Richard Melson
August, 2004
Cambridge Forecast Group
www.cambridgeforecast.org
How the neo-con/Zionist Grouping Uses Conferences as a Technique to "Seduce" US Officials: The Case of Condoleeza Rice.
The neo-con/Zionist view of the world sees the world as governed by guns in the hands of states. Since "gun-power" multiplied by "national will" as embodied in leadership is the motor of history, all other trends and spheres follow on. The rest is technical details such as the world economy itself. If you "have" the leaders, you have the country and if you have the key states, you "have" the world. Force rules the world; leaders rule the nation-states that comprise the world and whoever "has" the leaders, decides world politics/world history. The fact that car parts go from A. to B. and eggplant goes from C. to D. is obviously a secondary econo-technical realm of details.
Thus strategic "heaven" results from an ability to "capture" psychologically leading governmental officials worldwide, especially those of the US. Such officials are seen as absolutely naïve children with zero overview or perspective and the moment they are "in the right pocket", you "control future "headlines" and hence history.
The Herzliya Conferences in Israel use the camouflage of conferencing to ensnare White House and Congressional leaders from the US. They then develop "Israel-fear" and will never oppose Israel and the Zionist pressure groups: they’re "pre-captured" before they know it. Take the case of Condoleeza Rice, the National Security Adviser.
You will see the name of Condoleeza Rice below and the point to realize is that the real purpose of the conferences is not really the exploration of issues at all, but the pre-capture of officials like Condoleeza Rice. If you have pre-seduced the gatekeepers to the future—top US officials—the rest is academic anyway.
This then builds up to the world we see: "Isra-America", giving itself carte blanche to do what it wants, with an America-lead-by-Israel shape. This was created by the globalization of seduction, with Israel playing the suitor and America/Washington as the (willing) ingenue.
The globalization of seduction means that it is important that peace activitists attend such Conferences, Labor Party representatives such as Simon Peres, even Arabs. Since the entire operation is a stage set which allows the "creeping annexation" of both Palestinian territories as well as White House and Congressional personalities, none of that matters.
Sharon gave the keynote speech at the Conference and Pat Robertson and other "captives" were in the audience, along with the usual players such as Netanyahu, Olmert, Michael Ledeen, et al.
See below:
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The third Herzliya Conference, held last year, celebrated the 120th anniversary of the genesis of the modern Zionist enterprise and the first wave of immigration, the First Aliya. The fourth Herzliya Conference, being held this week, commemorates the centenary of "Storms in the South" – the series of murderous pogroms against Jews throughout Southern Russia, the Ukraine, and Belarus. It also marks the sixth Zionist Congress, which debated the ‘Uganda Proposal’, the first appearance of organized Jewish self-defense against the rioters in Gomel (Belarus), and the immigration of these combatants to the Land of Israel in late 1903, thus commencing the Second Aliya (1904-1914).
Such a long-term perspective is often necessary for those at the helm when dealing with current affairs, let alone for strategic planners. Concluding last year’s Conference, the Prime Minister, in his first ‘Herzliya Address’, outlined his diplomatic strategy that entailed adopting the ‘Roadmap’ as he envisioned it. It then seemed to those of us at the Conference that this strategy would constitute Israel’s course following the then-imminent event – a war in Iraq. Even then, Conference participants were discernibly concerned about the ‘day after’.
The ‘day after’ is already behind us. The United States conquered Iraq easily enough and, later, officially launched the Roadmap. Iraq’s ruler however, has since gone into hiding and the stabilization of Iraq has encountered serious difficulties. The Palestinian ruler has also remained at his post, thereby depriving the Palestinians of a new leadership that would be able and willing to enter the Roadmap process. Thus, terror and violence continue to reign in both the Iraqi and the Palestinian-Israeli realms. This week, Prime Minister Sharon will once again honor the Herzliya Conference and deliver his second ‘Herzliya Address’, in which he will probably sketch out the principles of his new strategy in light of evolving circumstances.
The very term ‘strategy’ has multiple uses: the course of dealing with an adversary; long-range planning; prioritizing among goals and options; and, finally, strategy may also connote the action of the strategus, i.e., leadership. The themes of this year’s Conference reflect the wide scope of Israel's national agenda, as well as the current unique reality – the urgent need for strategy in all of the meanings above. The economic situation has created a forbidding inevitability forcing prioritization between the requirements of defense and those of the social and education sectors, which rank high in any national security balance. The impasse in the peace process, continuing Arab-Palestinian enmity towards Israel, nourished by mounting anti-Semitic hatred, necessitates complex maneuvering and choices between different options, unilateral or other, whilst the battle and struggle continue. Developments in the international arena and threatening processes in the region, such as the ominous prospect of a nuclear Iran, call for a long-term and sober assessment, which should yield short-term policy actions.
This Conference’s deliberations, along with the task force reports specially prepared for the Conference, will suggest new ideas and proposals, which hopefully will be put to the Israel decision-makers. One thing, however, is evident – Israel's situation and the wide ranging policy actions required call for statesmanship and leadership at the highest level. The exhibition in the Conference venue’s foyer, displaying pictures of the Second Aliya, may prompt one to reflect on the fate of the Jewish people, as it is still subject to repeated storms and threats a century later. Just as the dispute regarding the ‘Uganda Proposal’ divided the Zionist Congress one hundred years ago, Israeli society today is divided over the appropriate strategy concerning its most existential questions. It is comforting to note however, that in spite of the dividing disputes, Israelis could have relied on their leaders' vision, always tempered by pragmatism, and upon their own creativity, steadfastness, and resilience. These qualities are once again being put to the test. Yet, in order to tackle head on the challenges currently facing Israel, it is essential that strategic decisions be taken in view of the national interest – transcending partisan or sectorial consideration. This is the leadership imperative at this juncture. This is also the inspiring legacy of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, whose passing thirty years ago we will be marking at the outset of this year's Conference.
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The Herzliya Conference
The Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Herzliya Conference on the Balance of National Strength and Security" is unique among the plethora of Israeli and international conferences. Its wide scope encompasses all the major issues on the Israeli national agenda, its methodology is integrative and interdisciplinary and its goal is to influence the political, economic, social and defense agenda of the state of Israel. At the same time, the Herzliya Conference has become the annual "summit" of the most influential Israeli and international leaders that meet to consider issues crucial to Israel’s national policy. The IPS established this conference to fill an acutely felt need for a high-level forum, in which senior leaders of diverse yet relevant backgrounds could convene to consider issues crucial to Israel's overall security, broadly defined.
The Conference brings together under academic auspices in a nonpartisan, informal atmosphere, far removed from the distractions of day to day business, an exclusive group of approximately 300 leaders, Israeli and international, from pertinent fields - government, the private and corporate world, the defense and intelligence communities, political circles, major Jewish organizations, the media and academia. For three days, these leaders address, discuss, and debate the most pressing issues on the national agenda. That agenda covers not just the military and diplomatic domains, but also such increasingly important matters as economic viability, social cohesion, government performance, education, and world Jewish affairs.
The Herzliya Conference consists of a year-long work cycle of the following consecutive phases:
1. Preliminary research and analysis conducted by task forces and commissioned experts;
2. The Conference, at which major policy statements and initiatives are delivered, followed by debate on the issues and the reports of the task forces;
3. Executive reports presented to key policymakers, summarizing the Conference's proceedings, findings, and major policy recommendations.
The Herzliya Conference has become Israel's center stage for the articulation of national policy by its most prominent leaders: the President, the Prime Minister, the IDF Chief of General Staff, and the leading contenders for high political office. Thus, in 2002, Prime Minister Sharon chose to deliver his most important foreign policy speech, now commonly known as "The Herzliya Address", at the Herzliya Conference.
The Conference proceedings, reports and recommendations provide real and timely input into the annual national assessment process of Israel's National Security Council and into the deliberations of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. IPS cooperates and shares its product with a network of first-class institutions abroad; its work is sometimes requested by foreign governments, the U.S. Department of Defense, among others.
The Herzliya Conferences have given salience to key issues. The first Herzliya Conference was publicly credited for being the first to thrust the geopolitical ramifications of demographic trends as a crucial factor in the negotiating process. The very concept of "hosen" (Hebrew for strength, endurance, and resilience), used as the central theme of all the Conferences, turned that concept into a widely used currency in public discourse and in many official pronouncements.
Israeli government authorities adopted numerous Herzliya Conference reports and recommendations as official policy, such as:
- Defense Policy
- The 2001 Shahak Task Force report that analyzed Israel's long-term deterrence strategy spurred a National Security Council review of the issue.
- Foreign Policy - The 2001 and 2002 Conference plenum, explored and debated a wide range of proposals on how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian impasse; some of these initiatives were introduced for the first time at Herzliya, thereby enriching the menu of policy alternatives.
- Public diplomacy
- an IPS Advisory Panel on Israel's international legal and media campaigns put forward strategies and ideas to better manage Israel's international public diplomacy (hasbara) effort, some of which energized relevant government agencies and NGOs.
- Economic Policy
- The Ministry of Finance incorporated the 2002 Ayalon Report on leveraging hi-tech industries for Israel's economic growth into the national economic recovery plan Social Policy - In 2003 the Ministry of Education adopted and budgeted the 2000 Shoshani Task Force Report on 'Maximum Utilization of Education Systems', thereby increasing efficiency and cutting expenditures by NIS I 00 million.
- Jewish World
- The Herzliya Conferences led the way in factoring Diaspora Jewish concerns and viewpoints into Israel's security equation as central and permanent components. In so doing, it set an example for others, such as the National Security Council, which followed suit.
The Herzliya Conference is well noticed in the United States, Europe and across the region. Senior American and European officials and researchers have attended and participated in the Conference. From the U.S., National Security Advisor, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, addressed the Conference via satellite. The Conference has also enjoyed wide international media coverage.
I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e C o n f e r e n c e
Dr. Uzi Arad, Conference Chair and Head, Institute for Policy and Strategy
 Dr. Uzi Arad, Former Mossad Agent and Netanyahu Advisor. Dr. Uzi Arad is Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy (IPS) and Professor of Government at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Herzliya's Interdisciplinary Center (IDC). Former foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister and former director of intelligence for the Mossad. Dr. Arad also chairs The Herzliya Conference, supported by the Prime Minister's Office, the Offices of the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs, the Caesarea Foundation, Haifa University, the Jewish Agency, the American Jewish Committee and others.
The third Herzliya Conference, held last year, celebrated the 120th anniversary of the genesis of the modern Zionist enterprise and the first wave of immigration, the First Aliya. The fourth Herzliya Conference, being held this week, commemorates the centenary of "Storms in the South" – the series of murderous pogroms against Jews throughout Southern Russia, the Ukraine, and Belarus. It also marks the sixth Zionist Congress, which debated the ‘Uganda Proposal’, the first appearance of organized Jewish self-defense against the rioters in Gomel (Belarus), and the immigration of these combatants to the Land of Israel in late 1903, thus commencing the Second Aliya (1904-1914).
Such a long-term perspective is often necessary for those at the helm when dealing with current affairs, let alone for strategic planners. Concluding last year’s Conference, the Prime Minister, in his first ‘Herzliya Address’, outlined his diplomatic strategy that entailed adopting the ‘Roadmap’ as he envisioned it. It then seemed to those of us at the Conference that this strategy would constitute Israel’s course following the then-imminent event – a war in Iraq. Even then, Conference participants were discernibly concerned about the ‘day after’.
The ‘day after’ is already behind us. The United States conquered Iraq easily enough and, later, officially launched the Roadmap. Iraq’s ruler however, has since gone into hiding and the stabilization of Iraq has encountered serious difficulties. The Palestinian ruler has also remained at his post, thereby depriving the Palestinians of a new leadership that would be able and willing to enter the Roadmap process. Thus, terror and violence continue to reign in both the Iraqi and the Palestinian-Israeli realms. This week, Prime Minister Sharon will once again honor the Herzliya Conference and deliver his second ‘Herzliya Address’, in which he will probably sketch out the principles of his new strategy in light of evolving circumstances.
The very term ‘strategy’ has multiple uses: the course of dealing with an adversary; long-range planning; prioritizing among goals and options; and, finally, strategy may also connote the action of the strategus, i.e., leadership. The themes of this year’s Conference reflect the wide scope of Israel's national agenda, as well as the current unique reality – the urgent need for strategy in all of the meanings above. The economic situation has created a forbidding inevitability forcing prioritization between the requirements of defense and those of the social and education sectors, which rank high in any national security balance. The impasse in the peace process, continuing Arab-Palestinian enmity towards Israel, nourished by mounting anti-Semitic hatred, necessitates complex maneuvering and choices between different options, unilateral or other, whilst the battle and struggle continue. Developments in the international arena and threatening processes in the region, such as the ominous prospect of a nuclear Iran, call for a long-term and sober assessment, which should yield short-term policy actions.
This Conference’s deliberations, along with the task force reports specially prepared for the Conference, will suggest new ideas and proposals, which hopefully will be put to the Israel decision-makers. One thing, however, is evident – Israel's situation and the wide ranging policy actions required call for statesmanship and leadership at the highest level. The exhibition in the Conference venue’s foyer, displaying pictures of the Second Aliya, may prompt one to reflect on the fate of the Jewish people, as it is still subject to repeated storms and threats a century later. Just as the dispute regarding the ‘Uganda Proposal’ divided the Zionist Congress one hundred years ago, Israeli society today is divided over the appropriate strategy concerning its most existential questions. It is comforting to note however, that in spite of the dividing disputes, Israelis could have relied on their leaders' vision, always tempered by pragmatism, and upon their own creativity, steadfastness, and resilience. These qualities are once again being put to the test. Yet, in order to tackle head on the challenges currently facing Israel, it is essential that strategic decisions be taken in view of the national interest – transcending partisan or sectorial consideration. This is the leadership imperative at this juncture. This is also the inspiring legacy of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, whose passing thirty years ago we will be marking at the outset of this year's Conference.
Herzliya, December 2003
2003 conference > Participants
Participants
Ms. Michal Abadi, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Health
Dr. Naomi Abigadol, Head of CEMA, Rafael
Mr. Zeev Abeles, Chairman, Union Bank of Israel
Adv. Aaron Abramovich, Director General, Ministry of Justice
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Mr. Kenneth Abramowitz, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Mr. Assa Abramsky, General Manager, The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Dev. Co.
Mr. Hussam Abu Baker, Strategic Coordinator, Abraham Fund Initiatives
Mr. Shmuel Abuav, Mayor, Kiryat Tivon Municipal Council
Ms. Leah Achdut, Deputy Director General for Research & Planning, National Insurance Institute
Mr. Hanan Achsaf, President, Achsaf Investments
Mr. Joseph Ackerman, President and Chairman of the Board, Elbit Systems
Ms. Nina Admoni, Executive Director, Israel-America chamber Commerce
Insp. Gen. Shlomo Aharonishky, Commissioner, Israel Police
Mr. Oren Aharonson, Managing Director, Siemens Israel Ltd.
Dr. Zakaria Al-Qaq, Director, I.P.C.R.I
Mr. Zvi Aldaroti, Partner and Chair of B.N.H. Construction, Management and Engineering Ltd.
Mr. Shraga Alkalay, General Director, Herzliya Development Company
Ms. Sholamit Aloni,Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Col. (res.) Michael Altar, Director of External Relations, Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC
Maj. Gen. (res.) Meir Amit, Chair, Center for Special Studies
Mr. Eli Amir
Ms. Herta Amir
Mr. Paul Amir
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Mr. Yaacov Amitai, Deputy Director, Center for Political Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Naomi Antebi, Head of Budget & Acquisition, Ministry of Defense
Prof. Yizhak Aplloig, President of the Technion
Mr. Eyal Arad, President, Arad Communication
Amb. Moshe Arad, Vice President, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Ruth Arad, Executive Vice President, Risk Management Control, Leumi Group
Dr. Uzi Arad, Head, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Amb. Gerard Araud, Ambassador of France to Israel
Mr. Arie Arazi, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Edna Arbel, State Attorney, Ministry of Justice
Dr. Yuval Arnon, Judea and Samaria Academic College, Ariel
Maj. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazy, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, IDF
Dr. Ronald Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, the German Marshall Fund of the United States
Ms. Mira Averch, Journalist, Stern Magazine
Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Bernard Avishai, Dean, Raphael Recanati International School, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Maj. Gen. (res.) Ami Ayalon, Chairman of Board, Netafim
Mr. Eli Ayalon, Chairman of the Board and CEO, DSP Group Inc.
Mr. As’ad Azaiza, Economic and Municipal Advisor
Dr. Faisal Azaiza, Head of the Jewish-Arab Center, Haifa University
Dr. Eytan Bachar, Chief Psychologist, Hadassah University Hospital
Ms. Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee
Mr. Alan Baker, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Nachum Balas, Education Planning Advisor
Ms. Barbara Balser, Anti-Defamation League
Mr. Ron Balser, Anti-Defamation League
Adv. Tal Band, S. Horowitz & Co. Law Offices
Adv. Ruth Bar, Assistant to the Minister of Defense
Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Victor Bar-Gil, Deputy Director General, Minister of Defense
Mr. Avinoam Bar-Yosef, General Manager, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
Mr. Ptachia Bar Shavit, Chief Economist, Financial Immunities
Adv. Tamar Barak, The Forum for National Responsibility, The Yitzhak Rabin Center
Dr. Amiram Baram, Tel Aviv Medical Center
Mr. Nimrod Barkan, Director, World Jewish Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, Arison School of Business, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Ms. Tzippi Barnea, Associate Director, The American Jewish Committee
Adv. Shlomit Barnea Fargo, Legal Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office
Amb. Pedro Nuno Bartolo, Ambassador of Portugal to Israel
Mr. Itzhak Barzilay, Advisor, Ministry of Defense
Dr. Gershon Baskin, Director, I.P.C.R.I
Col. Roger Bass, Military Attaché, Embassy of the United States of America, Tel Aviv
Prof. Anne Bayefsky, York University and Columbia University
Mr. Shai Bazak,CPM Worldwide
Maj. Gen. Prof. Yishai Bar, President, The Military Court of Appeals, IDF
Dr. Guy Bechor, Radzyner School of Law,Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Eckhard Becker, Director, Business Administration, Siemens Israel
Adv. Haim Ben Ami, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Ms. Rachel Ben Ami, Psychologist
Mr. Eyal Ben-Chlouch, Commissioner of Capital Markets, Ministry of Finance
Dr. Dan Ben-David, Public Policy Program, Tel-Aviv University
Ms. Hannah Ben-David, Former Tel Aviv "NAAMAT" Chairperson
Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Director, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben-Eliahu, Founding CEO and President, Sentry Israel
Ms. Gila Ben Har, Director, Educational Technology Center
Ms. Limor Ben-Har, Director for Defense Policy, National Security Council
Col. Ofra Ben-Ishai, Head of Behavioral Science Department, IDF
Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Head, Curiel Center for International Studies, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University
Mr. Yoni Ben-Menachem, Director, Israel Radio, Israel Broadcasting Authority
Mr. Yashar Ben-Mordechai, Director General, Oil Refineries Ltd. (ORL)
Mr. Martin Ben-Moreh, Director General, Meitar - College of Judaism as Culture
Maj. Gen (res.) Avihu Ben-Nun, Chairman of Board, Universal Motors Israel
Adv. Nava Ben-Or, Deputy State Attorney
Maj. Gen. Eyal Ben Reuven, Senior Field Commander, IDF
Prof. Haim Ben-Shahar, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director General Designate, National Insurance Institute of Israel and Institute for Policy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Rimon Ben Shaoul, Co-Chairman & President, Koonras Technologies Ltd.
Mr. Nissim Ben-Shitrit, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ron Ben Yishai, Commentator,Globes
Amb. Yoram Ben-Zeev, Deputy Director General for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Brig. Gen. Dr. Shmuel Ben-Zvi, Financial Adviser to the Chief of General Staff, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Moshe Benatar, Director, Zionist Council
Col. Avi Benayahu, Commander of IDF Radio
Ms. Aya Bendat
Mr. Tzvika Bendat
Mr. Avraham Bendor, Director for Israel Aircraft Industries
Prof. Yoav Benjamini, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Yael Benjamini, Head of Executive Administration, Leumi Bank
Mr. Ehud Benshach, CEO, Pazgas Group
Mr. Ronen Bergman, Senior Staff Writer, Yediot Ahronot daily
Ms. Julia Berkowitch, Director, Israel Plus TV Channel
Dr. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institute, Stanford University
Dr. Orna Berry, Venture Partner, Gemini Capital Fund Management
Brig. Gen. (res.) Aharon Beth-Halachmi, CEO, Eurofund
Prof. Uri Bialer, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University
Mr. Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman of the Board, The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation
Ms. Ilana Bigger, Bigger Investments
Mr. Barukh Binah, Head of International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Dany Biran, President, Koor Industries
Amb. Yoav Biran, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. David Blumberg, Chairman of the Board, Bank of Jerusalem
Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President & Chairman, RADA
Mr. Shlomo Bohbot, Mayor of Ma'alot Tarshiha
Mr. Zeev Boim, Deputy Minister of Defence
Prof. Israel Borovich, President & CEO, Arkia Israel Airlines Ltd.
Mr. Tom Bowler, Bath Iron Works Corporation
Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Mr. Zeevi Bregman, CEO, Comverse
Dr. Ron Breiman, Chairman, "Professors for a Strong Israel"
Dr. Adi Brender, Head of Public Sector Analysis, Research Department, Bank of Israel
Prof. Avraham Brichta, Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Haifa
Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Brik, Iscar Ltd.
Mr. Evgeny (Benny) Briskin, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Ms. Rivka Brokman, Commercial Manager, ORL
Mr. Shraga Brosh, Chairman, The Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute
Mr. Hermann Bünz, Director, Israel Office, Ebert Foundation
Dr. Daphna Canetti-Nisim, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University
Mr. Hayim Carasso, President, Moise Carasso Sons Ltd.
Mr. Danny Carmon, Head of Bureau for Coordination, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prof. David Chen, School of Education, Tel Aviv University
Adv. Dvorah Chen, Director, Department of Criminal Security Affairs, State Attorney Office
Mr. Uri Chen, Former Head of Department, Prime Minister’s Office
Amb. Giancarlo Chevellard, Head of the Delegation of European Commission to Israel
Mr. Lior Chorev, CEO, Active 2000.
Mr. Avi Chudin, Director General, Municipality of Herzliya
Dr. Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Mr. Amikam Cohen, CEO, Partner Communications
Dr. Ariel Cohen, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Ms. Gina Cohen, External Affairs Manager, British Gaz Israel
Sir Ronald Cohen, Founding Partner and Chairman, Apax Partners Worldwide LLP
Dr. Shlomo Cohen, Shlomo Cohen & Co. Law Offices
Prof. Stuart Cohen, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan University
Mr. Zvi Cohen, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Ignacio Corbache, IZAR
Mr. Moty Cristal, London School of Economics
Amb. Ran Curiel, Deputy Director General for Western Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Momi Dahan, Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mr. Shaike Daliot-Blumberg, Director General, Center for Special Studies
Amb. Carsten Damsgaard, Ambassador of Denmark to Israel
Mr. Amnon Dankner, Editor-in-Chief, Maariv Daily Newspaper
Mr. Shmuel Dankner, Chairman, Dankner Investments
Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Affairs, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, President, Zionist Council in Israel
Ms. Midge Decter
Ms. Thérèse Delpech, Center for International Studies and Research (CERI)
Mr. Christopher DeMuth, President, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Col. Pat Dennis, Defense Attaché, Embassy of Canada, Tel Aviv
Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School
Mr. Stefan Deutsch, Director Int’l Programs & Cooperation, Directorate of R&D, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Avi Dichter, Head, Israel Security Agency, (Shin Bet)
Mr. Arie Dichtwald, Deputy Economic Advisor,Ministry of Defense
Mr. Avi Dickstein, Director, Resources & Development, Jewish National Fund (K.K.L)
Mr. Uri Dori, CEO, U. Dori Ltd.
Prof. Abraham Doron, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mr. Daniel Doron, Director, Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress
Mr. Menachem Dotan, The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation
Mr. Gad Dovev, Deputy Director General and Director of the Rehabilitation Division, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Alan Doughty, Bath Iron Works Corporation
Mr. Andrey Demidov, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Russia, Tel Aviv
Amb. Rudolf Dessler, Ambassador of Germany to Israel
Prof. Yehezkel Dror, President of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute
Mr. Yehuda Drori, Chairman, Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Group
Prof. Yadin Dudai, Weizmann Institute
Mr. Jaymie Durnan, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense
Brig. Gen. (res.) Alon Dumanis, CEO, D.I.M – DOCOR International Management
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (Hakeren L'yedidut, Israel)
Mr. Dov Eichenwald,Director General, Yediot Ahronot Publishing House
Brig. Gen. (res.) Uzi Eilam, Uzi Eilam & Advisors Ltd.
Maj. Gen. Giora Eiland, Head-Designate of the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
Mr. Robert J. Einhorn, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Mr. Michael Eisenstadt, Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Mr. Rafi Eitan, Chairman, Risimax
Mr. Tarek El-Kouny, Charges d’Affaires, Embassy of Egypt, Tel Aviv
Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Dr. Arieh Eldad, Israel Knesset
Col. Ron Eldadi, Deputy Head of Strategic Planning, Plans & Policy Division, IDF
Mr. Uri Elitzur, Editor, Nekuda
Dr. David Elmakis, Vice President, Planning and Development Division, Israel Electric Company
Brig. Gen. (res.) Meir Elran, Senior Advisor to the National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
Mr. Amos Eran, Chairman, Atodot
Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Ambassador of Israel to the European Union
Mr. Ami Erel, President & CEO, Discount Investment Corporation
Mr. Amichai Erez, Marketing Manager, Mipha International
Col. (res.) Dr. Reuven Erlich-Neeman, Ministry of Defense
Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. Chaim Eshed, Head of Military Space, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Yoel Esteron, Managing Editor, Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Mr. Eran Etzion, Chief of Staff for the Head of the National Security Council
Col. (res.) Dr. Shmuel Even, Economist and Strategic Advisor
Mr. Gideon Ezra, Minister without Portfolio, Prime Minister’s Office
Mr. Ami Federman, Vice Chairman, Dan Hotels Corp. Ltd.
Mr. Michael Federmann, President & CEO, Federmann Enterprises Ltd.
Prof. Shai Feldman, Head, Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University
Mr. Eldad Fersher, Senior Deputy Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Marvin Feuer, Director of Defense and Strategy, AIPAC
Mr. John Field, General Manager, British Gaz Israel
Col. (res.) Yoni Fighel, Senior Researcher, ICT, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Maj. Gen. Dr. Menahem Finkelstein, Military Advocate General, IDF
Mr. Joschka Fischer, Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany
Prof. Mari Fitzduff, Brandeis University
Mr. Aharon Fogel, Chairman Ness Technologies Israel & Migdal Group
Ms. Tania Fogel, Ampa Ltd.
Mr. Shlomi Fogel, CEO, Ampa Ltd.
Mr. Itzhak Forer, Chairman, Ernst & Young Israel
Mr. Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League
Ms. Golda Foxman, Anti-Defamation League
Mr. Gideon Frank, Director General, Israel Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Larry Franklin, Iran/Iraq Terrorism Desk Officer, Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense
Dr. Chuck Freilich, Deputy National Security Advisor for Foreign Affairs, National Security Council
Mr. Chaim Freilichman, Managing Director, Tefahot Mortgage Bank
Adv. Miriam Frenkel-Shor, Legal Advisor of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Knesset
Dr. Tali Freund, Manager of the Planning, Assessment & Control Unit, Education & Culture Administration, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
Prof. Abraham (Rami) Friedman, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Ms. Mira Friedman-Hemo, President, The Tel Aviv Commercial-Industrial Club
Mr. Eyal Gabbai, Director General, Government Companies' Authority, Ministry of Finance
Dr. John Gal, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ms. Mirla Gal, Director General, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
Col. (res.) Dr. Reuven Gal, Deputy Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office
Amb. Yossi Gal, Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Uzia Galil, Chairman, Uzia Initiatives & Management
Maj. Gen. Yoav Gallant, Military Secretary of the Prime Minister
Dr. Misha Galperin, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Ms. Dvora Ganani-Elad, Director General, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (Hakeren L’yedidut, Israel)
Mr. Ami Ganigar, Chairman and CEO, Taya Communication
Mr. Benjamin Gaon, President & Chairman, Gaon Holdings
Adv. Moshe Gavish, Gavish-Goldberg Law Offices
Mr. Yehuda Gavish
Maj. Gen. (res.) Shlomo Gazit, Chairman, Galili Center for Defense Studies
Mr. Jacob Gelbard, CEO Pelephone
Prof. Yoav Gelber, Head of Herzl Institute, University of Haifa
Amb. Tim George, Ambassador of Australia to Israel
Dr. Gideon Gera, Principal Research Associate, Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University
Ms. Phyllis Gerably, Anti-Defamation League
Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya
Maj. Gen. (res.) Joseph Geva
Mr. Nir Gilad, Former Accountant General, Ministry of Finance
Brig. Gen. Eival Gilady, Head of Strategic Planning Division, IDF
Brig. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilboa, Advisor on Intelligence Affairs
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Head of Politico-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense
Prof. Israel Gilead, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mr. Yossi Gilben, Consultant, The Israel Institute of Petroleum & Energy
Mr. Carmi Gilon,Mayor of Mevaseret Tziyon Municipality, Former Head of the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet)
Prof. Joseph Ginat, Department of Land of Israel Studies, University of Haifa
Mr. Raanan Gissin, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister
Col. Achiav Golan, Head of Planning and Budgeting Division, Directorate of Defense R&D, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Assaf Golany, General Manager, Minerva Instruction and Consultation
Mr. Marc Gold, Associate Member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel
Dr. Moshe Goldberg, Head Research & Technology Base Unit, Directorate of Defense R&D, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Shaul Goldkind-Gal, Deputy Accountant, Ministry of Defense
Dr. Shmuel Goren, Director for Dankner Group
Mr. Amos Granit
Dr. Avraham Granot
Mr. Oded Granot, Middle East Affairs Commentator, Israel TV – Channel 1
Mr. Zvi Greenfeld, CEO, Delek Drilling Management
Mr. Shlomo Grofman, Chairman, Grofman Holdings
Ms. Zvia Gross, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Danny Grossman, Israeli Director, American Jewish Congress
Prof. Shlomo Grossman, Chairman of Planning and Budgeting Committee, Council for Higher Education
Mr. Michel Gurfinkiel, Editor-in-Chief, Valeurs Actuelles
Prof. Hanoch Gutfreund, The Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ms. Hila Gutmann, Lockheed Martin Communication Consulting
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Mr. Eitan Haber, Geo-Pol Ltd.
Brig. Gen. (res) David Hagoel, Adv., Chairman, Security Forum for National Strength
Dr. Simon Hakim, Director, Center for Competitive Government, Temple University
Mr. Efraim Halevy, Former Head of the Mossad and Former National Security Advisor
Maj. Gen. Dan Haloutz, Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Air Force
Mr. Danny Halperin, CEO, IFTIC Ltd.
Mr. Yair Hamburger, Chairman, Harel Insurance Company
Mr. Avi Har-Even, Director General, Israel Space Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology
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Col. (res.) Shalom Harari, Senior Research Scholar, ICT, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Israel Harel, Columnist, Haaretz
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Mr. Yehuda Hayman, Managing Director, The Matal Electrical Association Infrastructure Industries
Prof. Yehuda Hayuth, President, Haifa University
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Inspector Gen. (ret.) Assaf Heffetz, Meridian Group
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Brig. Gen. Dr. Ariel Heiman, Chief Reserve Officer, IDF and Ministry of Defense
MK Zvi Hendel, Deputy Minister of Education
Amb. Kurt Hengl, Ambassador of Austria to Israel
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Mr. Hezi Hermoni, President & CEO, Tadiran Communications
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Mr. Arie Herzog, Director, IMDO, Directorate of Defense R&D, Ministry of Defense
MK Isaac Herzog, Israel Knesset
Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, Military Secretary to the Minister of Defense
Mr. Yoram Hessel, President, GRS
Amb. Bob Hiensch, Ambassador of Netherlands to Israel
Ms. Nadia Hilu, Director of the Hirsch Center for Preschoolers in Yafo
MK Abraham Hirchson, Chairman of Finance Committee, Knesset
Ms. Bilha Hochman, Public Affairs, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Maj. Gen. Itzhak Hoffi, Former Head of the Mossad
Mr. Jan van der Hoeven, Director, International Christian Zionist Center
Ms. Ellen Margaret van der Hoeven, International Christian Zionist Center
Mr. Alan Hoffman, Director General, Education Department, Jewish Agency for Israel
Mr. David Hollander, CEO, Apreo
Mr. Yossi Hollander, Chairman, JACADA
Mr. Zeev Holtzman, Chairman & CEO,Giza Group
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Mr. Yechiel Horev, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Defense
Mr. David Horovitz, Editor, The Jerusalem Report
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Mr. Eli Hurvitz, Chairman, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Group
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Amb. Tadashi Imai, Ambassador of Japan to Israel
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Mr. Adam Janvey, American Jewish Committee
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Amb. Mona Juul, Ambassador of Norway to Israel
Mr. Michael Kahanov, Former Head of Department, Prime Minister’s Office
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Mr. Alex Kornhauser, General Manager, Intel Electronics
Mr. Henry Koschitzsky, The Jewish Agency for Israel
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Dr. Amos Kovacs, Senior Analyst, CEMA, Rafael
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Dr. Martin Kramer, Dayan Center for Middle East Studies, Tel Aviv University
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Ambassador Dr. Daniel C. Kurtzer, Ambassador of the United States to Israel
Amb. Dr. Yehuda Lancry, Delegate for International Relations, Alliance Israelite Universelle
Mr. Yosef Lapid, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice
Mr. Eli Landau, Chairman of the Board, Israel Electric Corp.
Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister without Portfolio, Prime Minister’s Office
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Prof. Ruth Lapidoth, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Amb. Terje Roed Larsen, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Peace Process in the Middle East
Mr. Dov Lautman, Chairman of the Board, Delta Galil Industries
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Ms. Ofra Lavsky-Hefer, Director of Publications, Yitzhak Rabin Center
Prof. Victor Lavy, Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Michael A. Ledeen, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Mr. Jackson T.C. Lee, Deputy Executive Secretary, Research and Planning Board, MOFA, Taiwan
Col. Amos Lehemann, Assistant to the Chief of General Staff on Strategic Learning Processes
Mr. Yoav Lehman, Supervisor of Banks, Bank of Israel
Dr. Michael Leigh, Deputy Director General, DG External Relations (RELEX), European Commission
Mr. Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Jewish National Fund (K.K.L.)
Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and the Middle East Office, American Jewish Committee
Dr. Daniel Leshem, Corporate Vice President & Chief System Engineer, Rafael
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Mr. Ronny Leshno-Yaar, Acting Deputy Director General for North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Mr. Isaac Levanon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Adv. Gal Levertov, Senior Deputy, Tel Aviv District Attorney, Ministry of Justice
Dr. Yagil Levi, Department of Sociology, Political Science, and Communication, The Open University of Israel
Ms. Anath Levin, Chief Investment Officer, Migdal Group
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Dr. Ariel Levite, Principal Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy Commission
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Mr. Neal Levy, Director of Development, The Yitzhak Rabin Center
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Dr. Alon Liel, Lauder School of Government, Interdisciplinary Center and Global Code Ltd.
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Mr. Moshe Lion, Chairman, Israel Railways
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Prof. Nadav Liron, Director, Neaman Institute, Technion
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Prof. Herbert I. London, President, Hudson Institute
Mr. Yaron London, Journalist, Yediot Ahronot and Channel 10
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Mr. Israel Makov, President & CEO, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries
Mr. Amir Makov, Chairman, Israel Institute of Petroleum & Energy
Mr. Eviatar Manor, Acting Head of Middle East Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Mr. Theodore Mann, Counselor for Economic Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America, Tel Aviv
Mr. Arnon Mantver, Director of JDC Israel
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Mr. Hanoch Marmari, Editor-in-Chief, Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Mr. Aharon Marmarosh, Deputy Director General & Director of Procurement & Production, Ministry of Defense
Dr. Moshe Marom, Director of Business Development, CREO Israel
Ms. Miri Mass, Executive Director, The Forum for National Responsibility
Dr. Shavit Matias,Director of International Agreements Unit, Ministry of Justice
Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Matt, Chairman, Libi Fund
Ms. Rachel Machtiger, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Mark Mejerson, General Manager, Media Most Ltd.
Mr. Gideon Meir, Deputy Director General for Media & Public Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Sagi Melamed, Director of External Relations, Tel-Hai College
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Mr. David Menton, Advisor, The Zabludowicz Trust
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Dr. Leora Meridor, Chair of the Board, Bezeq International
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Rabbi Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel
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Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense
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Mr. Fred P. Moosally, President LM Maritime Systems and Sensors
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Dr. Roby Nathanson, Chairman, The Israeli Institute for Economic & Social Research
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Brig. Gen. (res.) Shimon Naveh, Senior Research Fellow, Operational Theory Research Institute, IDF
Mr. Shlomo Nehama, Chairman of the Board, Bank Hapoalim
Mr. Uzi Netanel
Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Finance
Brig. Gen. (res.) Azriel Nevo
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Mr. Ofer Nimrodi, Assistant Chairman of the Board, Maariv
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Mr. Meir Nissensohn, General Manager, IBM Israel
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Mr. Ehud Olmert, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade, Labor and Communication
Dr. Josef Olmert, Middle East Expert
Mr. Shmuel (Sam) Olpiner, President, Association of Contractors & Builders in Israel
Mr. Norman Olsen, Public Affairs Specialist, Embassy of the United States of America, Tel Aviv
Ms. Ahuva Oren-Pines, Vice President for Administration, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Prof. Yair Orgler, Chairman, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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Dr. Yitzhak Oron, Dean of Student Affairs, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Maj. Gen. (res.) Ori Orr, Chairman of the Board, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
Amb. Marc Otte, EU Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process
Mr. Joseph Paritzky, Minister of National Infrastructures
Ms. Ziva Patir, CEO, Standards Institute of Israel
Mr. Dan Pattir, Executive Vice President, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
Dr. Reuven Paz, Director of the Project for Research of Islamic Movements (PRISM), GLORIA Center, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Amb. Aviezer Pazner, World Chairman, United Israel Appeal (Keren-Hayesod)
Dr. Ami Pedahzur, National Security Studies Center, University of Haifa
Dr. Reuven Pedatzur, Defense Analyst, Haaretz Daily
Prof. Dov Pekelman, Chairman, Arkal & School of Business, Tel Aviv University
Inspector Gen. (Ret.) Rafi Peled, Enrgy Consultant, Ofer Brothers Group
Amb. David Peleg, Deputy Director General, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yoav Peled, Senior Vice President, IDB Bank, Israel Discount Bank of New York
Mr. Haim Pelled, Former Deputy Mayor of Herzliya
Ms. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chair of the Executive Committee, The Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies
Mr. Shimon Peres, Former Prime Minister
Dr. Dan Peretz, Special Assistant for R&D Programs, Ministry of Defense
Col. (res.) Etti Peretz, Chairperson, Union of Social Workers in Israel
Dr. Yoram Peri, Head, Herzog Institute for Media Politics and Society, Tel Aviv University
Mr. Dan Pessach, Operation Manager, Elite
Dr. Joel Peters, Ben Gurion University
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Mr. Norman Podhoretz, Editor-at-Large, Commentary Magazine
Dr. Daniel Polisar, President, Shalem Center
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Mr. Craig R. Quigley, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Mr. Yuval Rachlevsky, Director for Wages & Labor Agreements, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Zvi Rafiah, Zvi Rafiah Consulting Ltd
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Prof. Arye Rattnner, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Haifa
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Dr. Itzhak Ravid, CMEA, Rafael
Dr. Jacob Razon, President & CEO, Israel Electric Corporation
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Mr. Paul Revay, European Director, The Trilateral Commission
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Mr. Esther Rituto, IZAR
Maj. Gen. Yiftah Ron Tal, GOC Army Headquarters, IDF
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Mr. Shmuel Rosner, Head of the News Division, Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Maj. Gen. (res.) Avraham Rotem, Senior Research Associate, BESA Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University
Mr. Netanel Rotem, Vice Chairman, Third Millennium
Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Rothschild, Netacs Ltd.
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Mr. Haim Rousso, Managing Director, El-Op
Prof. Yona Rozenfeld, The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Adv. Jacob Rubin, Jacob Rubin & Co Law Offices
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Mr. Colin Rubinstein, Executive Director, AIJAC
Mr. Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz Daily Newspaper
Mr. Zvi Rubowitz, Deputy Director General for Organization and Administration, Ministry of Defense
Amb. Robert Rydberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Israel
Mr. Jonathan Sabag, Assistant to the Chairman, The Yitzhak Rabin Center
Mr. Yekoutiel Sabah, Director, Division of Strategic Planning, Ministry of Social Affairs
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Mr. Eliezer Sandberg, Minister of Science and Technology
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Prof. Hillel Schmid, Dean, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Mr. Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister
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Mr. Alan B. Slifka, Founder & Chairman of the Board, The Abraham Fund Initiatives
Adv. Ory Slonim, International President, Variety
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Mr. David Solomon
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Prof. Steven L. Spiegel, Burkle Institute for International Relations, UCLA
Ms. Smadar Spirman, Manager, Emergency Treatment Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
Ms. Rikki Sprinzak,Editor, The Second Television & Radio Authority
Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Bar Ilan University
Mr. Tommy Steiner, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy and Strategy, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Dr. Yosefa Steiner, CEO, Nichsit Ltd.
MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chair, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Mr. Benny Steinmetz, President, BSG Investments
Mr. Steven Stern
Brig. Gen. Elazar Stern, Chief Educational Officer, IDF
Ms. Axana Sternberg
Dr. Michel Strawczynski, Deputy Director, Department of Research, Bank of Israel
Mr. Doron Suslik, Deputy Corporate Vice President for Communications, Israel Aircraft Industries
Prof. Asher Susser, Director, Dayan Center,Tel Aviv University
Col. (res.) Dr. Erez Sverdlov, CEO, Thinkware
Dr. Hanna Swaid, Head of the Arab Center for Alternative Planning
Ms. Suzanne Szuktis, First Secretary, Embassy of Canada, Tel Aviv
Dr. Mala Tabory, Senior Director for the International & Special Relations, Nativ, Prime Minister’s Office
Prof. Zehev Tadmor, Chairman, Neaman Institute, Technion
Maj. Gen. (res.) Alex Tal, Vice President for Port and Maritime Projects, Athena
Mr. Avner Tal, Member, Board of Directors, ICT, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Mr. Mazen Isseddin Tal, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Jordan, Tel Aviv
Dr. Nachman Tal, Research Associate, Jaffe Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University
Ms. Sigal Talmor, Director of Human Resources, Yitzhak Rabin Center
Brig. Gen. (res.) Dov Tamari, Director, Operational Theory Research Institute
Mr. Israel Tapoohi, CEO, Inqsoft
Amb. Gennady Tarasov, Ambassador of Russia to Israel
Mr. Saleh Tarif
Mr. Rafi Taterka, CEO, Petroleum and Energy Infrastructures Ltd.
Mr. Yitchak Taub, Editor, Economic Quarterly
Prof. Mina Teicher, Vice President for Research, Bar-Ilan University
Mr. Charles Teng, Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv
Amb. Giulio Terzi di Santagata, Ambassador of Italy to Israel
Mr. Terry G.C. Ting, Director of Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv
Mr. Shlomo Tirosh, Chairman, S.L.T Holding Ltd.
Col. Jacob Toren, Chairman, Rafael
Mr. Imri Tov, Jaffe Center for Strategic Studis, Tel Aviv University
Ms. Ilana Treston, Vice President of Mergers and Acquisition, DSP Goup Inc.
Mr. Moshe Triwaks, General Manager, Matar Publishing
Prof. Daniel Tsiddon, Department of Economics, Tel-Aviv University
Col. (res.) Yoash Tsidon-Chatto, Policy Research, ACPR
Mr. Michael Tuchfeld, Parliamentary Correspondent and News Editor, Voice of Israel, Israel Broadcasting Authority
Dr. Yoram Turbowicz, Former Director-General, Investments Division of Bank Discount
Mr. Oded Tyra, President Manufactures’ Association of Israel
Brig. Gen. (res.) David Tzur, Son-Tzur Ltd.
Mr. Gadi Ungar, Talcar Ltd.
Mr. David Vaish, Chief Accountant, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Moshe Vardi, Editor-in-Chief, Yediot Achronot Daily Newspaper
Prof. Yaacov Vertzberger, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mr. Erez Vigodman, President & CEO, Strauss-Elite Group
Mr. Dan Vilenski, Chairman, Applied Materials Israel
MK Maj. Gen. (res.) Matan Vilnai, Israel Knesset
Mr. Ilan Wagner, Director of Student Activities in the Department of Education, Jewish Agency for Israel
Ms. Anne Walter, Public Affairs Specialist, Embassy of the United States of America, Tel Aviv
Dr. Yehuda Weinroub, Project Manager at the Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel Region
Mr. Freddy Wieder, Executive Director, The Association of Banks in Israel
Mr. David Weinberg, CEO, Beyad Halashon
Dr. Zeev Wiener, Psychiatrist, Hosen Center for Trauma and Disaster
Prof. Yoram (Jerry) Wind, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Ms. Nechama Wintman, Spokesperson, University of Haifa
Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya'alon, Chief of General Staff, IDF
Col. (res.) Itamar Ya’ar, Senior Director for Defense Policy, National Security Council
Maj. Gen. (res.) Aviezer Ya’ari
Maj. Gen. Yedidia Ya’ari, Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Navy, IDF
Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, Commander of the Military Colleges, IDF
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Dr. Alexander Yakobson, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Col. (res.) Ahuva Yanai, Director, Matan
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Mr. Jacob Yaniv, Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Director General, Ministry of Defense
Brig. Gen. Ruth Yaron, IDF Spokesperson
Mr. Yehonatan Yassur,Deputy Mayor of Herzliya
MK Ehud Yatom, Israel Knesset
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Mr. Eliezer Yones, Former Director General, Bank Hapoalim
Amb. Yu Myung-Hwan, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Israel
Dr. Eitan Yudilevich, Corporate Vice President for Business Development and Marketing, Rafael
Col. (res.) Rami Yungman,Ministry of Defense
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Mr. Yuval Zellner, Legal Department, National Security Council
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Dr. Ilana Ziegler, Executive Director, Israel Family Planning Association
Prof. Zvi Ziegler, Technion
Mr. Yehuda Zisapel, Founding President, Rad-Bynet Group
Mr. Zvi Ziv, President & CEO, Bank Hapoalim
Adv. Eli Zohaar, M. Zeligman & Co.Law Offices
Amb. Panayotis Zografos, Ambassador of Greece to Israel
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Prof. Arnon Zuckerman