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Keren Keshet Workshops & Study Vists Security and Technology


The Tel Aviv Workshop for Science, Technology and Security

This prestigious workshop series was launched four years ago in conjunction with the Security Studies Program with the intention of exploring the link among security policy, technology and science. Since its inception, over 25 workshops have been held, covering topics such as missiles and guided weapons, space, biology, computers and information, nuclear energy, government decision-making, economy, law, media, morals and ethics, and life sciences.

The workshop series is co-sponsored by leading Israeli agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, Israel Aircraft Industries, Rafael and Galei Zahal (Israel Army Radio). The day-long workshops are held in Tel Aviv University's Bar Shira Auditorium (which regularly reaches its capacity of over 550 persons), drawing audiences of military officials, current and former military industry representatives, private sector technology company representatives, academics, analysts and students.

Workshop speakers have comprised top-level IDF and intelligence agency officials, politicians, diplomats and leading academics such as Minister of Defense Sha’ul Mofaz; Shimon Peres; Amos Yaron, in his capacity as director-general of the Ministry of Defense; his successor Kobi Toran; IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz; Head of the National Security Council Giora Eiland; and former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer.

2007 workshops series:

  • 15 May 2007: Iran, the Jews and the Bomb Yosef (Tommy) Lapid (Chairman Yad VsShem ), Dr Meir Litvak (Researcher Center for Iranian Studies), Prof. Yossi Shain (Head of the Harold Hartog School), Prof. Dina Porat (Head of the Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism and Racism), Dr. Esther Webman (Researcher Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism and Racism), Shabatai Shavit (Former Head of the International Institute for the study of Terror), Dr. Uzi Rabi (Researcher Center for Iranian Studies), Prof. David Menshari (Head of the Center for Iranian Studies), Dr. Efraim Kam (Deputy Head of the Institute for International Security), Major-general (res) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu (Former Air-force Commander and Director of STG), Dr. Avner Cohen (Senior Researcher University of Maryland), Dr. Emily Landau (Senior Researcher Institute for International Securities Studies), Major-general (res) Prof. Isaac Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies), Prof. Arie Naor (Department of Management and Public Policy Ben-Gurion University).

  • 17 April 2007: Ballistic missiles and rocket Colonel (Res) Gideon Choshen (Director Choshen-Eliav), Dr. Azriel Lorber (TAU), Tal Inbar (Senior Researcher The Fisher Instituted for Strategic Research of Air and Space),Colonel (Res) Moshe Sharvit, Prof. Shalom Abarbanel (School of Mathematic, TAU), Mr Arie Herzog Brigadier (Res) Dr Daniel Gold (Head Research and Development), Brigadier Daniel Milo (Commander Anti-Aircraft Division, IDF), Mr. Uzi Rubin, Major-general (res) Prof. Israel Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies), Dr. Reuven Pedatzur (TAU), Dr. Ariel Levite, Dr. Yitzhak Ravid, Mr. Ron Huldai (Head of Municipality, Tel Aviv-Yafo).

  • 16 January 2007: The Future of Ground Warfare Prof. Arnon Sofer (Chaykin chair of the Geo-Strategy Department at Haifa University), Prof. Eyal Ziser (Head of the Department of Middle-Eastern and African History, TAU), Prof. Gideon Biger (Department of Geography and Environment, TAU), Major-General (res) Yaakov Amidror (Vice President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs), Brigadier (Res) Dov Tamari, Major-General (res) Emanuel Sakel, Colonel Ehud Gal (Director ODF Optronics), Major-General (res) Amos Malca (Former Head of Intelligence), Brigadier (Res) Meir Elran (Senior Researcher the Institue for National Security Studies), Major-General (res) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu (President and CEO STG), Chaim Assa, Major-General (res) Prof. Isaac Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies, TAU), Major-General (res) Gabi Ashkenazi (Director Defense Ministry).

  • 19 December 2006: War 101 - Symmetries and the Lebanon War Prof. Noah Lewin – Epstein (Dean of the Faculty of Social Science), Major-General (Res.) Prof. Isaac Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies), Colonel (Res.) Dr. Shaul Shai (Head of the Department of History IDF), Brigadier Itai Broon (IDF), Prof. Efrain Inbar (Head of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies), Dr. Zvi Shtauber (Head of the Institute for National Security Studies), Brigadier (Res) Dr. Shimon Nave, Prof. Aharon Shai (Shaul N Isenberg Chair), Major-General (Res) Giora Island (Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies), Major-General (res) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu (President and Director STG), Amir Oren (Journalist Haaretz), Prof. Gabi Weimann (Department of Communications, Haifa U.) Prof. Yossi Shain (Head of the Harold Hartog School), MK Biniyamin Netanyahu.

2006 workshops series:

  • 13 June: Military Defeat and Victory Prof Yehoshau Jortner (Former President Academy of Science and the School of Chemistry, TAU), Dr. Avi Kober (Department of Political Science and Center for Strategic Research, Bar-Ilan University), Prof. Aharon Shai (Department of History and Study of Central Asia, TAU), Dr. Gil Merom (School of Economics and Political Science, University of Sydney), Prof. Yair Evron (TAU), Prof. Azar Gat (TAU), Dr. Yehuda Ben Meir (Past Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Senior REsearch Fellow at the Jasffe Center), Dr Alon Liel (Past Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Major-General (res) Shlomo Yanai (President and Chief Executive Officer, Makhteshim Agan Industries), Major-general (res) Prof. Isaac Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies),Major-General Gershon Hacohen (Commander of Israel's National Security College), Colonel (Res) Yehuda Vegman (Senior Army Instructor), Colonel Itai Broon ( IDF), Colonel Gadi Eizenkot ( Head of the head of the Israeli Operations Directorate, IDF).

  • 9 May: The Navy - Prospects and Future Directions Major-General David Ben Ba'ashat (Commander of the Navy), Dr Yakov Shanin (CEO Economic Models), Dr. Noah Wolfson (CEO Meteo-Tech Ltd), Prof. Yair Evron (TAU), Mr. Manki Eitan (TAU), Brigadier (Res.) Arie Rona (Ministry of Transportation), Brigadier Noam Faig (IDF), Dr. Samuel Gordon (The CHolon Institute of Technology), Mr Natan Ostrovski, (Deputy Director Elisra), Brigadier (Res) Gideon Raz (Former Deputy Commander of the Airforce, IDF), Colonel (Res) Shlomo Cohen, MK Major-General (Res), Ami Ayalon (Former Head of the Shin Bet).

  • 4 April: Teleprocessing Major-General Udi Shani (Head of the Department of Teleprocessing, IDF), Prof. Yakov Ziv (Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion), Dr. Oren Ster (TAU), Colonel (Res) Didi Ben-Yoash, Dr Asher Idan (Bar-Ilan University and TAU), Advocate Chaim Geron (Minitsry of Communications), Colonel (Res) Daniel Rozen (Chairman Vericom Communications), Mr. Chezi CHermoni (CEO Tadiran Communications), Mr. David Polak (CEO Space Communications), Dr. Amos Dotan (RAFAEL), Colonel Eitan Eshel (Defense R&D Directorate), Yiftach Ron-Tal (Former Commander of the IDF Ground Forces Command).

  • 7 March: Aerospace Power Colonel (Res) Gideon Choshen (Director Choshen-Eliav), Major-General Eliezer Shakedi (Commander of the Air force, IDF), Major-General (Res) Uri Dromi (The Israel Institute for Democracy), Major-General (Res) Yaakov Amidror (Vice President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs), Prof Moshe Gelman (Head of the Asher Institute for Space Studies, Technion), Colonel (Res) Dror Ben-David (Matrix), Ms. Degnit Paikowsky (TAU), Dr. Samiel Gordon (The CHolon Institute of Technology), Colonel Itai Broon (Intelligence, IDF), Major-General (Res) Prof. Isaac Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies, TAU).

  • 3 January: Research and Development - Challenges and Policy Mr Yaakov Toren (Director of the Ministry of Defense), Mr. Eli Oper, Chief Scientist, Ministry Of Industry Trade & Labor, Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg (Berglas School of Economics, TAU), Brigadier Daniel Gold (Head of Defense R&D Directorate), Dr. Daniel Leshem (RAFAEL), Major-General (Res.) Prof. Isaac Ben Israel (Head of the Program for Security Studies, TAU), Prof. Hagit Meser-Yaron (Deputy Head of R&D, TAU) Prof. Amnon Pazi (Hebrew University), Rear Admiral Ophir Shoham (Commander of Lotem), Lieutenant General Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff, IDF).

2005 workshop series:

  • 13 December: Robots and Unmanned Devices – Prof. Yael Idan (Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University); Prof. Tamar Flash (Department of Applied Math and Computer Science, Weizmann Institute); Meir Shabtay (Israel Aircraft Industries); Ami Dagan (Elbit Industries); General (Res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel (Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv University); General (Res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu (former Commander of the Air Force); Tal Blender (M'faat); Dr. Noam Barok (Refael Industries).

  • 2 June: Unilateral Disengagement and National Security– Dov Weisglass (Policy Advisor to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon); General (Res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel (Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv University); General (Res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu (former Commander of the Air Force); Yisrael Harel (settler leader and former Secretary-General of the Judea, Samaria and Gaza (Yesha) Council); Dr. Alon Liel (former Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs); Prof. Arnon Sofer (Chair of Geo-strategic Studies, Haifa University); Dr. Michael Ben-Gad (Department of Economics, Haifa University).

  • 22 March: Diplomacy and Security – Ambassador Dan Kurtzer (former US Ambassador to Israel); Prof. Itamar Rabinovitch (President of Tel Aviv University); Dr. Alon Liel (former Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs); General (Res.) Giora Eiland (Head of the National Security Council); Prof. Yossi Shain (Head of the Harold Hartog School).

  • 22 February: Terror and Homeland Security - General (Res.) Yaakov Amidror (former Head of Military Intelligence); General (Res.) Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel (Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv University); Dr. Samuel Gordon (Security Studies Program, Tel Aviv University); Prof. Ariel Merari (Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University); Shabtai Shavit (former Head of the Mossad); General (Res.) Alex Tal (former Commander of the Navy); Dr. Boaz Ganor (The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism of The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya); Amos Yaron (Director-General of the Ministry of Defense).

  • 9 January: Military Intelligence – Prof. Moshe Arens (former Minister of Defense); Dr. Uri Bar-Joseph (Political Science Department, Haifa University); General (Res.) Uri Sagi (former Head of Military Intelligence); General (Res.) Yaakov Amidror (former Head of Military Intelligence); Dr. Uzi Arad (The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and Policy Advisor to former Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu).

2004 workshop series:

  • 30 November:  - Revolution in Military Affairs - the Israeli Aspect
  • 11 November:  - The Ideology of Islamic Fundamentalism and Its Proponents
  • 8 June:  - Ethics and Morality
  • 11 May:  - Life Sciences
  • 20 April:  - Media
  • 30 March:  - Economics
  • 8 March:  - War in Iraq
  • 27 January:  - Law and Security

2002 and 2003 workshop series:

  • 30 December:  - New Military Paradigm
  • 3 June:  - Nuclear Energy
  • 2 June:  - Governmental Decision-Making
  • 28 April:  - Future Technologies
  • 25 March:  - Missiles and Guided Munitions
  • 21 February:  - Biology and Medicine
  • 20 February:  - Information, Communication and Computers
  • 24 December:  - Space
  • 26 November:  - History, Policy and Challenges

The Hartog School and the Security Studies Program will soon publish an edited volume of selected lectures from the 2002/2003 series, in cooperation with Ma’arachot, the publishing house of the Ministry of Defense.