Tel Aviv, Israel - The fourth meeting of the Jerusalem Peace and Security Forum assembled 12 people experienced in governance and academia to discuss strategies for Israel’s conduct in the international sphere in order to strengthen its national resilience.
The March 19, 2013 discussion at Tel Aviv University dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has weakened the position of the Israeli state in the international sphere; thus, it is in the interest of the state of Israel to reach a peaceful agreement with the Palestinians. Everyone agreed that democratic values should be incorporated in the framework of all solutions and that terrorist and racist forces be excluded. The instability and constant changes in the Arab world cannot be ignored in the search for solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The responsibility of leaders is to be clear about their values and vision.
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List of participants:
Prof. Eliezer Glaubach, President of the Jerusalem Peace and Security Forum
Prof. Gabriel Sheffer, Senior researcher in the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University
Mr. Daniel Sherman, An expert in political science and international relations
Dr. Drora Ben-Dov, Chairman of the International Committee of Public Relations in the Information Communication and Journalism Association
Dr. Eldad Pardo, specialist on Iran and professor in the Hebrew University, Department of Islamic and Middle East Studies
Dr. Barak Ben-Zur, Specialist in strategic intelligence analysis and special operations
Dr. Sarah Ozacky-Lazar, Research fellow at the Van-Leer Institute in Jerusalem
Mrs. Naomi Sheffer, Board member of the organization Osim Shalom – Social Workers for Peace
Col. (ret.) Moshe Zurich,Former Israel military attaché in the United States and deputy head of the research division of the Intelligence Corps
Mr. Ran Cohen, Former minister and Knesset member
Mr. Hod Ben Zvi, Chairman, UPF-Israel
Mrs. Miri Kamar, Secreteray General, UPF-Israel
Mrs. Adi Sasaki, Director of the Jerusalem Peace and Security Forum