [[Hagai Meirom]], Treasurer, [[Jewish Agency for Israel]]
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*[[Eti Livni]], Former MK
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*Dr. [[Dan Schueftan]], Deputy Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
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*[[Aida Toma-Suleiman]], Follow-Up Committee for the Arab Population of Israel
  
Prof. Martin Kramer, Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Shalem Center
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13:00 '''Lunch Session'''
  
Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*Chair: [[Jack Rosen]], Chairman, [[American Jewish Congress]]                                             
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*[[Shimon Peres]], Vice Premier; Former Prime Minister
  
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14:00 '''Afternoon Sessions'''
  
The Changing Paradigm of Israeli-Palestinian Relations in the Shadow of Iran and the War Against the Hizballah
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'''Upgrading Israel’s Strategic Partnerships with the Atlantic Community: The US, NATO and the EU'''
Chair: Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
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*Chair: [[Aharon Abramovitch]], Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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*General the Lord [[Charles Guthrie]] of Craigiebank, Former Chief of the UK Defense Staff
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*[[Craig Kennedy]], President, [[German Marshall Fund of the United States]]
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*Dr. [[Marvin C. Feuer]], Director of Policy and Government Affairs, [[AIPAC]]
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*Dr. [[Josef Joffe]], Herausgeber/Publisher-Editor, [[Die Zeit]]
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*Maj. Gen. (res.), [[David Ivry]], President, [[Boeing Israel]]; Former National Security Advisor
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*[[Bruce P. Jackson]], President, [[Project on Transitional Democracies]]
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*President [[José María Aznar]], President, [[FAES]]; Former Prime Minister of Spain
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*Prof. [[Alan M. Dershowitz]], Harvard Law School– via satellite
  
Lt. Gen. (res.), Moshe Ya’alon, Shalem Center; Former Chief of General Staff, IDF
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'''European Foreign Policy under the German Presidency'''
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*Chair: [[Hermann Bünz]], Director, [[Friedrich Ebert Stiftung]], Israel Office
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*[[Ana Palacio]], Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain
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*Prof. [[Gert Weisskirchen]], MdB, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee
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*[[Christian Leffler]], Director for Middle East and Southern Mediterranean, DG External Relations, [[European Commission]]
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*Dr. [[Rolf Mützenich]], MdB, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee
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*Prof. [[Karl Kaiser]], Harvard University; Former Head, [[German Council on Foreign Relations]]
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*Amb. [[Avi Primor]], Director, [[Trilateral Center for European Studies]], IDC Herzliya
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*Chair: [[Moshe Ronen]], Chairman, Canada-Israel Committee
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*[[Peter MacKay]], Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada
  
Prof. Bernard Lewis, Princeton University
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'''US Middle East Policy Following the Midterm Elections'''
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*Chair: Amb. [[Zalman Shoval]], Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Israeli Ambassador to the US
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*Dr. [[Robert Satloff]], Executive Director, [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]
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*Amb. Dr. [[Robert Hunter]], President of the [[Atlantic Treaty Association]]; [[RAND Corporation]]
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*[[Stephen E. Herbits]], Secretary-General, [[World Jewish Congress]]
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*Amb. Dr. [[Richard N. Haass]], President, [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
  
James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA
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20:00 '''Dinner Session'''
  
Amir Peretz, Minister of Defense
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'''Foreign Policy Challenges - Views from Israel, Europe and America'''
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*Chair: [[Poju Zabludowicz]], Chairman and CEO, [[Tamares Group]]
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*[[Tzipi Livni]], Vice Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister of Justice
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*[[Alexandr Vondra]], Deputy Prime Minister, Czech Republic
  
 
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*Chair: [[Shula Bahat]], Associate Executive Director, [[American Jewish Committee]]
 Israeli Arabs and the Jewish State
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*Senator [[John Edwards]], Head, [[One America Committee]]; Candidate for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination – via satellite
Chair: Hagai Meirom, Treasurer, Jewish Agency for Israel
 
 
 
Eti Livni, Former MK
 
 
 
Dr. Dan Schueftan, Deputy Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
 
 
 
Aida Toma-Suleiman, Follow-Up Committee for the Arab Population of Israel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13:00 Lunch Session
 
 
 
Chair: Jack Rosen, Chairman, American Jewish Congress                                             
 
 
 
Shimon Peres, Vice Premier; Former Prime Minister
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14:00 Afternoon Sessions
 
 
 
 Upgrading Israel’s Strategic Partnerships with the Atlantic Community: The US, NATO and the EU
 
Chair: Aharon Abramovitch, Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 
 
 
General the Lord Charles Guthrie of Craigiebank, Former Chief of the UK Defense Staff
 
 
 
Craig Kennedy, President, German Marshall Fund of the United States
 
 
 
Dr. Marvin C. Feuer, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC
 
 
Dr. Josef Joffe, Herausgeber/Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit
 
 
 
Maj. Gen. (res.), David Ivry, President, Boeing Israel; Former National Security Advisor
 
 
 
Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies
 
 
 
President José María Aznar, President, FAES; Former Prime Minister of Spain
 
 
 
 Prof. Alan M. Dershowitz, Harvard Law School– via satellite
 
 
 
 
 
 European Foreign Policy under the German Presidency
 
Chair: Hermann Bünz, Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Israel Office
 
 
 
Ana Palacio, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain
 
 
 
Prof. Gert Weisskirchen, MdB, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee
 
 
 
Christian Leffler, Director for Middle East and Southern Mediterranean, DG External Relations, European Commission
 
 
 
Dr. Rolf Mützenich, MdB, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee
 
Prof. Karl Kaiser, Harvard University; Former Head, German Council on Foreign Relations
 
 
 
Amb. Avi Primor, Director, Trilateral Center for European Studies, IDC Herzliya
 
 
 
Chair: Moshe Ronen, Chairman, Canada-Israel Committee
 
 
 
Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
 US Middle East Policy Following the Midterm Elections
 
Chair: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman of the Board, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya; Former Israeli Ambassador to the US
 
 
 
Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
 
 
 
Amb. Dr. Robert Hunter, President of the Atlantic Treaty Association; RAND Corporation
 
 
 
Stephen E. Herbits, Secretary-General, World Jewish Congress
 
 
 
Amb. Dr. Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
 
 
 
 
 
20:00 Dinner Session
 
 
 
 Foreign Policy Challenges - Views from Israel, Europe and America
 
Chair: Poju Zabludowicz, Chairman and CEO, Tamares Group
 
 
 
Tzipi Livni, Vice Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister of Justice
 
 
 
Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Prime Minister, Czech Republic
 
 
 
Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
 
 
 
Senator John Edwards, Head, One America Committee; Candidate for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination – via satellite
 
  
 
===Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007===
 
===Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007===
  
 
8:30  Morning Sessions
 
8:30  Morning Sessions
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'''Policy Implications of Regional Economic Trends'''
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*Dr. [[Edward L. Morse]], Chief Energy Economist, [[Lehman Brothers]]
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*Sir [[Ronald Cohen]], Chairman, [[Portland Capital]] & [[Portland Trust]]
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*MK Prof. [[Avishay Braverman]], Knesset Finance Committee
  
 Policy Implications of Regional Economic Trends
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'''Israel’s Financial Strength Following the Reform'''
 
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*Chair: Prof. [[Amir Barnea]], Founding Dean, [[Arison School of Business]], IDC Herzliya
Dr. Edward L. Morse, Chief Energy Economist, Lehman Brothers
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*Dr. [[Yossi Bachar]], Director-General, [[Israel Tax Authority]]
 
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*Gabriela Ravid, Former CEO, [[Psagot Ofek]] Investment House  
Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, Portland Capital & Portland Trust
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*[[Zvi Ziv]], CEO, [[Bank Hapoalim]]
 
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*Prof. [[Stanley Fischer]], Governor, Bank of Israel
MK Prof. Avishay Braverman, Knesset Finance Committee
 
 
 
 
 
Israel’s Financial Strength Following the Reform
 
Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya
 
 
 
Dr. Yossi Bachar, Director-General, Israel Tax Authority
 
 
 
Gabriela Ravid, Former CEO, Psagot Ofek Investment House  
 
 
 
Zvi Ziv, CEO, Bank Hapoalim
 
 
 
Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel
 
 
 
 
 
 Energy Security and Alternative Energy Sources
 
Chair: Amir Makov, Chairman, Israeli Institute of Petroleum and Energy
 
 
 
Maj. Gen. (res.), Oren Shachor, Chairman and President, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company
 
 
 
Yossi Maiman, President, Merhav Group
 
 
 
Dr. Sass Somekh, President, Novellus Systems
 
 
 
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Minister of National Infrastructure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Challenges for Next Generation’s Leaders
 
Chair: Dr. Shimshon Shoshani
 
 
 
Prof. Oz Almog, University of Haifa
 
 
 
Maj. Yifat Greenwald, IDF Behavioral Sciences Department
 
  
Brig. Gen. (res.), Yair Cohen, Intelligence Corps, IDF
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'''Energy Security and Alternative Energy Sources'''
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*Chair: [[Amir Makov]], Chairman, [[Israeli Institute of Petroleum and Energy]]
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*Maj. Gen. (res.), [[Oren Shachor]], Chairman and President, [[Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company]]
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*[[Yossi Maiman]], President, [[Merhav Group]]
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*Dr. [[Sass Somekh]], President, [[Novellus Systems]]
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*[[Binyamin Ben-Eliezer]], Minister of National Infrastructure
  
Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon, President, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies
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'''Challenges for Next Generation’s Leaders'''
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*Chair: Dr. [[Shimshon Shoshani]]
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*Prof. [[Oz Almog]], University of Haifa
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*Maj. [[Yifat Greenwald]], IDF Behavioral Sciences Department
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*Brig. Gen. (res.), [[Yair Cohen]], Intelligence Corps, IDF
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*Dr. [[Jeffrey R. Solomon]], President, [[Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies]]
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*[[Matthew Bronfman]], Chair, Budget and Finance Commission, [[World Jewish Congress]] 
  
Matthew Bronfman, Chair, Budget and Finance Commission, World Jewish Congress 
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13:30 '''Lunch Session'''
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*Dr. [[Charles Murray]], [[American Enterprise Institute]]
  
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15:00  '''Afternoon Sessions'''
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*Chair: Amb. [[Ronald S. Lauder]], Founder, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*Governor [[Mitt Romney]], Former Governor of Massachusetts
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*[[Newt Gingrich]], Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives – via satellite
  
13:30 Lunch Session
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'''Jewish Identity and National Strength'''
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*Chair: [[David Gappell]], Managing Director, [[Schusterman Foundation-Israel]]
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*Rabbi Prof. [[David Ellenson]], President, Hebrew Union College
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*Prof. [[Aliza Shenhar]], President, Emek Yezreel College
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*Dr. [[Meir Buzaglo]], Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University.
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*Rabbi Dr. [[Michael Marmur]], Dean of the Jerusalem School, Hebrew Union College
  
Dr. Charles Murray, American Enterprise Institute
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'''Strategies for Confronting Anti-Semitism'''
 
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*[[Malcolm Hoenlein]], Executive Vice Chairman, The [[Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations]]
15:00  Afternoon Sessions
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*Dr. [[Stanley Greenberg]], [[The Israel Project]]
 
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*[[Ze’ev Boim]], Minister of Immigrant Absorption
Chair: Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, Founder, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
 
 
 
Governor Mitt Romney, Former Governor of Massachusetts
 
 
 
 
 
 Newt Gingrich, Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives – via satellite
 
 
 
 
 
 Jewish Identity and National Strength
 
Chair: David Gappell, Managing Director, Schusterman Foundation-Israel
 
 
 
Rabbi Prof. David Ellenson, President, Hebrew Union College
 
 
 
Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College
 
 
 
Dr. Meir Buzaglo, Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University.
 
 
 
Rabbi Dr. Michael Marmur, Dean of the Jerusalem School, Hebrew Union College
 
Strategies for Confronting Anti-Semitism  
 
 
 
Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations
 
 
 
Dr. Stanley Greenberg, The Israel Project
 
 
 
Ze’ev Boim, Minister of Immigrant Absorption
 
 
 
 
 
 Israel and the Diaspora – The Global Partnership of the Jewish People with the State of Israel
 
Chair: Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization
 
 
 
Ofra Strauss, Chair, Strauss-Elite Group
 
 
 
Benny Landa, Founder, HP Indigo
 
 
 
Israel Maimon, Cabinet Secretary
 
  
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'''Israel and the Diaspora – The Global Partnership of the Jewish People with the State of Israel'''
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*Chair: [[Zeev Bielski]], Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World Zionist Organization
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*[[Ofra Strauss]], Chair, [[Strauss-Elite Group]]
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*[[Benny Landa]], Founder, [[HP Indigo]]
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*[[Israel Maimon]], Cabinet Secretary
  
 
20:30 Dinner Session
 
20:30 Dinner Session
  
Combating the De-legitimization of the Jewish State and Winning the Battle of Public Opinion
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'''Combating the De-legitimization of the Jewish State and Winning the Battle of Public Opinion'''
Chair: Dr. Fania Oz-Salzburger, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa
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*Chair: Dr. [[Fania Oz-Salzburger]], Faculty of Law, University of Haifa
 
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*MP Prof. [[Irwin Cotler]], Member of Parliament; Former Justice Minister, Canada
MP Prof. Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament; Former Justice Minister, Canada
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*Senator [[John McCain]], Senator from Arizona – via satellite
 
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*[[Natan Sharansky]], Head, Institute for International and Middle Eastern Studies, [[Shalem Center]]
 
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*Dr. [[Richard Landes]], Boston University; Director & Co-Founder, Center for Millennial Studies
Senator John McCain, Senator from Arizona – via satellite
 
 
 
Natan Sharansky, Head, Institute for International and Middle Eastern Studies, Shalem Center
 
 
 
Dr. Richard Landes, Boston University; Director & Co-Founder, Center for Millennial Studies
 
  
 
===Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007===
 
===Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007===
  
8:30 Morning Sessions
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8:30 '''Morning Sessions'''
Initiatives for Diplomacy and Statecraft in the Arab-Israeli Context
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'''Initiatives for Diplomacy and Statecraft in the Arab-Israeli Context'''
 
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*Dr. [[Salam Fayyad]], Former Minister of Finance, Palestinian Authority
Dr. Salam Fayyad, Former Minister of Finance, Palestinian Authority
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*[[David Makovsky]], [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]]  
 
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*MK [[Silvan Shalom]], Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee  
David Makovsky, Washington Institute for Near East Policy   
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*[[Gidi Grinstein]], Founder and President, [[Reut Institute]]
 
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*MK Prof. [[Shlomo Breznitz]], Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee
MK Silvan Shalom, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee  
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*[[Akiva Tor]], Director, Department for Jewish Communities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
Gidi Grinstein, Founder and President, Reut Institute
 
 
 
MK Prof. Shlomo Breznitz, Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee
 
 
 
Akiva Tor, Director, Department for Jewish Communities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
 
 
 
  
The Future of the Israeli Economy: Reducing Poverty through Economic Growth
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'''The Future of the Israeli Economy: Reducing Poverty through Economic Growth'''
Chair: Dror Strum, Director, The Israeli Center for Economic Planning
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*Chair: [[Dror Strum]], Director, The Israeli Center for Economic Planning
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*Dr. [[Yacov Sheinin]]
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*[[Leah Achdut]], Deputy Director General, National Insurance Institute
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*Prof. [[Rafi Melnick]],  Dean, [[Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy]], IDC Herzliya
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*[[Nehemia Strasler]], Chief Economic Editor, Ha’aretz
  
Dr. Yacov Sheinin
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12:00 '''Lunch Session'''
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*[[Avraham Hirschson]], Minister of Finance
  
Leah Achdut, Deputy Director General, National Insurance Institute
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13:00 '''Afternoon Sessions'''
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'''Land, Environment, and the Sustainable Future of Israel''' 
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*Chair: [[Effi Stenzler]], Chairman, [[Jewish National Fund]]
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*Dr. [[Izhak Schnell]], Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
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*[[Chen Altshuler]], Director of Research, Altshuler Shaham Fund
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*MK Prof. [[Menahem Ben-Sasson]], Chairman, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
  
Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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'''A Shared Galilee:  Jewish-Arab Post-War Development of the Galilee'''
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*Chair: Dr. [[Ramzi Halabi]], Department of Labor Studies, Tel Aviv University; Board Member, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
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*Prof. [[Ezra Sadan]], Managing Partner, [[Sadan-Lowenthal]], Ltd.; Former Director-General, Ministry of Finance
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*[[Raanan Dinur]], Director-General, Prime Minister’s Office
  
Nehemia Strasler, Chief Economic Editor, Ha’aretz
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'''Law, Governance and National Fortitude'''
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*Justice [[Micha Lindenstrauss]], State Comptroller and Ombudsman
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*[[Isaac Herzog]], Minister of Tourism
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*Prof. [[Uriel Reichman]], Founding President, IDC Herzliya
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*[[Hagai Golan]], Editor, Globes
  
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'''Patriotism and National Resilience in Israel after the Second Lebanon War: The National Survey 2007'''
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*Chair: Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]]
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*Prof. [[Ephraim Yaar]], Head, Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University
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*Prof. [[Aaron Ben-Ze’ev]], President, University of Haifa
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*[[Ari Shavit]], [[Ha’aretz]]
  
12:00 Lunch Session
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'''Awarding of prize for photography on “Patriotism during the War in Lebanon”'''
  
Avraham Hirschson, Minister of Finance
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19:30 '''Closing Session and the Prime Minister’s “Herzliya Address”'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13:00 Afternoon Sessions
 
 Land, Environment, and the Sustainable Future of Israel 
 
Chair: Effi Stenzler, Chairman, Jewish National Fund
 
 
 
Dr. Izhak Schnell, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
 
 
 
Chen Altshuler, Director of Research, Altshuler Shaham Fund
 
 
 
MK Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, Chairman, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee
 
 
 
 
 
 A Shared Galilee:  Jewish-Arab Post-War Development of the Galilee
 
Chair: Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Department of Labor Studies, Tel Aviv University; Board Member, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
 
 
 
Prof. Ezra Sadan, Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal, Ltd.; Former Director-General, Ministry of Finance
 
 
 
Raanan Dinur, Director-General, Prime Minister’s Office
 
 
 
 
 
 Law, Governance and National Fortitude 
 
 
 
Justice Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comptroller and Ombudsman
 
 
 
Isaac Herzog, Minister of Tourism
 
 
 
Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President, IDC Herzliya
 
 
 
Hagai Golan, Editor, Globes
 
 
 
 
 
 Patriotism and National Resilience in Israel after the Second Lebanon War: The National Survey 2007
 
Chair: Prof. Amnon Rubinstein
 
 
 
Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head, Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv University
 
 
 
Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, President, University of Haifa
 
 
 
Ari Shavit, Ha’aretz
 
Awarding of prize for photography on “Patriotism during the War in Lebanon”
 
 
 
19:30 Closing Session and the Prime Minister’s “Herzliya Address”*
 
  
 
Dinner
 
Dinner
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*Chair: Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]]
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*Amb. [[Ronald S. Lauder]], Founder, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*[[Ehud Olmert]], Prime Minister
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*[[Prof. Israel (Robert) J. Aumann]], Nobel Prize Laureate; Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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*[[Aharon Yadlin]]
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*[[Geula Cohen]]
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*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]]
  
Chair: Prof. Amnon Rubinstein
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==External resources==
 
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*[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=77276 Mitt Romney: Remarks at the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference in Herzliya, Israel], 23 January 2007, The American Presidency Project.
Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, Founder, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
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*Toby Greene, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/jan/26/post993?INTCMP=SRCH Fearing Iran], guardian.co.uk, 26 January 2007.
 
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*David Hearst, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jan/26/iran.israel?INTCMP=SRCH Israel tries to cut off Tehran from world markets], ''The Guardian'', 26 January 2007.
Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister
 
 
 
Prof. Israel (Robert) J. Aumann, Nobel Prize Laureate; Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 
 
 
Aharon Yadlin
 
 
 
Geula Cohen
 
 
 
Prof. Uzi Arad
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 24 February 2013

The Seventh Herzliya Conference took place from 21 to 24 January 2007.[1]

According to researcher Yonatan Mendel, "out of 160 participants in the 2007 Herzliya conference, addressing Israel's strategic challenges in the region, one could find two Palestinian citizens of Israel."[2]

Program

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007

8:30 Morning Sessions Opening Session


Perspectives on the Balance of Israel’s National Security

National Policies for Promoting Excellence in Education

12:30 Lunch Session

14:00 Afternoon Sessions Geostrategic Shifts in the Global Arena

Bolstering Israel’s Defense Forces

Reviewing the American-Israeli Strategic Dialogue

  • Chair: Amb. Richard H. Jones, US Ambassador to Israel
  • Amb. Nicholas Burns, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • Lt. Gen. (res.), Shaul Mofaz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation

Strategic Implications of the Changing Global Nuclear Order

Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran: Options for Prevention and Deterrence

20:30 Dinner Session

Monday, Jan. 22, 2007

8:30 Morning Sessions Knowing Thy Enemy: Decision-Making of Regional Adversaries'

The Changing Paradigm of Israeli-Palestinian Relations in the Shadow of Iran and the War Against the Hizballah

Israeli Arabs and the Jewish State

13:00 Lunch Session

14:00 Afternoon Sessions

Upgrading Israel’s Strategic Partnerships with the Atlantic Community: The US, NATO and the EU

European Foreign Policy under the German Presidency

US Middle East Policy Following the Midterm Elections

20:00 Dinner Session

Foreign Policy Challenges - Views from Israel, Europe and America

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007

8:30 Morning Sessions Policy Implications of Regional Economic Trends

Israel’s Financial Strength Following the Reform

Energy Security and Alternative Energy Sources

Challenges for Next Generation’s Leaders

13:30 Lunch Session

15:00 Afternoon Sessions

  • Chair: Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, Founder, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya
  • Governor Mitt Romney, Former Governor of Massachusetts
  • Newt Gingrich, Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives – via satellite

Jewish Identity and National Strength

Strategies for Confronting Anti-Semitism

Israel and the Diaspora – The Global Partnership of the Jewish People with the State of Israel

20:30 Dinner Session

Combating the De-legitimization of the Jewish State and Winning the Battle of Public Opinion

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007

8:30 Morning Sessions Initiatives for Diplomacy and Statecraft in the Arab-Israeli Context

The Future of the Israeli Economy: Reducing Poverty through Economic Growth

12:00 Lunch Session

13:00 Afternoon Sessions Land, Environment, and the Sustainable Future of Israel

A Shared Galilee: Jewish-Arab Post-War Development of the Galilee

  • Chair: Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Department of Labor Studies, Tel Aviv University; Board Member, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
  • Prof. Ezra Sadan, Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal, Ltd.; Former Director-General, Ministry of Finance
  • Raanan Dinur, Director-General, Prime Minister’s Office

Law, Governance and National Fortitude

Patriotism and National Resilience in Israel after the Second Lebanon War: The National Survey 2007

Awarding of prize for photography on “Patriotism during the War in Lebanon”

19:30 Closing Session and the Prime Minister’s “Herzliya Address”

Dinner

External resources

Notes

  1. The 7th Conference - 2007, herzliyaconference.org, 23 May 2012.
  2. Yonatan Mendel, Frozen Out, guardian.co.uk, 17 January 2008.