Conference Program

18:00 Registration 

Greetings: 

Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya 

Conference Program 

Saturday, January 21, 2006 

Opening Remarks: National Resilience in the Face of Risks and Opportunities 

Prof. Uzi Arad, Chair, Herzliya Conference; Director, The Institute for Policy and 

Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Assessing Israel's National Security and the “Herzliya Indices 2006” 

Chair: Israel Trau, Assistant General Manager, First International Bank of Israel 

Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and 


Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s 

Office 

Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head, School of Political Sciences; Head, National Security 

Studies Center, University of Haifa 

Discussion 

Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense 

20:00 Dinner 

Opening Ceremony 

Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Prof. Israel (Robert) J. Aumann, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics; Center for the 

Study of Rationality, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Prof. Haim Harari, Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute for Science 

Education, Weizmann Institute 

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08:00 Morning Sessions 

Sunday, January 22, 2006 

National Security Policy as Risk Management 

Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu, CEO, Sentry Technology Group 

Prof. Paul R. Kleindorfer, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 

Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management and Department of Political Science, 

Yale University 

Discussion 

Strategic Trends on the Global Landscape 

Chair: Prof. Jerry (Yoram) Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 

Stanley Roth, Vice President for Asia, International Relations, Boeing Company 

Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 

Dr. Robert Trice, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Lockheed Martin 

Corporation 

Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Vice Chairman, AIG; former Governor of the Bank of Israel 

Discussion 

Discussants: 

Dr. Dan Schueftan, Deputy Director, National Security Studies Center, University of 

Haifa 

Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, The Institute for Policy and Strategy, The 

Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya 

Lt. Gen. Dan Haloutz, Chief of the General Staff, IDF 

Break 

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The Nuclearization of Iran – Strategic Implications 

Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry, President, Boeing Israel; Chairman of the Board 

of Directors, Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies 

Philippe Errera, Directeur adjoint, Centre d’Analyse et de Prévision, Ministère des 

Affaires Etrangères, France 

Sir Michael Quinlan, Consulting Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic 

Studies 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Head, Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv 

University 

Discussion 

Discussants: 

MK Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Chairman, Subcommittee for Defense Doctrine, Knesset 

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

MK Prof. Arieh Eldad, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Lunch 

14:00 Afternoon Sessions 

Amb. Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

MK Silvan Shalom, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs 

Israel’s Standing in Europe and Future Relations with the EU and 

NATO 

Chair: Amb. Dr. Oded Eran, Ambassador, Head of Mission of Israel to the EU 

Dr. Josef Joffe, Herausgeber/Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit, Germany 

Ana Palacio, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain; Chair of the Joint 

Committee on European Affairs, Parliament of Spain 

General the Lord Charles Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, LVO, OBE 

Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein, CEO, Hudson Institute 

Discussion 

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Discussant: Col. (res.) Uri Naaman, Coordinator for NATO and European Defense 

Organizations, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense 

Break 

Israel’s Standing in the United States and Future Israeli-American 

Relations 

Chair: Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Export Investment 

Corp., Ltd. 

Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Chairman and Editor in Chief, U.S. News & World Report 

Dr. Frank Luntz, Consultant, The Israel Project 

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, The International Fellowship of Christians and 

Jews (HaKeren L’yedidut Israel) 

Dr. Boaz Mourad, Brand Israel Group 

Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, The Conference of Presidents of 

Major American Jewish Organizations 

Dr. Robert Danin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, US 

State Department 

Discussion 

Discussant: Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and Middle East Office, 

American Jewish Committee 

20:00 Dinner 

MK Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Likud Party 

Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 

Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden 

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Monday, January 23, 2006 

An Atlas of Road Maps and Options for the Israeli-Arab Process 

Chair: Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of 

Defense 

Adi Mintz, Member of Yesha Council 

Jacob Keidar, Director, Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination Department and 

Water Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Jimmy Carter, Former President of the United States 

Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director, The Washington Institute for Near East 

Policy 

Discussion 

Discussants: 

Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, Visiting Military Fellow, The Washington Institute for 

Near East Policy 

Amb. Dr. Daniel C. Kurtzer, Visiting Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, 

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University 

Eyal Megged, Author 

Break 

Defensible Borders for Israel 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Head, The Defensible Borders Project and the 

Institute for Contemporary Affairs, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs; Vice 

President, The Lander Institute 

Lt. Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon, Former Chief of the General Staff, IDF 

Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 

Discussion 

Discussant: Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Tyrah, President and Chairman, Phoenicia 

America-Israel Ltd. 

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Demography, Borders and Palestinian Statehood 

Chair: Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, The Institute for Policy and 


Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, The Re’ut Institute 

Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University 

Prof. David Newman, Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion 

University of the Negev; Chief Editor, International Journal of Geopolitics 

MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Knesset Economics Committee 

Discussion 

Discussants: 

Bennett Zimmerman, Project Leader, “Arab Population in the West Bank and Gaza: 

The Million Person Gap” 

Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt 

Lunch 

Chair: Poju Zabludowicz, Chairman and CEO, Tamares Group 

Tzipi Livni, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Minister of 

Immigrant Absorption 


Jerusalem - The Capital of Israel and the Jewish People 

Chair: Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein 

Prof. Ruth Lapidoth, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies; Faculty of Law, The 

Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Israel Kimchi, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Nir Barkat, Council Member, Municipality of Jerusalem 

Eitan Meir, Director General, Municipality of Jerusalem 

Discussion 

Discussants: 

Dan Halperin, Managing Director, IFTIC Ltd. 

Dr. Moshe Amirav, Head, Public Administration and Policy Program, Beit Berl 

College 

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The Galilee - A National Priority and Challenge 

Chair: Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Hakeren Kayemet L’Yisrael, Jewish National 

Fund 

Amb. Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yizreel College 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman, Western Galilee College; CEO, The 

Portland Trust 

Efrat Duvdevani, Director General, Ministry for the Development of the Negev and 

Galilee 

Dr. Faisal Azaiza, Head, Jewish-Arab Center; Head, The Gustav Heinemann Institute 

for Middle Eastern Studies, Haifa University 

Shlomo Bohbot, Mayor, Maalot-Tarshicha 

Discussion 

Discussant: Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion 

University of the Negev 

Break 

The Viability of Democracy: The Rule of Law and the Rulers’ Law 

Chair: Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Provost, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Adv. Elie Goldschmidt, Israel Corp. 

Shelly Yechimovitch 

MK Gideon Sa’ar, Likud Parliamentary Group Chairman 

MK Yossi Sarid, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Discussion 

Law Enforcement: Putting Democracy to the Test 

Chair: Prof. Moshe Barniv, The Radzyner School of Law, The Interdisciplinary 

Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Dan Margalit, Ma’ariv 

Justice Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comptroller and Ombudsman 

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Commissioner Moshe Karadi, Inspector General, Israel Police 

MK Michael Eitan, Chairman, Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee 

Discussion 

Amb. John R. Bolton, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations 

(via video conference) 

20:00 Dinner 

Chair: Alan B. Slifka, Founder and Chairman, The Abraham Fund 

MK Amir Peretz, Chairman of the Labor Party 

Chair: Hermann Bünz, Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Israel Office 

Laurent Fabius, Former Prime Minister of France 


Tuesday, January 24, 2006 

Social Policy and Economic Growth 

Chair: Prof. Amir Barnea, Founding Dean, The Arison School of Business, The 

Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Dr. Karnit Flug, Director of Research, Bank of Israel 

Prof. Arie Arnon, Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Employment Policy, 

Hudson Institute 

Daniel Doron, Director, The Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress 

Discussion 

Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, The Jewish People Policy Planning 

Institute 

Discussion 

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The Socio-Economic Interface: Sectors, Initiatives and Policy 

Chair: Yossi Rosen, President and CEO, Israel Corp. 

Itsik Danziger, Member of the Board, Israel Venture Network 

Prof. Ezra Sadan, Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal, Ltd. 

Dr. Aziz Haidar, Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, The Portland Trust 

Discussion 

Investment to Spur Economic Growth and Reduce Poverty 

Chair: Yossi Hollander, CEO, Jacada 

Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel 

Dr. Yacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models 

Prof. Sean Barrett, Trinity College, Dublin 

Discussion 

Discussant: Shraga Brosh, President, Manufacturers Association of Israel 

Lunch 

Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea, Weidenfeld & Nicholson 


Patriotism and National Security in Israel 

Chair: Prof. Uzi Arad 

Gal Alon, Research Fellow, The Institute for Policy and Strategy, The 


Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head, Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, 

Tel Aviv University 

MK Prof. Yael (Yuli) Tamir, Department of Philosophy and School of Education, 


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Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute 

Dr. Eilat Mazar, The Institute of Archeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Discussion 

Discussants: 

Col. (res). Ahuva Yanai, Executive Director, Matan 

Ari Shavit, Haaretz 

Judaism as Culture in the Age of Globalization 

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

Prof. Menachem Brinker, Faculty of Humanities, The Hebrew University of 

Jerusalem 

Prof. James Young, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near East Studies, University 

of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Discussion 

Discussant: Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Rector, Beit Morasha of Jerusalem: The 

Academic Center for Jewish Studies and Leadership 

Chair: Felix Posen, Founder and President, Posen Foundation 

Prof. A. B. Yehoshua, Author 

Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor, Yad Vashem 

Discussion 

The Jewish World in 2025 

Chair: Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the 

World Zionist Organization 

Prof. Alan Dershowitz 

Amb. Dr. Dennis Ross, Chairman, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute 

Discussion 

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The Diaspora Communities and Israel 

Chair: Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee 

Arcadi Gaydamak, President, Congress of Jewish Communities of Russia 

Prof. Yedidya Stern, World Jewish Forum 

Dr. Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director, The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs 

Council 

Discussion 

Discussant: Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Director General, Jewish People Policy Planning 

Institute 

19:30 Dinner 

The “Herzliya Address” 

Chair: Prof. Uriel Reichman 

Ehud Olmert, Acting Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of Industry, 

Trade and Employment 

Closing: 

Prof. Uzi Arad 

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The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel’s first unique and innovative 

private educational institution was founded in 1994. Modeled on distinguished private 

universities in the United States, the IDC is a non-profit corporate entity, taking no 

direct government subsidies, and dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in research and 

education. Founded by renowned Israeli scholar Professor Uriel Reichman, the IDC 

aims to create an Israeli university where personal achievement goes hand-in-hand 

with social responsibility. 

The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya seeks to train Israel’s leaders of the future, to 

nurture a business, political, technological and judicial leadership of the highest 

caliber. In order to achieve these goals, the IDC provides a unique and innovative 

interdisciplinary education, which combines academic study with practical training. 

Since its inception, world-class faculty from leading universities in Israel and abroad 

have contributed their rich experience in order to research, develop, enhance, and 

teach the curriculum of the IDC. 

More than three thousand students, of which more than four hundred come from forty 

countries around the world, are currently enrolled at the IDC. Bachelor and Master 

degrees are awarded by the IDC’s five internationally recognized schools: the 

Radzyner School of Law; the Arison School of Business, the Efi Arazi School of 

Computer Science, the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, and 

the Raphael Recanati International School. 

In addition to the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), the IDC’s renowned research 

centers include the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), the 

Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Center for Capital Markets and Risk 

Management, the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA), the 

Center for European Studies and the Rich Center for the Study of Trading and 

Financial Markets. 

The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and 

Strategy 

The Lauder School was founded in 1999 by Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, modeled 

after the foremost international Schools of Government and based on the recognition 

of the needs of government, administration and the private sector in the modern era. 

Its goal is to prepare a future leadership for the State of Israel. Founded and formerly 

headed by the late Professor Ehud Sprinzak, the Lauder School provides students with 

the skills to develop political, administrative and social aspects of governmental 

systems and trains them to fill senior positions in all branches of government. A wide 

range of research activities is conducted by institutes under the auspices of the Lauder 

School, which is headed by the Dean, Prof. Rafi Melnick. Students from all over the 

world study in the Lauder School of Government's International Program, which 

focuses on topics of Security and the Middle East and is taught by Israel’s leading 

academic experts and professionals. Recently, an academic cooperation agreement 

was signed between the Lauder School and the Maxwell School of Syracuse 

University, New York. 

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The Institute for Policy and Strategy 

The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), founded and headed by Prof. Uzi Arad, 

was established in 2000 as part of the Lauder School of Government at the 

Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. Its primary objective is to engage in research 

activities which contribute to Israel’s national policy and to the upgrading of its 

strategic decision-making process. The range of IPS projects encompasses a variety of 

issues crucial to Israel: diplomacy and foreign policy; defense and strategy; 

intelligence and national policy; infrastructure and natural resources; the Jewish 

people; economics, science and technology; welfare, social policy and education. 

IPS conducts research on a broad analytical scope, concentrating on identifying 

emerging issues and trends. It also invests in improving analysis and in innovative 

methodologies. IPS is characterized by its variety of disciplines and inputs, and its 

interdisciplinary, integrative, comprehensive and future-oriented approach. 

IPS cultivates close working relations with governments, active public institutions, 

think tanks and research institutes around the world. It convenes meetings with 

experts and holds seminars and debates. The annual Herzliya Conference on the 

Balance of Israel’s National Security is the flagship of IPS activities. The Conferences 

bring together leaders from Israel and abroad for a discussion of the paramount issues 

on the national agenda. 

The Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors is Ambassador Zalman Shoval. 

The members of the Board of Directors are: Prof. Amir Barnea, Prof. Moshe Barniv, 

Mr. Avraham Bigger, Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran, Mr. Yossi Hollander, Prof. Rafi 

Melnick, Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Dr. Mordechai Segal, and Maj. Gen.(res.) Shlomo 

Yanai. 

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Conference Participants 

Amb. Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan 

Mr. Zeev Abeles, Chairman, Union Bank of Israel 

Dr. Naomi Abigadol, Head of CEMA, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority 

Mr. Shmuel Aboav, Director, Ministry of Construction and Housing 

Mr. Kenneth Abramowitz, Managing General Partner, NGN Capital 

Mrs. Nira Abramowitz, Abramowitz Foundation 

Mr. Yosef Abramowitz, CEO, Jewish Family and Life 

Ms. Anie Abutbol, Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Ora Achimeir, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Mr. Joseph Ackerman, President, Elbit Systems 

Mr. Michael Adari, Deputy Chairman, Keren Kayemet Leisrael-Jewish National Fund 

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Orit Adato, Director General, Adato Consulting Ltd. 

Mr. Nahum Admoni, Former Head of Mossad 

Ms. Nina Admoni, Partner, N.N.A Defense & Econ. 

Prof. Joseph Agassi, Faculty of Humanities, Tel Aviv University 

Dr. Judith Agassi 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Asaf Agmon, Head, The Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space 

Strategic Studies 

Ms. Talia Aharoni, President, MAALA, Business for Social Responsibility in Israel 

Mr. Yaacov Ahimeir, Chief Editor, Israel TV Channel 1 

Mr. Yossi Ahimeir, Jabotinsky Institute 

Dr. Ephraim Ahronson, Project Manager, Siemens Israel Ltd. 

Adv. Liat Ahronson, Siemens Ltd 

Mr. Oren Ahronson, CEO, Siemens Israel Ltd. 

Mr. Alfred Akirov, Chairman, Alrov 

Mr. Ophir Akunis, spokesperson to Benjamin Nethanyahu 

Ms. Galia Albin, President, Almedia 

Mr. Kobi Alexander, CEO, Comverse Ltd. 

Mr. Shraga Alkalay, General Director, Herzliya Development Company Ltd. 

Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, Chairman, IFG Israel Ltd. 

Mr. Shimon Alon, Chairman, Attunity 

Ms. Shulamit Aloni, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Yair Aloni, CEO, Israel Broadcasting Authority 

Mr. Yossi Alpher, Coeditor, Bitterlemons 

Mr. Hannes Alpen, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 

Lt. Col. (res.) Erez Altschuler 

Adv. Assi Amgad, Directorate Member, The Caesarea Foundation 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Head, The Defensible Borders Project and the Institute for 

Contemporary Affairs, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs; Vice President, The Lander 

Institute 

Mr. Giora Amir, Former CEO, Nuclear Research Center Negev 

Mr. Tomer Amir, CEO and Partner, Goren Amir Advisors 

Dr. Moshe Amirav, Head of the Public Administration and Policy Program, Beit Berl 

College 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Meir Amit, Chairman, Spacecom 

Ms. Naomi Antebi, Head of Budget and Acquisition, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Eyal Arad, President, Arad Communications 

Dr. Ruth Arad, Head of Risk Management Control, Executive Vice President, Bank Leumi 

Amb. Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France 

Prof. Asher Arian, Political Science Department, Haifa University 

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Mr. Andrey Arkhipov, Manager, International Programs, International Public Foundation, 

Experimental Creative Center 

Prof. Arieh Arnon, Department of Economics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev 

Adv. Benjamin Arnon, Director, Daniel Hotel, HEI Chain 

Adv. Jaime Aron, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. 

Col. (res.) Asaad Asaad, Chairman, Druze Movement for Peace and Understanding 

Mr. Yair Asaf-Shapira, Data Processing, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Dr. Ephraim Asculai, Senior Research Associate, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gabi Ashkenani 

Mr. Yechiel Assia, Director General, The Israel Export and International Cooperation 

Institute 

Ms. Zehava Atraczy, CEO, Manof 

Mr. Doron Avigad, Web Editor, Globes 

Prof. Israel Aumann, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics; Center for the Study of 

Rationality, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

MK Ruhama Avraham, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs 

Dr. Shirley Avrami, Director, Knesset Research and Information Center 

Dr. Faisal Azaiza, Head, Jewish-Arab Center, Haifa University; Head, The Gustav 

Heinemann Institute for Middle Eastern Studies 

Col. (res.) Eitan Azani, Senior Researcher, International Policy Institute for Counter- 

Terrorism 

Mr. Franck Azulay, Missions Coordinator, Canada-Israel Committee 

Dr. Eytan Bachar, Chief Psychologist, Hadassah Medical Center 

Dr. Joseph Bachar, Director-General, Ministry of Finance 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yehuda Bachar 

Mr. Joseph Bahat, Chairman and CEO, Hertz Israel 

Ms. Shula Bahat, Associate Executive Director, American Jewish Committee 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Yosi Bainhorn, Inspector General, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Dov Bar 

Dr. Micha Bar, Senior Director of Strategic Research and Planning, Israel Atomic Energy 

Commission 

Dr. Shmuel Bar, Senior Research Fellow, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Adv. Ruth Bar, Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Sami Bar Lev, Mayor, Qatzrin Local Council 

Mr. Haim Barbevai, Mayor, Kiryat Shmona 

Adv. Richard Bardenstein 

Adv. Jacob Bardugo, CEO, Horizon Challenges Investments Company Ltd. 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Pinchas Barel-Buchris, Venture Partner, Apax Partners 

Mr. Michael Bar-Haim, Head, The Commercial Banking Division, Bank Leumi 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Avriel Bar-Joseph, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Prof. Uri Bar-Joseph, Head, Department of International Relations, Haifa University 

Mr. Ronnie Bar-On, Minister of National Infrastructures 

Mr. Nir Barkat, Council Member, Municipality of Jerusalem 

Mr. Eli Barkat, Managing Partner, BRM Capital 

Ms. Alona Barkat, Israel Venture Network 

Mr. Nir Barkat, Councilor, Jerusalem Municipality 

Dr. Ben-Zion Bar-Lavie, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- Jewish National Fund 

Capt. Uri Barlev 

Maj. Gen. Uriel Bar-Lev, Commander, Southern District, Israel Police 

Dr. Avriel Bar-Levav, The Open University 

Ms. Tsippi Barnea, Associate Director, The American Jewish Congress 

Prof. Amir Barnea, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Mr. Nahum Barnea, Commentator, Yedioth Ahronoth 

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Prof. Moshe Barniv, The Radzyner School of Law, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Adv. Shlomit Barnea Farago, Legal Advisor, Prime Minister's Office 

Adv. Bina Bar-On, General Manager, Industrial Cooperation Authority, Ministry of Industry, 

Trade and Labor 

Dr. Rami Baror, Scientific Advisor, IDF 

Dr. Sean Barrett, Trinity College, Dublin 

Prof. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Director, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Ms. Rina Bar-Tal, Chairman, Israel Women's Network 

Mr. Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Director General, The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute 

Mr. Avi Barzilai, Israel Channel 10 

Mr. Itzhak Barzilay, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Prof. Harold Basch, Vice President for Research, Bar-Ilan University 

Dr. Gershon Baskin, CEO, IPCRI- Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information 

Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor, Yad Vashem 

Dr. Guy Bechor, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The 


Mr. Amnon Beeri-Sulitzeanu, Director of Israel Operations, The Abraham Fund 

Adv. Helena Beilin, Partner, Shiboleth, Yisraeli, Roberts, Ziman & Co. 

Dr. Avi Beker, School of Government, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Shai Ben Yaishe, Founder, Schwimmer National Center for Leadership 

Mr. Ehud Ben-Aharon, Director, Defense Export Control, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Yosef Ben-Aharon, Former Director General, Prime Minister's Office 

Adv. Haim Ben-Ami 

Mr. Moshe Benatar, Chairman, Zionist Council of Israel 

Mr. Ronni Benatoff, CEO, ItalInvest 

Maj. Gen. David Ben-Bashat, Commander in Chief, Israeli Navy, IDF 

Prof. Meron Benbenisti 

Mr. Mordechai Ben-Dat, Editor, Canadian Jewish News 

Mr. Abraham Ben-David, VP, Mekorot 

Mr. Calev Ben-David, Director, The Israel Project 

Mr. Avraham Bendor 

Prof. Gabriel Ben-Dor, Head, School of Political Sciences; Head, National Security Studies 

Center, Haifa University 

Maj. Gen. Eitan Ben-Eliyahu, President, Sentry Technology Group 

Dr. Yariv Ben-Eliezer, Director of Media Studies, The Lauder School of Government, 

Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Emmnauel Benhamou, Benhamou Global Ventures 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yosi Ben-Hanan, Director, SIBAT, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Gila Ben-Har, CEO, The Center for Educational Technology 

Col. Ofra Ben-Ishai, N.D.C, IDF 

Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel, Head of Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv University 

Gen. (res.) Avihu Ben Nun, Chairman, Universal Motors Israel Ltd. 

Prof. Yoav Benjamini, Chairman of the Department of Statistics and Operations Research, 


Dr. Yael Benjamini, Head of Executive Administration, Senior Vice President, Bank Leumi 

Dr. Adv. Yehuda Ben-Meir, Lipa Meir & Co. 

Mr. Yoni Ben-Menachem, Director, Israel Broadcasting Authority 

Mr. Martin Ben-Moreh, Executive Director, Meitar- The College of Judaism as Culture 

Maj. Gen. Eyal Ben-Reuven, College Commander, IDF 

Adv. Dina Benrey, Senior Deputy to the Legal Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Dr. Yigal Ben-Shalom, Director General, National Insurance Institute of Israel 

Mr. Rimon Ben-Shaoul, CEO, Polar Communications 

Mr. Nissim Ben-Shitrit, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Abraham Ben-Shoshan, Director General, The Tel Aviv Foundation 

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Mr. Daniel Ben-Simon, Haaretz 

Dr. Yehuda Ben-Simon, Dean of Students, Western Galilee College 

Mr. Ezra Benyamini, Co-chairman of Board, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- Jewish National Fund 

Mr. Eviathar Ben-Zedeff, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Amb. Yoram Ben-Zeev, Deputy Director General, Head of North American Division, 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, President, Haifa University 

Mr. Shlomo Ben-Zvi, Owner and Publisher, Makor-Rishon 

Mr. Shmuel Ben-Zvi 

Dr. Anat Berko, Research Fellow, International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, The 


Mr. Howard Berkowitz, Managing Director, Blackrock HPR 

Dr. Peter Berkowitz, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 

Dr. Isabel Berman, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The 


Ms. Mem Bernstein, Avi Chai Foundation, Keren Keshet Foundation 

Prof. Michael Beyth, Former Chief Scientist, Ministry of National Infrastructures 

Mr. Ephraim Froike Biegu 

Mr. Zeev Bielski, Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel and the World 

Zionist Organization 

Prof. Gideon Biger, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Avraham Bigger, Deputy Chairman, The Caesarea Foundation 

Ms. Ilana Bigger, Manager, I.M.Knasim 

Ms. Michal Bigger 

Mr. Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden 

Mr. Danny Biran, President, Koor Industries Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Ilan Biran 

Amb. Yoav Biran, Former Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Doron Birger, President and CEO, Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. 

Amb. Jakken Bjørn Lian, Ambassador of Norway 

Ms. Ewa Björling, Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Sweden 

Mr. Adam Blinick, Associate Director of Research, Canada-Israel Committee 

Mr. Yoram Blizovsky, Managing Director, Manufacturers Association of Israel 

Mr. Christoph Blosen, Diplomat, Embassy of Germany 

Mr. Haim Blumenblat, CEO Daroma 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Herzle Bodinger, President and Chairman, RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. 

Mr. Shlomo Bohbot, Mayor, Ma'alot Tarshiha 

MK Zeev Boim, Minister, Ministry of Construction and Housing, Ministry of Agriculture 

Prof. Paul Bracken, School of Management; Department of Political Science, Yale 

University 

Mrs. Rosalie Brasch 

Mr. Jerome Brasch, President, Brasch Manufacturing Company, Inc. 

Prof. Avishay Braverman, President, Ben-Gurion University 

Prof. Moshe Brawer, Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University 

Dr. Ron Breiman, Chairman, Professors for a Strong Israel 

Ms. Orna Brener, Director, Kamor Shipping Services Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Brik, Coordinator, Galilee and Negev Mayors' Forum 

Prof. Menachem Brinker, Faculty of Humanities, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Evgeny Briskin 

Mr. David Brodet, Chairman, Executive Committee, Ben-Gurion University 

Mr. Elliott Broidy, Chairman, Markstone Capital Group 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Shay Brosh, Military Advisor 

Mr. Shgraga Brosh, President, Manufacturers Association of Israel 

Mr. Eitan Broshi, Chairmen, Emek Izrael Regional Council 

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Mr. Cameron Brown, Deputy Head, GLORIA Center, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Mr. Lior Bruker, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Mr. Hermann Bünz, Director, Israel Office, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 

Mr. Yehuda Burko, D.S.D.E, Ministry of Defense 

MK Eitan Cabel, Secretary General, Labor Party 

Mr. Glen Carle, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats, National 

Intelligence Council, Office of the Director of National Intelligence 

Dr. Amos Carmel, Yedioth Ahronoth 

Mr. Mica Carmon, National Sales Manager, Union Motors Ltd. 

Mr. Jimmy Carter, Former President of the United States 

Mr. Tuli Ceder, Chairman, Ampa Real Estate Ltd. 

Ms. Tamar Chaimovski, CEO, Transplan Enterprises 

Mr. Jason Chang, Senior Secretary, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 

Amb. François Chappuis, Ambassador of Switzerland 

Mr. Moshe Charash, Soltam Systems Ltd. 

Ms. Amira Chayim, Director General, Ministry of Education 

Adv. Dvorah Chen, M. Zeligman & Co. 

Mr. Hezi Chermoni, President and CEO, Tadiran Communications Ltd. 

Ms. Ruth Cheshin, President, The Jerusalem Foundation 

Mr. Lior Chorev, Deputy Director, Arad Communications 

Mr. Shaul Chorev, Minister's Aide, Ministry of Defense 

Dr. Maya Choshen, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Col. (res.) Avi Chudin, General Manager, Fisher Rif Ltd. 

Col. Bill Clark, Military Attaché, US Embassy 

Dr. John Cohn, Lay Leader, Jewish Federation of Greater Philidelphia 

Mr. Efraim Cohen, Cultural Attaché, US Embassy 

Mr. Eliahu Cohen, CEO, IDB 

Ms. Geula Cohen, Chairman, “Beit Moreshet AZAGG” 

MK Amnon Cohen, Chairman, Economics Committee 

Mr. Eli Cohen, CEO, Ministry of Tourism 

Mr. Zvika Cohen, Deputy Director and Head of Human Resources Division, Ministry of 

Defense 

Mr. Ilan Cohen, General Director, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Amikam Cohen, CEO, Partner Communications Company Ltd. 

Mr. Pinchas Cohen, CEO, Africa Israel Investments Group 

Mr. Edward Cohen 

Mr. Efraim Cohen, Cultural Attaché, US Embassy 

Sir Ronald Cohen, Chairman, The Portland Trust 

Mr. David-John Collins, Director, Public and Corporate Affairs, Weber Shandwick 

Worldwide 

Mr. Gene Cretz, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy 

Adv. Moty Cristal, CEO, NEST Consulting 

Mr. David Cukierman, President, Intel Advisors Group 

Mr. Ran Curiel, Deputy Director General, Western Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs 

Mr. Omri Dagan, Analyst, The Re'ut Institute 

Mr. Avi Dagan 

Mr. Benny Dagan, Deputy, Middle East Affairs, Center for Political Research, Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Shaike Daliot-Blumberg, Chairman, Integrated Projects Ltd. 

Amb. Carsten Damsgaard, Ambassador of Denmark 

Brig. Gen. Eitan Dangot, Military Secretary, Ministry of Defense 

Dr. Robert Danin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, US State 

Department 

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Mr. Itsik Danziger, Member of the Board, Israel Venture Network 

Mr. Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations; Head of the Raphael Recanati 

International School, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Col. (res.) Yoav Dayagi 

Mr. Jacob Dayan, Chief of Staff, M.F.A 

Amb. Sandro de Bernardin, Ambassador of Italy 

Mr. Hervé de Carmoy, European Deputy Chairman, Trilateral Commission 

Mr. Moshe Debby, General Manager, Debby Communications 

Maj. Gen. Udi Dekel, Director of the Strategic Planning Division, IDF 

Amb. Ivan Del Vechio, Ambassador of Croatia 

Ms. Ariella Delaney, Delaney Inc. 

Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 

Dr. Stefan Deutsch, Director, International Programs and Cooperation R&D, Ministry of 

Defense 

Mr. Isaac Devash, Co-Founder and Chairman, BiondVax 

Mr. Arie Dichtwald, Deputy Economy Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Adv. Roy Dick, Legal Advisor, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office 

Mr. Avi Dickstein, Director, Resource and Development Division, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- 

Jewish National Fund 

Mr. Raanan Dinur, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor 

Mr. Ido Dissentshik, Chairman, Globecall 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Rachel Dolev, Member of the Board, Council for Peace and Security 

Mr. Amnon Dor, Manager, U.M.S. 

Mr. Uri Dori, CEO, U.Dori Ltd. 

Mr. Daniel Doron, Director, The Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress 

MK Chemi Doron 

Mr. Ami Dor-On, CEO, Dor-On Consulting Ltd. 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Amira Dotan, CEO and Associate Partner, Neve Tzedek Mediation Center 

Ms. Evelyn Douek 

Mr. Joseph Draznin 

Mr. Micky Drill, Project Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Israel 

Prof. Yehezkel Dror, Founding President, The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute 

Mr. Yehuda Drori, Eilat-Ashkelon Pileline 

Ms. Nitza Drori-Peremen, Editor of Alpayim, Am Oved Publishers 

Rabbi Haim Drukman, PM Office 

Ms. Nechama Duek, Yedioth Ahronoth 

Ms. Efrat Duvdevani, Director General, Ministry for the Development for the Negev and the 

Galilee 

Dr. Nicholas E. Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy, American Enterprise 

Institute for Public Policy Research 

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President and Founder, The International Fellowship of Christians 

and Jews (HaKeren L’yedidut Israel) 

Ms. Ronit Eckstein, Spokesperson, Israel Military Industries Ltd. 

Mr. Motti Eden, Director General, Israel TV Channel 1 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office 

Mr. Menachem Einan, President, Azrieli Group 

Mr. Amos Eiran, Chairman, Tissera Inc. 

Col. (res.) Miri Eisin 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Eitan, Chairman, Association for the Wellbeing of Israeli Soldiers 

MK Michael Eitan, Chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee 

Ms. Paulette Eitan, CEO, Paulette Eitan Business Planning Services Ltd. 

Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Director of Studies, The Institute for Policy and Strategy, The 


Mr. Elie Elalouf, General Director, The Sacta-Rashi Foundation 

MK Arieh Eldad, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

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Col. Ron Eldadi, Political-Military Branch, Ministry of Defense 

Amb. Yitzhak Eldan, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Adi Eldar, Chairman, The Union of Local Authorities in Israel 

Prof. Rafi Eldor, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Ms. Iris Elia-Shaul, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Noa Eliasaf, VP, The Reut Institute 

Mr. Raanan Eliaz, Senior Foreign Affairs Coordinator, National Security Council, Prime 

Minister’s Office 

Dr. Giora Eliraz, Truman Research Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Eeki (Itshak) Elner, Founder, Schwimmer National Center for Leadership 

Adv. Nurit Elstein, Legal Advisor, Knesset 

Mr. Izhak Elyashive, General Manager, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- Jewish National Fund 

Col. Gerhard Endres, Military Attachė, Embassy of Germany 

Ambassador Dr. Oded Eran, Ambassador, Head of Mission of Israel to the EU 

MK Gilad Erdan 

Adv. Oded Eran, Partner, GLE & Co. Law Office 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Erez, Director, Zercon Enterprises Ltd. 

Mr. Ram Erez, Senior Policy Assistant, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Col. (res.) Dr. Reuven Erlich (Neeman), Director of the Intelligence and Terrorism 

Information Center, Center for Special Studies 

Mr. Philippe Errera, Directeur Adjoint, Centre d’Analyse et de Prevision, Ministère des 

Affaires Etrangères, France 

Prof. Chaim Eshed, Head of the Space Program, MAFAT, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Yoel Esteron, Managing Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth 

Mr. Yoram Ettinger, Consultant and Chairman, ACPR 

Mr. Eran Etzion, Deputy for Foreign Policy, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s 

Office 

Mr. Jacob Even-Ezra, Chairman of the Board, Magal Security Systems Ltd. 

Prof. Yair Evron, Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Eli Eyal, Editor, Kivunim Chadashim 

Dr. Joseph Eyal, Advisor, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. 

Mr. Menashe Ezra, Managing Director, BRM Capital 

Mr. Laurent Fabius, Former Prime Minister of France 

Mr. Shalom Federman, Chairman, Federman Holdings 

Mr. Avi Felder, Acting CEO, Israeli Military Industries Ltd. 

Dr. Marvin Feuer, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, AIPAC 

Mr. Shlomo Filber, Corporate Secretary, Israel Railways 

Mr. Guy Finklestein, General Director, LESHEM 

Mr. Matthias Finken, Political Counselor, Embassy of Germany 

Dr. Helena Kane Finn, Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy 

Prof. Stanley Fischer, Governor, Bank of Israel 

Mr. Peter Fischer, Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Germany 

Dr. Cheryl Fishbein, UJA Federation of New York 

Dr. Karnit Flug, Director of Research, Bank of Israel 

Mr. Ahron Fogel, Chairman of the Board, Ness Technologies 

Mr. Shlomi Fogel, Chairman, Ampa Ltd. 

Ms. Tania Fogel, Ampa Ltd. 

Mr. Yona Fogel, Head of Banking Division, Bank Leumi 

Amb. Michael Forbes, Ambassador of Ireland 

Dr. Hillel Fradkin, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Islam, Democracy and the Future 

of the Muslim World, Hudson Institute 

Maj. Gen. Ilan Franco, Commander, Jerusalem District, Israel Police 

Mr. Gideon Frank, Director General, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

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Prof. Jacob Frenkel, Vice Chairman, American International Group, Inc. (AIG); former 

Governor of the Bank of Israel 

Adv. Miriam Frenkel-Shor, Legal Advisor, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Dr. Mira Fridman-Hemmo, President and CEO, Hemmo Institute 

Mr. Asaf Friedman, Knesset 

Mr. Sami Friedrich, Chairman, Sahldor Inc. 

Dr. Hillel Frisch, Senior Research Associate, Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic 

Studies, Bar Ilan University 

Mr. Modi Frydman, CEO, Israel Channel 10 

Mr. Ronald Fuhrer, Managing Director, Golconda Fine Arts Ltd. 

Mr. David Fuhrer, CEO, Neopharm 

Ms. Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Employment Policy, 

Hudson Institute 

Mr. Yaacov Gabay, Head of Financial Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Amb. Zvi Gabay, Former Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Arkadi Gaidamek, President, The Congress of Jewish Communities of Russia 

Ms. Mirla Gal, General Director, Ministry of Immigrant Absorption 

Mr. Yossi Gal, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Col. (res.) Yehoar Gal, Businessman 

Dr. Doron Gal, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Maj. Gen. Joav Gallant, GOC – Southern Command, IDF 

Dr. Ehud Ganani, Chairman of the Board, TGM 

Ms. Dvora Ganani-El'ad, General Director, The International Fellowship of Christians and 

Jews (HaKeren L’yedidut Israel) 

Dr. Boaz Ganor, Deputy Dean, The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, 

The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Benjamin D. Gaon, President and Chairman, B. Gaon Holdings Ltd. 

Mr. Sam Gavish, Boston Properties 

Mr. Haim Gavrieli, Assistant Chairman, IDB Group 

Mr. Arcadi Gaydamak, President, Congress of Jewish Communities of Russia 

Amb. Tim George, Ambassador of Australia 

Dr. Gideon Gera, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel 

Aviv University 

Ms. Phyllis Gerably, Managing Director, Anti-Defamation League Israel 

Ms. Yael German, Mayor of Herzliya 

Mr. Mark Gerson, CEO, Gerson Lehrman Group 

Mr. Talton Gibson, Senior Advisor, The Israel Project 

Amb. Avi Gil, Senior Fellow, The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, Director, Political Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Eival Gilady, Chairman, Western Galilee College; CEO, The Portland Trust 

Mr. Miko Gilat, Chairman, Soltam Systems Ltd. 

Brig. Gen. Amos Gilboa, Consultant for Intelligence Affairs, Ministry of Defense 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Gilead, Director, Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Carmi Gillon, Mayor, Mevasseret Zion Local Council 

Mr. Ami Giniger, Chairman and CEO, Taya 

Mr. Gary Ginsberg, Executive Vice President, News Corp. 

Col. (res.), Dr. Raanan Gissin, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office 

Ms. Helena Glaser, President, World WIZO 

Col. (res.) Achiav Golan, Ministry of Defense 

Amb. Dr. Dore Gold, President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 

Dr. Moshe Goldberg, Head, R&T Base Unit, Ministry of Defense 

Adv. Eli Goldschmidt, Israel Corp. Ltd. 

Adv. Joel H. Golovensky 

Prof. Amiram Gonen, Head, Floersheimer Institute 

Mr. Hirsh Goodman, Founding Editor, The Jerusalem Report 

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Mr. Moshe Goral, Director General, Office of the President 

Ms. Aliza Goren, Goren & Co. 

Mr. Shmuel Goren, Director, Dankner Group 

Mr. Nimrod Goren, Executive Director, Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation 

Ms. Ruth Gorenstein, Director General, Lerosh Investment 

Mr. Astrid Gottwald, Friedrich Ebert Foundation 

Mr. Avi Granot, Political Advisor, Office of the President 

Mr. Oded Granot, Head of Middle East Desk, Israel TV Channel 1 

Dr. Avraham Granot 

Mr. David Green, Deputy Editor, The Jerusalem Report 

Mrs. Karole Green, President, Lubin-Green Foundation 

Mr. Thomas Green, Law Offices of Thomas R. Green 

Adv. Dana Greenfield, IDB Group 

Mr. Gideon Grinstein, Founder and President, The Re'ut Institute 

Mr. Shlomo Grofman, Chairman, Grofman Holdings Ltd. 

Adv. Zvia Gross, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Prof. Shlomo Grossman, Chairman of Planning and Budgeting Committee, The Council for 

Higher Education 

Mr. Danny Grossman, Israeli Director, American Jewish Congress 

Ms Natalia Gunderina , Key Account Manager, Triangle Consulting Group 

Mr. Shlomo Gur, Rich Foundation 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Adi Gur-Lavie, N.G.A International 

Ms. Efrat Gurman, Gurman Communication 

Mr. Bob Guzzardi, Lay Leader, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia 

General the Lord Charles Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, LVO, OBE 

Adv. Yechiel Gutman, Israel Bar Association 

Mr. Yoel Guzansky, Senior Director for Defense Policy, National Security Council, Prime 


Mr. Eitan Haber, Geopol Ltd., Yediot Ahronot 

Prof. Jack Habib, Director, Brookdale Institute 

Dr. Ron Hadar, Manager, Israel Healthcare Ventures 

Ms. Merry Hadayer, Deputy Director General, The Authority for the Advancement of the 

Status of Women, Prime Minister's Office 

Amb. Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu, Ambassador of Turkey 

Mr. Benjamin Haddad, Hudson Institute 

Mr. Yishai Haetzni, Executive Director, The Shalem Center 

Mr. Arie Hahn, Secretary General, Knesset 

Dr. Aziz Haidar, Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Dr. Ramzi Halabi, Director General, Arab Business Club 

MK Efraim Halevy, Head of the Center for Strategic and Policy Studies, The Hebrew 

University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Eran Halperin, Projects Coordinator, Haifa University 

Mr. Dan Halperin, Managing Director, IFTIC Ltd. 

Lt. Gen. Dan Haloutz, Chief of the General Staff, IDF 

Ms. Ayala Hanegbi, Senior Researcher, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Lior Hannes, Executive VP, IDB Group 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Prof. Haim Harari, Chairman of the Board, Davidson Institute for Science Education, 

Weizmann Institute of Science 

Mr. Jerry Harel, CNC Technique 

Ms. Ronit Harel-Ben-Zeev, Senior Vice President, TASE 

Mr. Yehuda Harel, Chairman, Ohalo College 

Ms. Aza Harel 

Mr. Israel Harel 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Raphael Harlev, Chairman and CEO, Harlev Investments Ltd. 

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Mr. Nehemiah Hassid, Advisor, Ben-Gurion University 

Brig. Gen. Deborah Hassid, Advisor, IDF 

Dr. Jocelyn Hattab, Department for Child and Adolescence Psychiatry, Jerusalem Mental 

Health Center 

Ms. Anita Haviv, Project Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 

Brig. Gen. Shimon Hefetz, Aide-de-Camp to the President, Office of The President 

Commissioner (res.) Assaf Heffetz, Former Inspector General, Israel Police 

Mr. Hinrich Heidermann, Embassy of Germany 

Dr. Brig. Gen. (res.) Ariel Heimann, Chief Reserves Officer, IDF 

Amb. Bob Hiensch, Ambassador of the Netherlands 

Ms. Lisa Helfand, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Canada 

Prof. Yacov Hel-Or, School of Computer Science, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Amb. Kurt Hengl, Ambassador of Austria 

Prof. Tamar Hermann, Director of the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Tel Aviv 

University 

Mr. Shai Harmesh, Treasurer, The Jewish Agency for Israel 

Mr. Roger Hertog, Vice Chairman of the Board, Alliance Capital Management Corp. 

MK Izac Herzog 

Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, Visiting Military Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East 

Policy 

Ms. Aura Herzog, International President, The Council for a Beautiful Israel 

Mr. Arieh Herzog, Director of Missile Defense Organization, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Yoram Hessel, Intel Tech International, LLC 

Prof. Meir Heth, Law School, The College of Management 

Amb. Bob Hiensch, Ambassador of the Netherlands 

Ms. Nadia Hilou, Naamat 

Dr. Yair Hirschfeld, CEO, Economic Cooperation Foundation 

MK Avraham Hirshzon, Minister of Tourism 

Ms. Bilha Hochman, Public Affairs, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, The Conference of Presidents of Major 

American Jewish Organizations 

Mr. Yossi Hollander, CEO, Jacada 

Mr. David Hollander, General Manager, Surfcontrol Israel 

Mr. Jess Hordes, Washington Director, Anti-Defamation League 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Horev, CEO, Israel Technion Society 

Mr. David Horovitz, Editor-in Chief, Jerusalem Post 

Brig. Gen. Shaike Horowitz, Police Representative to the N.S.C., Israel Police 

Col. (res.) Gideon Hoshen, CEO Hoshen Eliav 

Mr. Charles Huang, Division Director, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 

Mr. Rami Igra, Chairman, Clal Insurance 

Prof. Efraim Inbar, Director, Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan 

University 

Mr. Abshalom Isenberg, State Comptroller’s Office 

Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Rector, Beit Morasha of Jerusalem: The Academic Center for 

Jewish Studies and Leadership 

Mr. Ron Israel, State Comptroller’s Office 

Mrs. Sara Itzhaki-Kaplan, Consultant, C.S.K Consultants Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry, President, Boeing Israel; Chairman of the Board of Directors, 

Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies 

Ms. Irit Izakson, Bnei Izakson Investments Ltd. 

Ms. Merav Jacobson, IDF 

Ms. Aliza Jaffa, Managing Director, Ramet Ltd. 

Amb. Iztok Jarc, Ambassador of Slovenia 

Mr. Alex Joffe, Lay Leader, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia 

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Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die-Zeit, Germany 

Amb. Richard H. Jones, Ambassador of the United States of America 

Mr. Dov Judkowski, Chairman of Board, The Koteret School of Journalism and 

Communications 

Ms. Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Author 

Mr. Michael Kahanov, Tel Aviv University 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Avigdor Kahalani, Head of Civil Security Department, Ministry of Defense 

Dr. Ephraim Kam, Deputy Head, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University 

Ms. Laura Kam Issacharoff, Director of Media Fellows and Senior Communications 

Advisor, The Israel Project 

Dr. David Kimche, President, Israel Council on Foreign Relations 

Mr. Eli Kamir, Media Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Ronit Kan, General Director, Israel Antitrust Authority, Ministry of Industry, Trade and 

Labor 

Maj. Gen. Beni Kaniak, Deputy Inspector General, Israel Police 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Zvi Kan-Tor, Deputy Head, Nativ, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Avigdor Kaplan, General Manager, Klal Insurance 

Ms. Ruthie Kaplan, Chairperson, LESHEM 

Mr. Israel (Izzy) Kaplan, Ministry of Finance 

Dr. Zvi Kaplan, Director General, The Israel Space Agency, Ministry of Science and 

Technology 

Mr. Carl Kaplan, Managing Director, Koret Israel Economic Development Funds 

Adv. Meir Kapota, Director General, State Revenue Administration, Ministry of Finance 

MK Ayoob Kara 

Commissioner Moshe Karadi, Inspector General, Israel Police 

Ms. Tatiana Karasova, Head, Department of Israel Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences 

Dr. Ely Karmon, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Ms. Odelia Karmon, Media Consultant to Benjamin Nethanyahu 

Prof. Yaacov Katz, Chairman, Pedagogic Secretariat, Ministry of Education 

Dr. Tal Katz, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Joseph Katzenelson, Internal Auditor, MAFAT, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Ronnie David Katzin, General Manager, Wilhelm Rosenstein Ltd. 

Ms. Judith Katzin 

Prof. Moshe Kaveh, President, Bar-Ilan University 

Ms. Dorit Kaveh 

Dr. Zvi Kayam 

Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Department of Arabic, Bar-Ilan University 

Justice Jacob Kedmi, The Radzyner School of Law, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Mr. Yasha Kedmi, Former Head of Nativ 

Mr. Jacob Keidar, Director, Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination Department and Water 

Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Avigdor Kelner, Chairman and CEO, Polar Investments Ltd. 

Mr. Michael Kenny, Managing Director, Eastronics Ltd. 

Mr. Moshe Keret, President and CEO, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Shmuel Keren, Director, MAFAT, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Uzi Keren, Advisor on Settlement Affairs, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Rafi Kesten, Senior Vice President and General Manager Israel, NDS 

Mr. Israel Kimchi, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Mr. Shalom Kital, Chairman and Chief Editor, The Second Authority for Television and 

Radio 

Adv. Dr. Avigdor Klagsbald 

Dr. David Klein, Chairman of the Board, Meitav Ltd. 

Prof. Paul Kleindorfer, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 

Mr. Shmuel Klempner, General Manager, Israeli Institute of Petroleum and Energy 

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Adv. Irit Kohn, The Radzyner School of Law, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. David Kolitz, Chairman and CEO, Elul Group 

Prof. Yaakov Kop, Head, Taub Center for Social Policy Studies 

Mr. Danishai Kornbluth, Assistant to the Director of Policy for Strategy Division, Ministry 

of Defense 

Dr. Amos Kovacs, Head of Mechtzav, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. 

Prof. Martin Kramer, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy 

Rabbi Douglas Krantz, Congregation B'nai Yisrael of Armonk 

Mr. Ken Kranzberg, Chairman, Kranson Industries, Inc. 

Mrs. Nancy Kranzberg 

Maj. Gen. David Krauza, Designated Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, Israel Police 

Mr. Ilan Kroll, Head of PED-UAV, Ministry of Defense 

Adv. Haim Krupsky, CEO, Isracard 

Brig. Gen. Yosef Kuperwasser, Head, Production Division, IDF 

Prof. Sergey Kurginyan 

Amb. Dr. Daniel C. Kurtzer, S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor of Middle East Policy 

Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University 

Dr. Anat Kurz, Senior Research Associate, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Shlomo Lahat, Former Mayor of Tel Aviv 

Col. (res.) Yossi Lahmani, CEO, Yitzhak Rabin Center 

Amb. Dr. Yehuda Lancry, Delegate, International Relations, Alliance Israelite 

MK Dr. Uzi Landau 

Dr. Emily Landau, Senior Research Associate, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv 

University 

Mr. Yossi Langotsky, Managing Director, GAL Exploration Ltd. 

Mr. Shimon Lankri, Mayor, Akko 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Ephraim Lapid, Manager, The Jewish Agency for Israel 

MK Yosef (Tommy) Lapid, Chairman of the Shinui Party 

Prof. Ruth Lapidoth, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies; Faculty of Law, The Hebrew 

University of Jerusalem 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Lapidot 

Dr. Scott Lasensky, United States Institute of Peace 

Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, President, Jewish National Fund 

Mr. Dov Lautman, Chairman of the Board, Delta Galil 

Mr. Itshak Lederman, Senior Director for Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Affairs and 

Special Projects, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Mr. Mark Lederman, President, MC Enterprises 

Mr. Jackson Lee, Deputy Director-General, Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs, 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan 

Col. Amos Lehmann, Assistant to the Chief of General Staff on Strategy, IDF 

Adv. Jonathan Leibler, Yehuda Raveh & Co. 

Mr. Isi Leibler 

MK Ilan Leibovich 

Mr. Menachem Leibovitz, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- Jewish 

National Fund 

Mr. Yehiel Leket, World Chairman, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- Jewish National Fund 

Ms. Ruth Leket 

Dr. Noam Lemelshrich-Latar, Dean, School of Communicatations, The Interdisciplinary 


Mr. Nir Lempert, CEO, Yellow Pages 

Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Director, Israel and Middle East Office, American Jewish 

Committee 

Prof. Nathan Lerner, The Radzyner School of Law, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

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Mr. Aharon Leshno-Yaar, Deputy Director General for the UN and International 

Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Col. (res.) Shmuel Letko, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Mr. Jonathan Levi, Posen Foundation 

Mr. Benny Levin, Chairman, DB MOTION/Israel Venture Network 

Ms. Lea Levin, Interior Designer 

Mr. Nick Levine, Director, Integrated Asset Management Corp. 

Mr. Boaz Levitan, Deputy Director for Marketing, FIBI 

Dr. Ariel Levite, Principal Deputy Director General (Policy), Israel Atomic Energy 

Commission 

Col. Reuven Levy, MAFAT, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. David Levy 

Mr. Johnathan Levy, President, Winbond Isreal 

Mr. Zvi Levy 

Mr. Michael Lewis, Managing Director, Oceana Investment Corporation Ltd. 

Dr. Varda Liberman, Vice Dean of the Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary 


Mr. Alexander Libin, Director for Sciences, Center for Academic Cooperation with CIS, The 

Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Roni Lichtenstein, Vice President for Finance, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Dr. Alon Liel, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The Interdisciplinary 


Col. (res.) Shmuel Limone, Senior Consultant, Ministry of Defense 

Justice Micha Lindenstrauss, State Comtproller and Ombudsman 

Mr. Moshe Lion, Chairman, Israel Railways Company Ltd. 

Mr. David Lipkin, Maariv 

Ms. Tali Lipkin-Shahak, Maariv 

Mr. Shalom Lipner, Prime Minister's Office 

Mrs. Francine Lipstein, Lay Leader, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia 

Brig. Gen. Moshe Lippel, Director, Budget Department, Ministry of Defense 

Prof. Nadav Liron, Director, Samuel Neaman Institute 

Mr. David Liu, Director General, Research and Planning Committee, Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs, Taiwan 

Mr. Arale Livenat, Personal Consultant, International Marketing 

Mr. Doron Livnat, President and CEO, Lima Holdings 

Mr. Adi Livnat, CEO, Lima Holdings 

Mr. Israel Livnat, President, ELTA Systems Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Zeev Livne, Chairman, Livne Strategic Consulting 

Mr. Yitzhak Livni, Chairman, The Second Authority for Television and Radio 

MK Adv. Eti Livni 

Adv. Talia Livni, President, Naamat 

MK Tzipi Livni, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigrant 

Absorption 

Mr. Yaron London 

Prof. Herbert London, President, Hudson Institute 

Adv. Amnon Lorch, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Col. (res.) Adv. Lior Lotan, Executive Director, International Policy Institute for Counter- 

Terrorism 

Mr. Dov Lotem, Security Director, Ministry of Defense 

Dr. Shabtai Lubel, Chairperson, Committee of Directors, Institutes of Higher Education 

Mr. Uri Lubrani, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Yoram Luninski, CEO, Yl Systems Ltd. 

Dr. Frank Luntz, Consultant, The Israel Project 

Mr. Zvi Magen, Head of Nativ, Prime Minister's Office 

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Adv. Israel Maimon, Government Secretary, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Amir Makov, Chairman, Israeli Institute of Petroleum and Energy 

Mr. Herzel Makov 

Mr. Arnon Mantver, Director General, Joint Distribution Committee, Israel 

Prof. Moshe Many, President, Ashkelon Academic College 

Mr. Yoel Marcus, Haaretz 

Mr. Dan Margalit, Maariv 

Mr. Erel Margalit, Founder and Managing Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners 

Ms. Hemda Mark, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Marvin Markowitz 

Mr. Aharon Marmarosh, Deputy Director, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Hanoch Marmari 

Mr. Mili Marom, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Greg Masel, General Director, Keren Hayesod- United Israel Appeal 

Ms. Naava Mashiah-Yemini 

Mr. Nissim Matalon, Director General, The Karev Foundation 

Dr. Adv. Shavit Matias, Deputy Attorney General, Ministry of Justice 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Danny Matt, Chairman, Libi Fund 

Ms. Isabel Maxwell, IVN 

Dr. Eilat Mazar, Institute of Archeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Rev. Michelle McCarty, Perkins School of Theology 

Amb. Simon McDonald, Ambassador of Great Britain 

Mr. Eyal Megged, Author 

Mr. Pini Meidan-Shani, Waterpoll 

Mr. Eitan Meir, Director General, Municipality of Jerusalem 

Ms. Anat Meir 

Mr. Gideon Meir, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Sagi Melamed, Director of External Relations, Tel Hai Academic College 

Mr. Eyal Melamed, Prime Minister's Office 

Ms. Betsy Melamed 

Prof. Rafi Melnick, Dean of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The 


Dr. Sara Melzer, Member of the Academic Council, Meitar- The College of Judaism as 

Culture 

Dr. Gila Menahem, Department of Public Policy, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. David Menton, Corporate Affairs Advisor, Tamares 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Menachem Meron, Managing Director, IFTIC Ltd. 

Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron, Vice President for Research and Development, Tel Aviv 

University 

Mr. Arie Mientkavich, Chairman of the Board, Israel Discount Bank Ltd. 

Mr. Roni Milo, Chairman, Azorim 

Mr. Paul Miller, President, American Jewish Congress 

Dr. Rory Miller, Senior Lecturer in Mediterranean Studies, King’s College London 

Mr. Roni Millo, Chairman, Azorim 

Mr. Adi Mintz, Member of Yesha Council 

Mr. Yair Minzily 

Amb. Eudaldo Mirapeix Martinez, Ambassador of Spain 

Lt. Col. (Res.) Orna Mizrahi, Senior Director for Defense Policy, National Security Council, 

Prime Minister’s Office 

Ms. Jennifer Mizrahi, Founder and President, The Israel Project 

Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Defense 

Amb. Mohamed Assem Ibrahim Mohamed, Ambassador of Egypt 

Amb. Daniel Mokady 

Mr. Yoram Mokady, Chairman of Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting 

Adv. Isaac Molho, Managing Partner, I.S. Shimron, I. Molko, Persky & Co. 

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Mr. Aharon Moonblit, President, The Congress of Russian Speaking Journalists 

Mr. Motty Morel 

Prof. Moshe Moshe, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Technion 

Mr. Boaz Mourad, Brand Israel Group 

Mr. Akiva Mozes, President and CEO, Israel Chemicals Ltd. 

Mr. Aryeh Muallem, Head of the Department of Bereaved Families, Ministry of Defense 

Col. (res.) Uri Naaman, Coordinator for NATO and European Defense Organizations, 

Political-Military Bureau, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Ron Nachman, Mayor, Ariel 

Mr. Amos Nadai, Deputy Director General of Asia and the Pacific Department, Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Berl Nadler, Member, Board of Directors, Canada-Israel Committee 

Mr. Roni Naftali, Chairman, Eden-Springs Ltd. 

Mrs. Louise Naftalin 

Mr. Norman Naftalin DL, Governor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Ronny Naftaniel, Director, CIDI (Netherlands) 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Jacob Nagel, Deputy Director, MAFAT, Ministry of Defense 

Prof. David Nahmias, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, The 


Mr. Ami Nahshon, President and CEO, The Abraham Fund Initiatives for Jewish-Arab 

Coexistence Education in Israel 

Ms. Rachel Naidek Ashken, Spokesperson, Ministry of Defense 

Dr. Mordecai Naor 

Dr. Roby Nathanson, Chairman, The Israeli Institute for Economic and Social Research 

Ms. Peri Nativ, Senior Advisor, The Jewish Agency for Israel 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Moshe Nativ, Chairman of the Board, Amigour Assets Management Ltd. 

Prof. Eyal Naveh, Department of History, Tel Aviv University 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Avner Naveh, CEO, N.G.A International 

Dr. Emmanuel Navon, Tel Aviv University 

Adv. Abraham Neeman, A. Neeman Law Office 

Mr. Shlomo Nehama, Chairman, Bank Hapoalim 

Ms. Nira Nehama 

Brig. Gen. Ido Nehushtan, Chief of Staff, Israel Air Force 

Dr. Jacques Neriah, Chairman, Israel Humanitarian Fund 

Mr. Uzi Netanel, Chairman, M.L.L. Software & Computers Industries 

Mr. Meir Netzer, Coordinator, Forum for National Infrastructures for Research and 

Development 

Prof. David Newman, Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion University of the 

Negev; Chief Editor, International Journal of Geopolitics 

MK Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Likud Party 

Mr. Jacob Nimrodi, Honorary President, Israel Land and Development Company Ltd. 

Mr. Felix Nitch, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 

Dr. Magnus Norell, Senior Analyst, Swedish Defence Research Agency 

Ms. Meytal Noy, Knesset 

Adv. Yaniv Ofek, Head of Resources and Marketing, Meitar- The College of Judaism as 

Culture 

Mr. Sami Ofer, Ofer Brothers Group 

Mr. Idan Ofer, CEO, Israel Corp. Ltd. 

MK Ehud Olmert, Acting Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of Industry, Trade 

and Employment 

Dr. Uri On, Deputy Inspector General, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Fern Oppenheim, President, Applied Marketing Innovations and Co-Founder of Brand 

Israel Group 

Dr. Eli Opper, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Jacob Or, Deputy Director General, State Comptroller’s Office 

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Dr. Amiram Oren, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Haifa University 

Mr. Tanhum Oren, Managing Director, Intergama Investment 

Mr. Booky Oren, Chairman of the Board, Mekorot Water Company Ltd. 

Mr. Amir Oren, Haaretz 

Ms. Ahuva Oren-Pines, Vice President for Administration, The Interdisciplinary Center 

(IDC) Herzliya 

Ms. Ana Palacio, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain; Chair of the Joint Committee on 

European Affairs, Parliament of Spain 

Ms. Rivka Paluch, Religious Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Jonathan Paris, Senior Advisor, MBI International 

Ms. Hagit Parnes, Manager of Advertising and Marketing, FIBI 

Mr. Dan Pattir, Executive Vice President, The Abraham Fund Initiatives 

Mr. David Paul 

Mr. Avi Pazner, World Chairman, Keren Hayesod 

Prof. Amnon Pazy, Institute of Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Mosheh Pearl, Editor, Maariv 

Prof. Reuven Pedatzor, Defense Analyst, Haaretz 

Prof. Dov Pekelman, Chairman, Atera Networks Ltd. 

Mr. Haim Peled, Chairman of the Board, Herzliya Development Municipal Company 

Dr. Abraham (Abe) Peled, President and CEO, NDS 

Mr. Yoav Peleg, Ministry of Defense 

MK Amir Peretz, Chairman of the Labor Party 

Dr. Dan Peretz, Deputy Director, R&D and Business Development, Israeli Military 

Industries Ltd. 

Col. (res.) Eti Peretz, Advisor for Economic and Social Policy 

Prof. Yoram Peri, Head of the Haim Herzog Institute, Tel Aviv University 

Adv. Nehama Perlman, Senior Deputy to the Legal Advisor, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Israel Perlov 

Mr. Joseph Perlovitch, Publishing House, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Smadar Perry, Middle East Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Dan Pessach, Project Manager, Strauss-Elite Ltd. 

Mr. Orni Petruschka, CEO, The People's Voice 

Dr. Lt. Col. Gavriel Picker 

Amb. Jan Piekarski, Ambassador of Poland 

Mr. Ilan Pilo, Spokesperson, Municipality of Herzliya 

MK Ofir Paz-Pines 

Adv. Rivka Plotkin, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Sever Plotzker, Economics Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth 

Ms. Yehudit Plotkin, Director General, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Zvi Polak, President and CEO, Colmobil Group 

MK Mali Polishook-Bloch 

Ms. Nancy Pomagrin 

Prof. Dina Porat, Head of the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies, Tel Aviv 

University 

Mr. Daniel Posen, Managing Director, Posen Foundation 

Mr. Felix Posen, Founder and President, Posen Foundation 

Mr. Chaim Posner, Deputy Director General of the Employment Initiative, Joint Distribution 

Committee 

Mr. Ehud Prawer, Deputy National Security Advisor for Domestic Affairs, National Security 

Council, Prime Minister’s Office 

Prof. Kenneth Preiss, Chairman, Center for Science and Technology Education 

Ms. Dalia Preshker, Chairman of the Board, G.R.Y.P Inv. Ltd. 

Ms. Ofra Preuss, Spokesperson, Bank Hapoalim 

Mr. Steven Price, Senior Managing Director, Spectrum Equity 

Dr. Adir Pridor, Head, Institute for Industrial Mathematics 

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Ambassador Avraham Primor, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Gad Propper, Managing Director, OSEM International 

Mr. Dan Propper, Chairman and CEO, OSEM Group 

Mr. Ron Prosor, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Dr. Ron Pundak, Director General, Peres Center for Peace 

Mr. Herbert Pundik, Editor, Politiken 

Sir Michael Quinlan, Consulting Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies 

Mr. Arie Rabfogel, Tel Aviv University 

Prof. Michael Rabin, Department of Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Adv. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Chairman of Board, Yitzhak Rabin Center 

Adv. Asher Rabinowitz, Senior Partner, S. Friedman & Co. 

Ms. Roni Rabinowitz 

Ms. Naomi Ragen, Author 

Vice Adm. (res.) Michael Ram, Former Commander in Chief of Israel Navy 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Gilad Ramot, General Manager, Delta Engineering Equipment, Delta 

Mr. Shamay Rappaport, Deputy Director General, Organization and Administration, Israel 

Atomic Energy Commission 

Prof. Arye Rattner, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Haifa University 

Adv. Yoram Raved, Managing Partner, Raved, Magriso, Benkel & Co. 

Dr. Itzhak Ravid, Center for Military Research, RAFAEL 

Prof. Aviezer Ravitzky, Head, East Asian Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Prof. Baruch Raz, Director, MTN Technologies, Ltd. 

Dr. Jacob Razon 

Mr. Leon Recanati, Chairman and CEO, GlenRock 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Alexander Rechter, President, Rechter Enterprises Ltd. 

Mr. Amos Regev, Executive Producer, Channel 10 TV 

Mr. Rafi Regev, Assisant to CEO, Petroleum and Energy Infrastructures Ltd. 

Mrs. Cynthia Reich 

Prof. Uriel Reichman, President, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Ms. Nira Reichman, Architect 

Ms. Jill Reinach, Ministry for the Development for the Negev and the Galilee 

Col. (res.) Adv. Daniel Reisner Consultant to the Government on Counterterrorism 

Dr. Yitzhak Reiter, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Prof. Elie Rekhess, Senior Researcher, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and 

African Studies, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Liran Renert, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Mr. Ed Rettig, Associate Director, American Jewish Congress 

Mr. Paul Révay, European Director, Trilateral Commission 

Mr. Gil Rich, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Dr. Judith Richter, CEO, Medinol 

Dr. Kobi Richter, Chief Technical Officer, Medinol 

Mr. Roni Rimon, General Manager, WSRC 

Ms. Alti Rodal, Historian and Principal Consultant, Consulting and Audit Canada 

Mr. Berel Rodal, Vice Chairman, International Center on Non-Violent Conflict, Washington 

D.C. 

Mr. Asaf Romirowsky, Israel Affairs Fellow, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia 

Mr. Amos Ron, CEO, Israel Ports Development & Assets Company Ltd. 

Brig. Gen. Ran Ronen (Pekker), Chairman, Aquaria Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. Iftach Ron-Tal, Commander of the IDF Army Headquarters 

Mr. Yossi Rosen, President and CEO, Israel Corp. Ltd. 

Mr. Emmanuel Rosen, Political Correspondent, Channel 10 TV 

Ms. Susan Rosenberg, US Embassy 

Mr. Adi Rosenfeld, Honorary Consul of Slovenia, IDB 

Ms. Nina Rosenwald, Co-Chair of the Board, American Securities Holding Corporation 

Ms. Jennifer Roskies, Mandel Foundation 

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Amb. Dr. Dennis Ross, Chairman, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute 

Mr. Netanel Rotem, Vice Chairman, Third Millennium 

Mr. Stanley Roth, Vice President for Asia, International Relations, Boeing Company 

Mr. Shlomo Rothman, Chairman of the Board, Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. Danny Rothschild, President, Council for Peace and Security 

Prof. Avner Rotman, President, Rodar Technologies 

Mr. Haim Rousso, Managing Director, ELOP Ltd. 

Mr. Haim Rozenberg, CEO, Elraz 

Mr. Itamar Rozenblat 

Dr. Colin Rubenstein, Executive Director, The Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council 

Mrs. Jan Rubenstein 

Dr. Alisa Rubin Peled, Senior Lecturer, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Prof. Amnon Rubinstein, Provost, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Ms. Roni Rubinstein 

Mr. Dany Rubinstein, Haaretz 

Mr. Zvi Rubowitz, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Defense 

Amb. Robert Rydberg, Ambassador of Sweden 

Dr. Talia Rymon, The Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Ms. Anat Ryner, Director, The Caesarea Foundation 

MK Gideon Sa’ar, Likud Parliamentary Group Chairman 

Mr. Jonathan Sabag, Assistant to the Chairman, Yitzhak Rabin Center 

Dr. Robbie Sabel, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Mr. Rami Sadan, Managing Partner, Laniado-Sadan-Ganor Communications Ltd. 

Prof. Ezra Sadan, Managing Partner, Sadan-Lowenthal Ltd. 

Mr. Itzhak Sagol, Keter Plastic 

Mr. Sami Sagol, Chairman, Keter Plastic 

Mr. Nissim Salomon, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies 

Mr. Yaron Samson, Senior Assistant, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Mk. Eliezer (Modi) Sandberg, Israel Knesset 

MK Yossi Sarid, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Prof. Oded Sarig, Dean of the Arison School of Business, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) 

Herzliya 

Mr. Shimon Saroussi, Director, ECO Energy M.S (2001) 

Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy 

Mr. Tom Sawicki, Deputy Director, AIPAC 

Mr. David Schattner, IDF 

Ms. Miriam Schechter, Commissioner for Gender Equality in Education, Ministry of 

Education 

Ms. Ruth Scherf 

Mr. Moshe Schickler 

Mr. Shimon Shifer, Yediot Aharonot 

Mr. Zeev Schiff, Haaretz 

Mr. Anke Schlimm, First Secretary, Legal Affairs, Embassy of Germany 

Dr. Uwe Schmaltz, First Secretary, Political Affairs, Embassy of Germany 

Mr. Alan Schneider, Director, B’nai Brith World Center 

Mr. Dominic Schofield, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 

Dr. Lior Schohat, Haifa University 

Rabbi Joseph Schonwald, Rochlin Foundation 

Dr. Dan Schueftan, Deputy Director of the National Security Studies Center, Haifa 

University 

Mr. Gideon Schurr, Head of External Relations and Public Affairs, Bank Leumi 

Mr. Raphael Schutz, Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Daniel Schweppe, Economic Advisor, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s 

Office 

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Mr. Silke Maria Schwenk, Political/Legal Affairs, Embassy of Germany 

Mr. Daniel Seaman, Director, Israel Press Council 

Mr. Danny Sebright, Associate Vice President, The Cohen Group 

Prof. Zeev Segal, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University 

Ms. Dalia Segal, Oneneis 

Dr. Mordechai Segal, CEO, Oneneis 

Mr. Shalom Segev, Marketing Manager, MBE 

Dr. Arnold Seid 

Dr. Roberta Seid, Historian 

Prof. Ofira Seliktar, Tel Aviv University 

Ms. Lirit Serphos, Senior Director, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Offic 

Mr. Yitzhak Shadar, Chief of Security, Knesset 

Mr. Nachman Shai, Senior Vice President and Director, United Jewish Communities 

Prof. Aron Shai, Department of History, Tel Aviv University 

Prof. Yossi Shain, Head of the Hartog School of Government and Policy, Tel Aviv 

University 

Col. (res.) Dov Shafir, Director, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 

Col. (res.) Shmuel Shaked 

Prof. Haim Shaked, Director, The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic 

Studies, University of Miami 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Avner Shalev, Chairman, Yad Vashem 

MK Ilan Shalgi 

MK Silvan Shalom, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs 

Prof. Zaki Shalom, Researcher, Ben-Gurion University 

Ms. Judith Shalvi, Deputy Director General, Jerusalem Municipality 

Prof. Shimon Shamir, Head, The Institute for Diplomacy and Regional Cooperation, Tel 


Prof. Boas Shamir, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of 

Jerusalem 

Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Joshua Shani, Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Israel 

Maj. Gen. Ehud Shani, Head of Communications Department, IDF 

Mr. Ehud Shapira, Senior Deputy Director, Bank Leumi 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Shimon Shapira 

Col. (res.) Hovav Shapira, State Comptroller’s Office 

Mr. Jacob Shapiro 

Mr. Ezra Shaprut, Assistant to the President, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. 

Mr. David Sharan, Senior Assistant, Knesset 

Dr. Uriel Sharef, Member of the Corporate Executive Committee, Siemens A.G. 

Mr. Yehuda Sharf, The Jewish Agency for Israel 

Mr. Gil Sharon, President and CEO, Pelephone Communications Ltd. 

Mr. Ari Shavit, Haaretz 

Ms. Anat Shavit-Malz, Spokesperson, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews 

(HaKeren L’yedidut Israel) 

Mr. Danny Shavit, Chairman, Colmobil 

Col. Pnina Sharvit-Baruch, Head of International Law Department, IDF 

Dr. Shaul Shay, Head, Military History Department, IDF 

Mr. Eran Shayshon, Analyst, The Re'ut Institute 

Dr. Nili Shchory, Consultant to the Jewish Agency for Israel 

Mr. Ishay Shechter, Head of Strategic Planning, Keren Kayemet Leisrael- Jewish National 

Fund 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Gideon Sheffer, Corporate Vice President for Strategy and Policy, Elbit 

Systems Ltd. 

Dr. Yacov Sheinin, CEO, Economic Models 

Mr. Daniel Shek, Chief Executive, BICOM 

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Amb. Prof. Aliza Shenhar, President, Emek Yezreel College 

Adv. Gilead Sher, Senior Partner, Aaronsohn, Sher, Aboulafia, Amoday & Co. 

Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, Head, Hesder Yeshiva, Petah-Tikva 

Dr. Martin Sherman, Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University 

Col. Eli Shermeister, Head, Planning Department, Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF 

Mr. Igal Shermister, Director, Hashmira Group 

Prof. Joseph Shilhav, Department of Geography, Bar-Ilan University 

Ms. Tsviya Shimon, Deputy Director General for Administration and HR, Prime Minister's 

Office 

Mr. Moshe Shlonski, Independent Producer, Herzliya Studios 

Mr. Shlomo Shmeltzer, Chairman, Afcon Industries Group 

Mr. Abraham Shochat 

Brig. Gen. Ofir Shoham, Assistant Head, Plans and Policy Directorate, IDF 

Prof. Yoav Shoham 

Dr. Shimshon Shoshani, International CEO, Taglit “Birthright-israel” 

Amb. Zalman Shoval, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Export Investment Corp., Ltd. 

Ms. Kena Shoval 

Prof. Moshe Shpitalni, Dean of Graduate Studies, Technion 

Adv. Eliad Shraga, CEO, The Movement for Quality Government in Israel 

Ms. Batsheva Shtrauchler, Israel Women’s Network 

Mr. Edwin Shuker, Board of Deputies of British Jews –International Division 

Mr. Jerry Shyy, Director, Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 

Mr. David Silberg, Managing Director, Mercator Capital 

Ms. Ronit Silon, CEO, Olivex 

Amb. Donald Sinclair, Ambassador of Canada 

Ms. Jill Sinclair, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Embassy of Canada 

Dr. Max Singer, Founding President, Hudson Institute 

Ms. Wendy Singer, AIPAC 

Dr. Alexey Sitnikov, President, Image-Contact Consulting Group 

Ms. Ludmilla Sitnikov 

Dr. Meir Sivan, National Security Studies Center, Haifa University 

Mr. Mordechai Sklar, Director General, The Second Authority for Television and Radio 

Mr. Alan B. Slifka, Founder and Chairman, The Abraham Fund Initiatives 

Adv. Ory Slonim, Senior Partner, Ory Slonim Law Office 

Prof. Sammy Smooha, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Haifa University 

MK Dr. Brig. Gen. (res.) Ephraim Sneh, Chairman, Subcommittee for Defense Doctrine, 

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

Amb. Mark Sofer, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Prof. Arnon Soffer, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Haifa University 

Ms. Frieda Soffer, Secretary, National Council for Research and Development 

Prof. Ezra Sohar, Steering Committee, Ariel Center for Policy Research 

Dr. Meir Sokoler, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel 

Dr. Yaron Sokolov, Executive Director, The Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector 

Mrs Eta Somekh 

Mr. Sass Somekh, President, Novellus Systems 

Mr. Andrew Somper, Kolonoa VC 

Ms. Sibylle Katharina Sorg, Head of Cultural and Science Dept., Embassy of Germany 

Ms. Rikki Sprinzak, Hartog School of Government and Policy, Tel Aviv University; The 

Second Authority for Television and Radio 

Col. (res.) Haim Srebro, Director General, Survey of Israel 

Ms. Iris Stark, Chairman, Ashdod Port Company Ltd. 

Mr. Michael Steinberg, President, THF Realty 

Mr. Thomas M. Steinberg, President, Tisch Family Interests 

MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee 

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Mr. Benny Steinmatz, Chairman, B.S.G Investments 

Maj. Gen. Elazar Stern, Head of Human Resources, IDF 

Mrs. Bonnie Stern 

Mr. Steven Stern, Chairman, Braver Stern Securities 

Ms. Marilyn Stern, Lay Leader, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia 

Prof. Yedidya Stern, World Jewish Forum 

Ms. Axana Sternberg 

Amb. Valeria Mariana Stoica, Ambassador of Romania 

Mr. Michael Strauss, Chairman, Strauss-Elite Ltd. 

Ms. Raya Strauss, Strauss-Elite Ltd. 

Mr. Yossi Strauss, Ministry of Defense 

Mr. Doron Suslik, Deputy Vice President, Corporate Communications Directorate, Israel 

Aircraft Industries Ltd. 

Prof. Asher Susser, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel 


Prof. Gary Sussman, The Hartog School of Government and Policy, Tel Aviv University 

Col. (res.), Dr. Erez Sverdlov, CEO, THINKWARE Ltd. 

Dr. Hanna Swaid, Director, The Arab Center for Alternative Planning 

Ms. Vered Swid, Advisor to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Office 

Dr. Mala Tabory, Senior Director, Nativ, Prime Minister's Office 

Mr. Dov Tadmor, Chairman, IEL Israel Egvity Ltd. 

Mr. Yoram Taharlev, Author 

Mr. Yerach Tal, Communications Advisor, Bar-Ilan University 

Mr. Sender Tal, CEO, Keter Plastic 

Dr. Nachman Tal, Research Fellow, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Shimon Tal, Water Commissioner, Ministry of National Infrastructures 

MK Yuli Tamir, Department of Philosophy and School of Education, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Israel (Izzi) Tapoohi, Advisor, INQSOFT 

Mr. Rafi Taterka, CEO, Petroleum and Energy Infrastructures Ltd. 

Prof. Mina Teicher, Bar Ilan University 

Mr. Matti Tiber, Keter Plastic Ltd. 

MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Knesset Economics Committee 

Mr. Tomer Tidhar, Knesset 

Mr. Eilon Tirosh, Chairman and CMO, GingerBit 

Ms. Ronit Tirosh, Former Director General, Ministry of Education 

Prof. Ehud Toledano, Head of the Graduate School of Historical Studies, Tel Aviv 

University 

Mr. Shimon Topor, Treasurer, American Friends of IDC Herzliya 

Mr. Akiva Tor, Advisor to the President on Diaspora Affairs, Office of The President 

Mr. Jacob Toren, Director General, Ministry of Defense 

Ms. Rachel Torgeman, CEO Capital 

Prof. Efraim Torgovnik, Hartog School of Government and Policy, Tel Aviv University 

Mr. Imri Tov, Senior Research Associate, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv 

University 

Prof. Alfred Tovias, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Mr. Israel Trau, Assistant General Manager and Head of Banking Division, FIBI 

Dr. Robert Trice, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Lockheed Martin 

Corporation 

Mr. Moshe Triwax, General Manager, MATAR Publishing 

Mr. Zvi Tropp, Acting Chairman, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. 

Adv. Eitan Tsachor, Eitan Tsachor & Co. 

Mr. Yehoshua Tsur 

Mr. Itzhak Tunik, Chief Editor, Galei-Ztahal 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Oded Tyrah, President and Chairman, Phoenicia America Israel Ltd. 

Mr. Yair Tzaban, Project Director, Lamda 

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Prof. Zeev Tzahor, President, Sapir College 

Mr. David Vaish, Vice President for Finance, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority 

Ltd . 

Col. Sima Vaknin Gill, Chief Military Censor, IDF 

Mr. Aharon Valency, Chairman, Upper Galilee Regional Council 

Ms. Louisa Valitsky, Public Relations Coordinator, The Nadav Fund 

Brig. Gen. Danny Van-Buren, Chief Reserve Officer, IDF 

Mr. Yarden Vatikay, Spokesperson, The Jewish Agency for Israel 

Ms. Chaya Veichselfish, MALMAB, Ministry of Defense 

Amb. Kari Veijalainen, Ambassador of Finland 

Ms. Pnina Velan, Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth 

Prof. Yaacov Vetzberger, Department of International Relations, The Hebrew University of 

Jerusalem 

Ms. Yaffa Vigodsky, Chairman, Israeli Educational Television 

MK Avshalom Vilan, Chairman, Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Violence in Sports 

Mr. Zeev Vurembrand, CEO, Clalit Health Services 

Mr. Martin Walker, Editor, United Press International 

Ms. Anne Walter, Public Affairs Specialist, US Embassy 

Lord George Weidenfeld of Chelsea, Weidenfeld & Nicholson 

Mr. David Weinberg, CEO, Beyad Halashon 

Mr. Bill Weinstein, Economic Counselor, US Embassy 

Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein, CEO, Hudson Institute 

Ms. Lally Weymouth, Senior Editor and Special Diplomatic Correspondent, Newsweek 

Adv. Dov Weissglas, Prime Minister’s Office 

Adv. Naftali Weitman, Secretary, The Council for Higher Education 

Mr. Moshe Weizel, Chairman and CEO, Tushia Insurance Agency (1965) Ltd. 

MK Mjallie Whbee, Deputy Minister of Education 

Ms. Einat Wilf, Former Foreign Policy Advisor to Mr. Shimon Peres 

Mrs. Dina Wind 

Prof. Yoram (Jerry) Wind, Lauder Professor and Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies 

in Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 

Dr. Michael Wise, Director, Yadgim Partners 

Mr. Abrecht von Wittke, First Secretary, Head of Economic and Commercial Service, 

Embassy of Germany 

Mr. Ronen Wollfman, CEO, Mekorot Water Company Ltd. 

Dr. Meyrav Wurmser, Director, Center for Middle East Policy, Hudson Institute 

Amb. Gad Yaacobi, The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya 

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Ya'alon, Former Chief of the General Staff, IDF 

Col. (res.) Itamar Yaar, Deputy Head, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office 

Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Head, Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Tel Aviv 

University 

Mr. Ehud Yaari, The Second Authority for Television and Radio Development Authority 

Ltd. 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Aviezer Yaari 

Mr. Aharon Yadlin, Chairman, Bialik Institute 

Chief Superintendent Rafi Yaffe, Spokesman, Israel Police 

Ms. Andrea Yaffe, Associate, The Cohen Group 

Dr. Alexander Yakobson, Deptartment of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Maj. Gen. Arik Yakuel, Head of Plans and Policy Directorate, Israel Police 

Col. (res.) Ahuva Yanai, Executive Director, Matan 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Shlomo Yanai, President and CEO, Makhteshim Agan Industries 

Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yaron, Former Director General, Ministry of Defense 

Brig. Gen. (res.) Ruth Yaron, Former IDF Spokesperson 

Ms. Shlomit Yarkoni Semama, Director, Israel Venture Network 

Prof. Eli Yassif, Department of Hebrew Literature, Tel Aviv University 

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Mr. Yehonathan Yassur, Deputy Mayor, Herzliya Municipality 

Adv. Noga Yatziv, Assistant to CEO, Israel Corp. Ltd. 

Ms. Shelly Yecimovich 

Adv. Ran Yegnes, Partner, Yegnes, Toister, Biran & Co. 

Prof. Abraham B. Yehoshua, Author 

Mr. Ben-Dror Yemini, Editor, Maariv 

Mr. Zvi Yemini, President and CEO, The Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center Ltd. 

Mr. Bernard Yenkin, Chairman, Yenkin-Majestic Industries 

Mrs. Miriam Yenkin, Principal Project Director, Putnam Hill Company 

Prof. Yosef Yeshurun, Rector, Bar-Ilan University 

Mr. Zohar Yinon, Vice President for Finance and Control- CFO, Israeli Military Industries 

Ltd. 

Adv. Yaacov Yisraeli, Senior Partner, Shiboleth, Yisraeli, Roberts, Ziman & Co. Advocates 

Mr. Meir Yoffe, Executive Director, Panim - For Jewish Renaissance in Israel 

Mr. Eliezer Yones, CEO, United Mizrahi Bank Ltd. 

Ms. Iris Yosef 

Mr. Meir Yosef 

Mr. Kin-ici Yoshihara, President, Asian Forum Japan 

Dr. James Young, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near East Studies, University of 

Massachusetts, Amherst 

Ms. Judith Yovel-Recanati, CEO, Natal 

Dr. Israel Yovel, CEO, Gandyr Ltd. 

Prof. Yirmiyahu Yovel, Chairman, The Spinoza Institute in Jerusalem 

Mr. Poju Zabludowicz, Chairman and CEO, Tamares Group 

Ms. Merav Zafary, Director, Arms Control, Israel Atomic Energy Commission 

Dr. Zvi Zameret, Director, Yad Ben-Zvi 

Amb. Michael Žantovsky , Ambassador of the Czech Republic and NATO Contact Point 

Ambassador in Israel 

Prof. Dan Zaslavsky, Chairman, Technion 

Mr. Moshe Zeira, Ministry of Defense 

Adv. Michael Zellermayer, Zellermayer, Pelossof & Co., Advocates 

Adv. Yuval Zellner, Director of Domestic Affairs, National Security Council, Prime 


Dr. Shimshon Zelniker, Head of the Van-Leer Jerusalem Institute 

Dr. Ilana Ziegler, Executive Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation 

Prof. Zvi Ziegler, Department of Mathematics, Technion 

Mr. Henry Zimand 

Mr. Bennett Zimmerman, Project Leader, “Arab Population in the West Bank and Gaza: 

The Million Person Gap” 

Ms. Hani Ziv, Author 

Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv, Head of Operations, IDF 

Amb. Miriam Ziv, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Mr. Gadi Zohar 

Mr. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, U.S. News & World Report 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

Principal Supporters 

Amb. Ronald S. Lauder 

International businessman and President of the 

Jewish National Fund. Additionally serves as 

Chairman of the International Public Committee of 

the World Jewish Restitution Organization, 

Treasurer of the World Jewish Congress and 

Chairman of the Jewish Heritage Council. Former 

Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major 

American Jewish Organizations. Served as U.S. 

Ambassador to Austria and as Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for European and NATO 

policy. Established the Ronald S. Lauder 

Foundation, which has focused on Jewish 

education and outreach programs in Eastern 

Europe. Holds a B.A. in International Business 

from the Wharton School and a Certificate in 

International Business from the University of 

Brussels. 

International Fellowship of Christians 

and Jews (Hakeren L’Yedidut, Israel) 

The International Fellowship of Christians and 

Jews, based in Jerusalem and Chicago, promotes 

better understanding and cooperation between Jews 

and Christians and builds broad support for Israel 

and other shared concerns. In recent years, the 

Fellowship has contributed over $100 million 

towards hundreds of projects helping Jewish 

immigration, absorption of new immigrants, 

fighting against poverty and providing for security 

needs in Israel, as well as helping Jews in the 

Former Soviet Union. 

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The Congress of Jewish Communities of 

Russia 

The Congress of Jewish Communities of Russia, 

headed by its president Mr. Arkady Gaidamek, 

was founded in 1991. It unites more than 150 

Jewish organizations and communities, servicing 

hundred of thousands of Jews remaining in 

Russia. 

The Congress centers are located in Moscow, St. 

Petersburg and Toula. The Congress operates and 

maintains the principal historical synagogue in 

Moscow, which is 100 years old. 

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Israel 

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a private, 

independent non-profit organization with its roots 

in German and international social democracy. 

The FES office in Israel contributes to enhancing 

German/European–Israeli relations, promoting 

peaceful coexistence between Israel and its 

neighbors, and strengthening Israeli civic society. 

Government Departments 

Ministry of Defense 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

National Security Council, Prime Minister’s 

Office 

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Foundations 

The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild 

Foundation 

The Foundation operates towards realizing the House of 

Rothschild’s vision to develop Caesarea as a unique 

settlement, as a regional industrial center and as a national 

tourism center based in the Old City of Caesarea and on the 

splendid coast of Caesarea. Part of the profits of the 

Foundation are donated yearly towards the promotion of 

higher education in Israel, support of cultural institutions and 

general assistance to the neighboring areas of Caesarea. 

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund 

Keren Kayemeth LaIsrael- Jewish National Fund, was 

established by Theodore Herzl over 100 years ago, at the 5th 

Zionist Congress. The purpose was to create a National Fund 

that would fulfill the Zionist vision of bringing back the 

Jewish People to their Homeland by purchasing and 

developing land in Eretz Yisrael. Today, at the beginning of 

the 21st century, this goal still serves as the ideological and 

practical platform on which the principles of KKL-JNF are 

based. The achievements of KKL- JNF, as the caretaker of 

the land of Israel on behalf of all the Jewish People and as 

the first environmental movement in Israel, are evident 

throughout the country. These include more than 650,000 

acres purchased, 1,000 towns and villages established, 220 

million trees planted, 170 water reservoirs built, tens of 

polluted rivers rehabilitated, more than 600 parks and 

recreation areas developed, thousands of acres in the Negev 

saved from desertification, as well as many educational 

activities including love of the Land, Eco-Zionism and 

Zionist Heritage. 

Our actions demonstrate the enormous impact of KKL-JNF 

on the development of the modern State of Israel, as partners 

with the People of Israel and the Jewish People. KKL-JNF 

will continue to fulfill its mission to develop, settle, build, 

protect and create- as the caretaker and guardian of the Land 

of Israel for the Jewish People everywhere. 

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POSEN FOUNDATION 

Lucerne Switzerland 

The Russell Berrie Foundation 

The mission of the Russell Berrie Foundation is to express the 

values and passions of the late Russell Berrie, through 

promoting the continuity and enrichment of Jewish communal 

life, fostering the spirit of religious understanding and 

pluralism and supporting advances in medicine focused on 

diabetes and humanism. 

The Posen Foundation 

The Posen Foundation seeks to promote Jewish education for 

secular Jews. The Foundation is committed to the 

development of curricula, teaching strategies and reference 

works to train a cadre of secular Jews, who will be 

professionally equipped to teach precepts of Jewish 

civilization, history and culture to children at all school levels 

as well as to students on the undergraduate and graduate 

levels. The Posen Foundation pioneered curricula and syllabi 

for a course on Judaism as culture, which is now taught in 

fifteen universities and colleges in the US and Israel. The 

Foundation also supports academic research into diverse 

aspects of Jewish identity, offers fellowships and supports 

literary projects in the field of Judaism as culture. 

The Abraham Fund Initiatives 

The Abraham Fund Initiatives works to advance coexistence, 

equality and cooperation among Israel’s Jewish and Arab 

citizens by operating large-scale coexistence initiatives and 

by funding grassroots projects. 

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Organizations 

The American Jewish Committee 

The American Jewish Committee protects the rights and 

freedoms of Jews the world over; combats bigotry and anti- 

Semitism and promotes human rights for all; works for the 

security of Israel and deepened understanding between 

Americans and Israelis; advocates public policy positions 

rooted in America's democratic values and in the Jewish 

heritage; and enhances the creative vitality of the Jewish 

people. Founded in 1906, it is the pioneer human relations 

agency in the United States. 

The National Security Studies Center, University 

of Haifa 

The Center studies a wide variety of national security issues - 

social, political, military, economic and others - seeking to 

enhance the understanding of the complex web of interactions 

affecting national security. The Center brings together social 

scientists, historians, and other scholars from Israel and 

abroad, drawing on a wide range of relevant disciplines in the 

effort to integrate their respective studies into the overall 

interdisciplinary picture of national security. 

The Center’s research has focused on the national security 

strategy of Israel, the changing global and regional strategic 

environment, the study of terrorism, and the psychology and 

politics of a society coping with protracted conflict. Since 

the beginning of the decade, the Center has conducted an 

ongoing and methodical series of comprehensive studies of 

the diverse components of the national resilience of Israeli 

society. 

The Jewish Agency for Israel 

Partnering with purpose, all over the world 

The Jewish Agency for Israel is a global non-profit 

organization organization that works towards aliyah and 

integration, connecting the next generation through Jewish 

Zionist education, and creating an Israel of equal opportunity, 

through bridging social and economic gaps and investing in 

the Negev and Galilee. 

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The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs was founded in 1976 

as an independent, non-profit institute for policy research. 

The Jerusalem Center is engaged in a multi-faceted effort to 

bring high-quality information and analysis to the attention of 

policymakers and leading opinion-makers through a broad 

range of Internet publications: Daily Alert, Jerusalem 

Viewpoints, Jerusalem Issue Briefs, and NGO Monitor. 

Much of the Jerusalem Center’s research in recent years has 

focused on Israel’s rights under international law in its 

conflict with the Palestinians, examining new paradigms for 

regional diplomacy in the Middle East, and identifying the 

connections between local terrorism against Israel and the 

global jihadi effort against the West. 

The Israel Venture Network (IVN) 

The Israel Venture Network (IVN) is a venture philanthropy 

network of high-tech entrepreneurs and business executives 

from Israel and the US. IVN concentrates on scalable, 

systemic solutions for the social, educational and employment 

crises that jeopardize the ability of Israel’s next generation to 

succeed in the 21st century. 

Office of Public Affairs 

United States Embassy, Tel Aviv 

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Benefactors 

Yossi Hollander 

Dalia and Dr. Mordechai Segal 

Roger Hertog 

Eta and Dr. Sass Somekh 

Nira and Kenneth Abramowitz 

Prof. Yoav Shoham 

Howard P. Berkowitz 

Walter Stern 

Alfred Akirov 

Steven Price 

Cyril Stein 

Yehudit and Dr. Israel Yovel 

Phillip Schatten 

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Principal Sponsors 

Siemens Israel 

Siemens Israel is a subsidiary of Siemens AG and is mainly 

active in the fields of Power Generation and Distribution, 

Automation and Control, Transportation systems, 

Communications infrastructures and medical solutions. 

Siemens Israel currently has about 150 employees with a total 

of more than 500 Siemens employees in the country including 

research and development in the fields of Communication, 

Medical and Postal Automation. 

The IDB Group 

The IDB Group is one of the leading investment companies in 

Israel, with a diversified portfolio encompassing some of the 

most influential companies in Israel. Through majority 

holdings in four main subsidiaries – Discount Investment 

Corporation, Clal Industries and Investments, Clal Insurance 

Enterprise Holdings and Azorim Investment Development and 

Construction- the IDB Group holds major stakes in key 

industries such as communications, insurance and finance, 

high-technology, bio-technology, real estate, retail and tourism 

First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) 

First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) is Israel's fifth largest 

banking group. FIBI provides its clients with universal 

financial services such as credit, deposits, securities, foreign 

exchange, financial derivatives, international trade, mortgages, 

provident and mutual funds, portfolio management, 

underwriting and leasing. 

FIBI has four main banking subsidiaries: Ubank (formerly 

Investec Bank); Poaley Agudat Israel Bank (PAGI), a 

commercial bank with 14 branches serving mainly the 

orthodox and ultra-orthodox communities; Beinleumi 

Mortgage Bank and Atzmaut Bank - both mortgage banks. It 

also operates two overseas subsidiaries - FIBI Bank (UK) in 

London and FIBI Bank (Switzerland) in Zurich. 

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Boeing 

With a heritage that mirrors the first 100 years of flight, The 

Boeing Company provides products and services to customers 

in 145 countries. Boeing has been the premier manufacturer of 

commercial jetliners for more than 40 years and is a global 

market leader in military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, 

human space flight, and launch systems and services. Total 

company revenues for 2004 were $52.5 billion. 

Israel Corporation Ltd. 

Israel Corp. is a company that engages in the initiating and 

development of business ventures in Israel and abroad, 

operating mainly in the fields of chemicals, fertilizers, 

shipping, energy and advanced technologies (semiconductors). 

The main holdings of the company are: 

- Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL), holding approximately 50.9%. 

- Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM), holding 

approximately 98%. 

- Oil Refineries Ltd. (ORL), holding 26%. 

- Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TOWER), holding 21.3%. 

Riwal ( Israel) 

“Riwal (Israel)” is the Israeli branch of the worldwide Rival 

Company, and represents the Dutch parent company, 

considered as one of Europe’s leading companies in the field 

of solution for aerial work. “Riwal (Israel)” also represents 

Hovago, one of the world’s ten largest crane companies. 

In addition, “Riwal (Israel)” is the representative of JLG, the 

world's leading producer of aerial work platforms, and Terex- 

Demag – crane manufacturers. 

“Riwal (Israel)” is prepared to offer complete solutions and 

full support on worksites including the supply and operation of 

cranes, scissor lifts and other mechanical equipment “Riwal 

(Israel)” supplies the construction, general, security and energy 

industries with varied solutions at the very highest of 

standards. 

Lockheed Martin 

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs 

about 135,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in 

the research, design, development, manufacture and integration 

of advanced technology systems, products and services. The 

corporation reported 2004 sales of $35.5 billion. 

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Tamares 

Tamares is an international private equity investment group 

with significant interests in real estate, technology, 

manufacturing, leisure and media. 

Sponsors 

Keter Plastic Ltd. 

The Keter Group is the world’s second largest manufacturer 

and marketer of plastic consumer products and a global 

trendsetter in the do-it-yourself, household, storage and garden 

markets. Founded in 1948 by the late Joseph Sagol, one of 

Israel's leading industrial pioneers, Keter currently has 28 

factories across Israel, Europe and the USA, and sells its 

extensive range of products in approximately 100 countries 

worldwide. In 2004 the Group’s sales, including affiliates, 

reached $675 million, 90% originated from overseas sales. 

Turnover in 2005 is expected to surpass $900 million. 

RAPAC 

Rapac Electronics, a public company, traded in Tel-Aviv SE. 

Rapac is a major supplier of defense and communication 

systems directly and via it’s defense group led by Del-Ta 

Engineering, which is a major player in the worldwide 

satellite communication services via it’s subsidiary R.R. 

Satellite communications. Rapac group is a major supplier of 

energy generation equipment to IEC as well as lighting and 

switching devices. 

NDS Technologies Israel Ltd. 

NDS is a leading supplier of open end-to-end digital pay TV 

solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and 

information to television set-top boxes and IP devices. For 

more information about NDS: www.nds.com 

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Shlomo Car Group 

"Shlomo Car Group" is a leading corporation combined out of 

four different companies, all of them within the field of 

transportation and vehicles. The group holds the largest car 

fleet in Israel with more then 45,000 vehicles, with a total of 

400 million dollars turnover due to its financial activities. 

"Shlomo Car Group" is the sole owner of the “Sixt” franchise, 

the largest European rent-a-car company for domestic and 

foreign customers. It shares a partnership with “Champion 

Motors Company” in importing “Skoda” cars into Israel, 

controls a chain of nationally spared branches which gives 

towing and traffic services and manages the biggest leasing 

company in Israel, “New-Kopel-Sixt”, with more than 35,000 

cars in different sizes and for different purposes. 

Soltam Group 

An Industrial Group, focused on development and production 

of defense systems and products for ground forces. Product 

range includes artillery systems, night vision equipment; 

infantry based systems, vehicles retrofit, C4I systems and 

camouflage. 

Ampa Ltd. 

The Ampa Group is a diversified group operating in various 

areas of activity. These include: services and consumer 

products, financial services, real estate, manufacturing and 

marketing of packaging products. 

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Cooperating Organizations 

The Municipality of Herzliya 

IDF Radio 

93.9 FM Northern Galilee 

96.6 FM Jerusalem and environs 

100.7 FM Mitzpe Ramon 

102.3 FM Haifa and Beer Sheba and environs 

104 FM Center and Eilat 

Ifat Group 

Ifat Group is Israel’s leading information center. Operating 

since 1947 and a member of the International Association of 

Information and Media Companies (FIBEP), Ifat Group has a 

staff of over 280 skilled workers, employed in the following 

group companies: Ifat Media Information, Ifat Advertising 

Monitoring, Ifat Advanced Media Analysis, Ifat On Disc, Ifat 

Tenders, Dekel Ifat and Ifat Mivzakei Shilton. 

* 22 

"Asterisk 22" is the leading news content product of the 

cellular companies in Israel. The news contents include 

around-the-clock live news updates broadcasted by channel 2 

news as well as special breaking news updates. The updates 

are broadcasts in voice format to all cellular companies 

charged by air time only and in video format for 3rd generation 

devices that are supported by the companies. 

The Daniel Hotel 

The Daniel Hotel is numbered among Israel’s leading hotels in 

the corporate sector, with a wealth of experience in organizing 

conferences and seminars. The Daniel Hotel complex includes 

the Shizen Lifestyle Spa Hotel, designed in the spirit of the Far 

East. Both hotels are managed by Tamares Hotel Resorts & 

Spas (formerly HEI Hotels), under the ownership of the 

Zabludowicz Group (Tamares). 

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Federman & Sons (Holdings) Ltd. 

The group is fully owned by Mr. Shali Federman (ex-“Elite” 

partner) and deals in agricultural inputs (fertilizers) and food 

products (roasted coffee). In the food business, the group 

controls “Landwer Coffee Ltd.”, the oldest local coffee roaster. 

In recent years, the company upgraded its production facilities 

and deepened its involvement not only in the retail sector but 

also in Horeca (hotels, restaurants, cafes). The group manages 

and distributes high quality international brands such as "Illy 

Espresso", "Rombouts Filters", and locally renowned 

“Landwer”. 

Smartnet 

Smartnet is the leading WISP in Israel. We provide wireless 

Internet service to dozens of hotspots all over the country: the 

leading hotels as Daniel Hotel, convention centers and more, a 

global subscription service for wireless Internet access and a 

wide range of complementary services. 

Smartnet leads the market and has established high standards 

for the use of wireless Internet in Israel: this leadership 

includes operation of the largest wireless network in Israel, use 

of leading technologies, cooperation and roaming agreements 

with Internet Solutions Provides both in Israel and worldwide, 

a service/support center help desk and more. Thousands of 

users use Smartnet wireless Internet services every day. They 

enjoy our professional approach, and the high quality service 

unique to Smartnet, Israel’s leading wireless ISP. For further 

information, please visit our website at www.smart-net.co.il 

Webby Casting 

The company specializes in transmitting video and other 

streaming media solutions. 

The company provides the client with freedom in distributing 

content – whether on demand (VOD, AOD) or live, or as a 

combination of live streaming that is immediately converted 

into a stored video for retrieval on demand. 

The MediaZone FLOW program allows viewers to use the 

viewing minutes that have been purchased for all viewing 

purposes – live or on-demand. 

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