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Each IAEE mission is composed of outstanding scholars nominated by IAEE's Academic Board. (See Members of the IAEE
American Academic Board)
The weeklong missions combine lectures and intimate meetings with leading Israeli and Palestinian public figures, roundtable
discussions with Israeli colleagues, and tours of the country by car and by helicopter to appreciate the country's unique
archaeological history, its beauty, and its complex issues of security. Please
see the notional itinerary for this summer's IAEE mission below.
Following each mission, the Milken Institute and the Rabin Center coordinate a range of activities between American and Israeli
participants including publication opportunities under the imprint of the Milken Institute, visiting teaching opportunities, and
conferences on areas of collaborative research.
Post-mission conversation between participants, and with the broader of community of Middle East specialists is hosted by Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH) -- a project of the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University. The Olin Institute is part of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
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AE Mission to Israel
July 11- 18, 2011
Monday, July 11
Tel Aviv |
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| 10:30am-5:30pm |
Delegation arrives/Transfer from Ben Gurion Airport
Check-in at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv |
| 6:00pm |
Meet in the hotel lobby
Depart for the Yitzhak Rabin Center |
| 6:30pm |
Cocktail Reception on the terrace |
| 7:00pm |
Welcoming Remarks by:
Ms. Dalia Rabin, Chair of the Yitzhak Rabin Center
Rabbi Nachum Braverman, Founder of IAAE
“The New Landscape of the Middle East”
Opening dinner session with Maj. Gen (res.) Amos Gilad, Director of Diplomatic-Security Bureau at the Ministry of Defense; formerly the Ministry of Defense’s
Coordinator for the Administered Territories, Director of the Research Division of
the IDF's Intelligence Branch and IDF Spokesman
- The Lea Rabin Hall |
| 9:30pm |
Dinner concludes/Return to hotel
Overnight at the Dan Tel Aviv |
Tuesday, July 12
Tel Aviv |
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| 8:15am |
Depart for the Yitzhak Rabin Center |
| 8:30-10:30am |
Guided tours of The Israeli Museum |
| 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:45-12:15pm |
“Israel‘s Immediate Neighbors”
Discussion on Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon & Syria with:
Prof. Yoram Meital, Chair of the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies& Diplomacy at Ben-Gurion University; special research emphasis on Egyptian politics,
culture and nationalism
Dr. Shmuel Bar, Director of Studies at the Institute of Policy and Strategy in Herzliya
and member of the organizing team of the annual "Herzliya Conference." Current
areas of study include: Jordanian, Syrian and Palestinian affairs, radical Islam and
Terrorism, inter-Arab Politics, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Peace Process;
Iranian defense doctrine and negotiation behavior.
Prof. Eyal Zisser, Senior Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern& African Studies and Head of the Middle Eastern & African History Department at
Tel Aviv University; written extensively on history and modern politics of Syria &
Lebanon |
| 12:15-1:15pm |
Lunch with IDF soldiers |
| 1:30-3:00pm |
“Israel’s Regional Neighbors”
Discussion on Iran, Turkey, Libya & the Gulf States with:
Dr. Alon Liel, former Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry and former Israeli
Ambassador to Turkey
Dr. Uzi Rabi, Director of the Moshe Dayan Center and Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. Fields of specialization: The modern history of states and societies in the Persian Gulf, state building in the
Middle East, oil and politics in the Middle East, Iranian-Arab relations, and Sunni-Shi’i tensions
Prof. Yehudit Ronen, Senior Research Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and Professor in the Political Science Department, Bar
Ilan University. Fields of specialization: The history and politics of Sudan, Libya and
North Africa, and the comparative analysis of politics and religion in the Middle East |
| 3:00pm |
Break |
| 3:15-4:45pm |
“Hamas & Islamic Jihad: Enemy or Future Partner?”
Avi Issacharoff, Palestinian & Arab Affairs Correspondent for Haaretz
Dr. Anat Berko, Counter-Terrorism specialist and member of Israel’s Counter-Terrorism Team and Israel’s National Security Council |
| 4:45pm |
Return to hotel/Break |
| 6:45pm |
Depart for dinner |
| 7:00pm |
Dinner in Jaffa |
| 9:00pm |
Dinner concludes/Return to hotel
Overnight at the Dan Tel Aviv |
Wednesday, July 13
Tel Aviv - Haifa |
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| 8:15am |
Depart for Haifa |
| 10:15-12:00pm |
Guided tour of the Bahai Gardens |
| 12:15-1:15pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm |
“The Arabs of Israel”
MK & Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and Head of Ta’al, the Arab
nationalist party in Israel
Ms. Amal Elsana Alhjooj, Co-Executive Director of the Negev Institute for
Strategies of Peace and Development, founding Director of AJEEC – NISPED's Arab
Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation, member of the Prime
Minister’s Commission for Economic Development of the Arab sector
Mr. Hassan el Haib, Chair of the Beit Zarzir Council, Lt. Col. (res.) in Northern
Command
- at the Dan Panorama Hotel, Haifa |
| 3:00pm |
Break |
| 3:15-4:45pm |
“From Oslo to Today”
Panel on the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, historically & today:
Gilead Sher, Israel’s co-Chief Negotiator at the Camp David Summit & Taba talks
Brig. Gen. Udi Dekel, former Head of the IDF Strategic Planning Division & former
Chief of Israel’s Negotiation Team
Pini Meidan, former Mossad official and Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Ehud
Barak & member of Israel’s Negotiation Team with the Palestinians |
| 4:45pm |
Break |
| 6:00pm |
Depart for Usifia |
| 6:30pm |
Guided tour of the Old City of Usifia |
| 7:15pm |
Dinner & discussion in the home of a Druze family |
| 9:00pm |
Dinner concludes/Return to hotel
Overnight at the Dan Panorma Hotel |
Thursday, July 14
Akko-Jerusalem |
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| 7:30am |
Depart for helicopters |
| 8:00am |
Helicopter tour
Route: North to Rosh Hanikra - Land in Kiryat Shmona
Meet with Rachel Rabin, sister of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
West along Lebanese border to Golan Heights – south over the Sea of Galilee –
southwest over the West Bank and Jerusalem |
| 12:00pm |
Land/Drive to Gush Etzion |
| 12:30-3:00pm |
“The Settlers’ Voice”
Tour and lunch discussion with Shaul Goldstein, Mayor of the Gush Etzion
Regional Council and Pinchas Wallerstein, former Director of the Yesha Council
- in Gush Etzion |
| 3:00pm |
Depart for Jerusalem |
| 3:30pm |
Check-in at the King David Hotel/Break |
| 5:15pm-6:45pm |
“Jerusalem: Undivided?”
Discussion with:
Prof. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Professor of International Relations for the Study of Peace & Regional Cooperation at the Hebrew University, Head of the Jerusalem
Institute for Israel Studies
Amb. Dore Gold, President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, former
Representative of Israel to the United Nations
Mr. Pini Meidan, former Mossad official, Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Ehud
Barak and member of Israel’s Negotiation Team with the Palestinians
- at the King David Hotel |
| 7:00pm |
Dinner |
| 9:30pm |
Dinner concludes/Return to hotel
Overnight in Jerusalem |
Friday, July 15
Jerusalem |
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| 8:00am |
Tour of the Security Barrier around Jerusalem
Led by Col. (ret.) Shaul Arieli, former Head of the Interim Agreement
Administration in the Rabin government, former Head of the Peace Administration
in the Barak government and leading experts on the route of the separation barrier |
| 11:00am-1:00pm |
Guided tour of Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Tour guided by Eliezer Ayalon, Holocaust survivor and author of, “A Cup of Honey” |
| 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 2:00-3:30pm |
“The Make-Up of Israel’s Coalition Government”
Discussion of the government structure and party agendas with:
Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University
Amb. & Prof. Moshe Arens, former Member of Knesset, Minister of Defense,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.
- at the King David Hotel |
| 3:30-5:00pm |
“Human Rights & International Law”
Prof. Gabriela Shalev, President of the Higher Academic Council at Ono Academic
College; Israel’s former Ambassador to the UN
Prof. Ruth Lapidot, Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Professor at the Law School of the College of Management and Senior Researcher at
the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
Prof. Asa Kasher, Chair in Professional Ethics and Philosophy of Practice, Tel Aviv
University; Author of Israel Defense Forces's Code of Conduct; recipient of the Israel
Prize Award in Philosophy
- at the King David Hotel |
| 5:00pm |
Break |
| 6:30pm |
Meet in lobby to walk to the Old City |
| 7:00pm |
Welcoming of the Sabbath at the Western Wall |
| 8:00pm |
Shabbat Dinner in the Old City |
| 10:00pm |
Dinner concludes/Return to the hotel
Overnight in Jerusalem |
Saturday, July 16
Shabbat in Jerusalem |
| 10:00am |
Guided walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem
Tour led by archaeologist Ian Stern |
| 2:00pm |
Tour ends |
| 8:30pm |
Shabbat ends/depart for dinner |
| 9:00pm |
Dinner
Overnight in Jerusalem |
Sunday, July 17
Ramallah |
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| 8:00am |
Depart for Ramallah |
| 9:00-3:00pm |
“The Palestinian Leadership”
Dr. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
Maj. Gen. Jibril Rajoub, former head of the Palestinian Preventive Security Force in
the West Bank
Dr. Saeb Erekat, Head of the Palestinian Negotiation Steering and Monitoring
Committee |
| 3:00pm |
Meeting with Amir Dejani, Head of Rawabi, newly-developed Palestinian city |
| 4:00pm |
Depart for Jerusalem/Break |
| 7:30pm |
Dinner in Jerusalem |
| 9:30pm |
Return to hotel
Overnight at King David hotel
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Monday, July 18
Jerusalem |
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| 8:30am |
Depart for the City of David |
| 9:00-11:00am |
Guided tour of the City of David |
| 11:00 |
Depart for the Bank of Israel |
| 11:30am-1:00pm |
“Israel’s Economy: Succeeding Amidst Threats”
Meeting with Dr. Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel |
| 1:00-2:00pm |
Lunch |
| 2:15-3:45pm |
“Israel in the Region: The American Perspective”
Professor Itamar Rabinovich, Senior Research Fellow at TAU's Moshe Dayan
Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Israel's Chief Negotiator with Syria
under the late Yitzhak Rabin and Ambassador in Washington from 1993-96,
Alon Pinkas, former Consul General of Israel in the United States, for Chief of Staff
to Shlomo Ben-Ami and David Levy (Ministers of Foreign Affairs), Foreign Policy
Advisor for Ehud Barak, and Political Advisor to Shimon Peres
- at the King David Hotel |
| 3:45pm |
Break |
| 4:00-5:30pm |
“Israel’s Geo-Political Prospect”
Discussion with Lt. Gen. (res.) Shaul Mofaz, Chairman of the Knesset Foreign
Affairs & Defense Committee, the IDF’s 16th Chief of Staff, and previously Israel's
Minister of Defense, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transportation
- at the King David Hotel |
| 5:30pm |
Break/Check-out |
| 6:30pm |
Closing dinner session led by Prof. Charlie Kupchan |
| 8:15pm |
Depart for Ben-Gurion Airport |
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July 22- August 3, 2010
Tuesday, July 27
| 3:00pm |
Pick-up from Ben-Gurion Airport
Check-in to the Dan Hotel, Tel Aviv |
| 7:00pm |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks by:
Ms. Dalia Rabin, Chair of the Yitzhak Rabin Center
Rabbi Nachum Braverman, Executive Director of IAAE
“Israel’s Opportunities and Constraints: Past and Present”
Opening dinner discussion led by:
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin, Head of Israeli Military Intelligence
Prof. Shlomo Avineri, Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University
- at the Yitzhak Rabin Center |
| Overnight at the Dan Hotel |
Wednesday, July 28
| Breakfast on own at hotel |
| 8:00am |
Depart for Sderot
En Route: “The Phenomenon of Radical Islamic Terrorism”
Led by Ari Shuali, former intelligence officer in the Arab & Muslim world |
| 10:00am |
Meet with the Mayor of Sderot, David Buskila |
| 10:45am |
Tour of Sderot - Guided by Sderot Youth |
| 12:30pm |
“Gaza: A Security Conundrum”
Lunch discussion with Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant, Head of IDF Southern Command |
| 2:30pm |
Depart for Tel Aviv |
| 4:00pm |
Arrive in Tel Aviv/Break |
| 6:00pm |
“Gaza and Hamas: Perspectives from the Street Today”
Panel discussion with:
Prof. Yoram Meital, Chair of the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy at Ben-Gurion University
Graciela Lopez, Coordinator of Protection Activities in Gaza for the International Committee of the Red Cross
Sleman Al-Shafhe, Gaza correspondent |
| 8:00pm |
Dinner joined by Professors:
Mark Heller, Principal Research Associate at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Shaul Mishal, Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University
Zaki Shalom, Research Fellow at the INSS and Professor at Ben-Gurion University |
| Overnight at the Dan Hotel |
Thursday, July 29
| Breakfast &check-out on own |
| 8:00am |
Tour of Security Barrier
Led by Shaul Arieli, expert on the separation barrier |
| 12:30pm |
“Minorities in Israeli Society”
Lunch discussion with:
Dr. Ahmad Tibi, Deputy
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Mayor Ramiz Jaraisy, Mayor of Nazareth
Rafik Halabi, Druze journalist, television reporter and film maker
- in Nazareth |
| 2:30pm |
Depart for Haifa |
| 4:00pm |
Meet with the Mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav |
| 5:00pm |
“Israel: The Demographic Aspect”
Professor Arnon Soffer, Professor of Geography and Political Science at the University of Haifa and the National Defense College |
| 6:30pm |
Check-in to the Dan Carmel/Break |
8:30pm |
“The Northern Front: Stability or Turmoil”
Dinner discussion with:
Prof. Eyal Zisser, Fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center and expert on Syria
Dr. Ephraim Kam, Deputy Head of the INSS and expert on Iran |
| Overnight at Dan Carmel |
Friday, July 30
| Breakfast & check-out on own |
| 8:00am |
Bus with luggage departs for Jerusalem |
| 8:30am |
Bus with participants departs for heli-pad |
| 9:00am |
Helicopter tour of the north |
| 10:30am |
Land in Jerusalem |
| 11:00am |
Check-in to the King David Hotel
Break/Lunch on own (provided in hotel) |
| 1:00pm |
“The Prospective of Israeli-Palestinian Agreement: Past and Future”
Panel Discussion with:
Gilead Sher, Israel’s co-Chief Negotiator at the Camp David Summit and Taba talks
Brig. Gen. Udi Dekel, former Head of the IDF Strategic Planning Division & former Chief of Israel’s Negotiation Team
Pini Meidan, former Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Ehud Barak & member of Israel’s Negotiation Team with the Palestinians |
3:00pm |
“O Jerusalem”
Discussion with
Dr. Daniel Seidmann, founder of the Israeli NGO, “Yerushalayim D'lemata” (Terrestrial Jerusalem), and a Senior Advisor to the Kairos Project
Prof. Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Giancarlo Elia Valori Professor of International Relations for the Study of Peace and Regional Cooperation at the Hebrew University & Head of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
Amb. Dore Gold, President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and former Representative of Israel to the United Nations |
| 5:00pm |
Break |
| 7:00pm |
Depart for walk to Western Wall |
| 8:00pm |
Shabbat Dinner in the Old City |
| Overnight at King David Hotel |
Saturday, July 31
| Breakfast on own at hotel |
| 9:00am |
Guided walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem
Led by Ian Stern, archaeologist and guide |
| 8:30pm |
Shabbat ends |
| 9:00pm |
“Israel Aid Abroad, With or Without Diplomatic Ties”
Dinner presentation by Gal Lusky, CEO & Founder of Israel Flying Aid |
| Overnight at King David Hotel |
Sunday, August 1
| Breakfast on own in hotel |
| 8:00am |
Depart for Ramallah |
| 9:00am |
Meetings with Palestinian Leaders:
Dr. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
Dr. Saeb Erekat, Head the Palestinian Negotiation Steering and Monitoring Committee
Maj. Gen. Jibril Rajoub, former head of the Palestinian Preventive Security Force in the West Bank. |
| 3:00pm |
Depart for Dollev Village |
| 4:00pm |
“The Settlers’ Voice”
Meet with Adi Mintz, former Managing Director of Yesha Council & member of Elad’s Management Board |
| 5:30pm |
Depart for Jerusalem |
| 6:30pm |
Break |
| 7:30pm |
“Building the Palestinian Law Enforcement”
Dinner discussion with:
Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, U.S. Security Coordinator for the Israel-Palestinian Authority |
| Overnight at the King David |
Monday, August 2
| Breakfast on own in hotel |
| 8:30am |
Depart for Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial |
| 9:00am |
Guided tour of Yad Vashem |
| 11:00am |
Depart for Israel’s Supreme Court |
| 11:30am |
“Israel’s Justice System”
Discussion with Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch, President of the Israeli Supreme Court |
| 1:00pm |
“International Law and Human Rights”
Lunch Discussion with:
Col. Daniel Reisner, International Law Expert
Daniel Taub, Senior Legal Adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ron Shatzberg, Project Director & Member of the Policy Planning Team at the ECF, Advisor to the International Committee Red Cross
Aluf Benn, Editor of Ha’aretz
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, Doctor & Author |
| 3:15pm |
“Israel’s Economy”
Presentation by Stanley Fisher, Governor of the Bank of Israel
Discussion with:
Dr. Dan Ben-David, Economist
Saul Singer, Author |
| 5:30pm |
Break |
| 8:00pm |
Dinner with Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy |
| Overnight at the King David |
Tuesday, August 3
| Breakfast &check-out on own |
| 8:30am |
Depart for Har Herzl |
| 9:00am |
Visit the graves of Yitzhak and Lea Rabin, z”l - Mt. Herzl |
| 10:00am |
Depart for Tel Aviv |
| 11:00am |
Tour the Israeli Museum at the Yitzhak Rabin Center |
| 12:30pm |
Lunch at the Yitzhak Rabin Center |
| 1:30pm |
“Secular-Religious Coexistence and Conflict”
Lunch discussion with:
Rabbi David Grossman, Chief Rabbi of Migdal Ha'Emek and Founder of Migdal Ohr Educational Center
Avishai Ben-Haim, TV correspondent on Jewish religious affairs
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“The U.S–Israel Relationship”
Panel discussion with:
Amb. Alon Pinkas, former Israeli Consul General to the U.S.
Amb. & Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. (1993-96)
Amb. Zalman Shoval, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. (1990-1993 & 1998-2000) |
| 5:30pm |
Closing Session with Minister Ehud Barak, Minister of Defense |
| 6:30pm |
Dinner & Feedback Discussion
Led by Dr. Charlie Kupchan and Richard Samuels |
| 8:30pm |
Depart for Ben-Gurion Airport |
AE Mission to Israel
June 22-29, 2009
Monday, June 22
2:00p.m. Arrivals at Ben-Gurion Airport
Check-in at Carlton Hotel in Tel Aviv
6:45p.m. Depart for the Yitzhak Rabin Center
7:30p.m. Dinner on the Terrace
Welcome and Introduction
Dalia Rabin - Former Deputy Minister of Defense; Chair of the Yitzhak Rabin Center, and Chairman of the IAEE Israel Board
Dr. Chuck Freilich - Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Co-Founder IAAE
8:15p.m. Central Trends in the Middle-East Today
Major General (ret) Amos Gilad - Head of the Defense Ministry's Diplomatic and Security Bureau, and Chief Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
Dr. Asher Susser - Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African History, Director of External Affairs for the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University, and Member of the IAEE Israel Board
Overnight in Tel Aviv
Tuesday, June 23
9:30a.m. Depart for the Yitzhak Rabin Center
10:00a.m. Tour of the Israeli Museum at the Rabin Center
12:00a.m. Lunch
Briefing on the Security Situation on Israel's Northern Border
Brigadier General Shuki Shachrur - Deputy Head of the Northern Command of the Israel Defense Forces
1:30p.m. Survey of Israel Syrian and Israel Lebanese Issues
Dr. Eyal Zisser - Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies, and Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University
3:30p.m. Depart for Jerusalem
5:00p.m. Strategic Sruvey of the Middle-East
Lieutenant General (ret) Moshe "Boogie" Ya'alon - Former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces; Currently Vice-Prime Minister, and Minister of Strategic Affairs
7:30p.m Dinner at Canela
Israeli National Security Strategy
Dan Meridor - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy
Overnight in Tel Aviv
Wednesday, June 24
8:00a.m. Depart for Sde Dov Airport
8:30a.m. Helicopter Tour of the Country -- Briefings at Carlucci and Har Ben Tal
Shuki Shachrur
Travel South and Land in Sderot
2:00p.m. Visit the Sderot Police Station
Visit the Undergroung Playground - Briefing by Trauma Center Staff
3:00p.m. Mayor David Buskila - Mayor of Sderot
4:00p.m. Gaza, Hamas, and Islam
Major General Yoav Gallant - Head of the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces
6:15p.m. Dinner at Kibbutz Kfar Maimon
Overnight in Tel Aviv
Thursday, June 25
10:00a.m. Depart for Ofra
11:30a.m. The Settlers' Perspective
Israel Harel - Former Chairman of the Council of Settlers in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza; Currently a Fellow at the Hartmann Institute, and columnist for the newspaper Ha'aretz
12:45p.m. Depart for Ramallah
1:30p.m. The Palestinian Perspective
Salam Fayyad - Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
Saeb Erekat - Chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee and Chief Palestinian Negotiator
4:30p.m. Depart for Jerusalem
5:30p.m. Check-in at David Citadel Hotel
6:30p.m. Cocktails Overlooking Jerusalem
8:30p.m. Dinner at Gavriel
Overnight in Jerusalem
Friday, June 26
8:00a.m. Israels Identity in Preserving Liberal Democracy in the World
Natan Sharansky Former Soviet dissident and human rights activist, former Minister, and current Chairman of the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies at the Shalem Center
8:45a.m. Depart for Har Herzl
9:15a.m. Visit the graves of Yitzhak and Lea Rabin
Dalia Rabin
10:00a.m. Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial & Museum
11:30a.m. Depart for the Supreme Court
12:00p.m. Israel as a Jewish Nation State and a Democracy
Dorit Baynish President of the Israeli Supreme Court
12:30p.m. Lunch on the Terrace of the David Citadel
2:00p.m. The Palestinian Negotiations The Israeli Perspective
Dalia Rabin
Brigadier General Udi Dekel Former Head of the Strategic Planning Division of the Israel Defense Forces and former Chief of the Israeli Negotiations Team
Pini Meidan
Former Member of the Israeli Negotiation Team with the Palestinians, and member of
the IAEE Israel Board
Gilad Sher Former Negotiator of the Camp David Peace Summit
4:00p.m. The Iranian Threat
Chuck Freilich
Sima Shein Head of the Strategic Issues Division of Israels National Security Council
6:30p.m. Visit the Western Wall for the Welcoming of Shabbat
8:00p.m. Shabbat Dinner Overlooking the Old City and the Judean Desert
Overnight in Jerusalem
Saturday, June 27 Shabbat
10:30a.m. Walking Tour of the Old City of Jerusalem
Lisa Aiken Former Chief Psychologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York and Clinical Assistant Professor at New York Medical College, currently writing, practicing, lecturing, and guiding tours in Jerusalem
1:00p.m. Lunch at the David Citadel Hotel
2:30p.m. Walking Tours Continue
4:00p.m. Israeli Society Today
Yuli Tamir Member of Knesset; Former Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Former Minister of Education
Avi Issacharoff Correspondent for HaAretz
8:45p.m. Dinner in the Garden of the Anna Ticho House
Overnight in Jerusalem
Sunday, June 28
Check out of the Hotel
8:30a.m. Visit the Newly Excavated City of David
12:30p.m. Lunch
The Israeli Economy and the Defense Burden
Dan Ben David Director of the Taub Center for Social Policy Research
1:30p.m. Depart for Tel Aviv
3:00p.m. Science, Medicine, and Technology in Israel Today
Dr. Yadin Dudai Head of the Department of Neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute
Amit Nisenbaum Chief Operating Officer of Better Place
4:00p.m. The Untold Story of the Rescue of Jews from Ethiopia Yariv Gershoni
6:00p.m. Cocktail and Dinner on the Terrace of the Rabin Center
6:45p.m. Israels Place in the World of Diplomacy
Tzipi Livni Former Foreign Minister and Head of the Kadima Party
7:30p.m. Closing Remarks
Nachum Braverman Executive Director of IAAE
Final Forum
Dr. Charlie Kupchan Former Director for European Affairs on the U.S. National Security Council, currently Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; Chairman of the Academic Board of IAAE
9:00p.m. Depart for Ben-Gurion airport
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