The Middle East Maze: Israel and its Neighbors

In a world becoming increasingly global and constantly changing, no region has changed as much, or garnered as much attention, as the Middle East. Characterized by fluctuating stability, twists and turns, dead-ends and short cuts, the relations and relationships in the Middle East can only be considered a maze. This session aims to examine this maze, to analyze the bi-lateral relations Israel has with its neighbors, in an attempt to understand, normalize and improve these relationships.

Opening Remarks: Chagai Tzuriel, Director General, Ministry of Intelligence, Israel

Dr. Col. (Res.) Rateb Amro, Director General & Founder, Horizon Strategic Studies, Jordan

Dr. Nir Boms, Research Fellow, ICT, IDC Herzliya; Research Fellow, Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University; Israel

Mr. Meir Javedanfar, Lecturer on Iran, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya, Israel

Ambassador Itzhak Levanon, Former Ambassador of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary for the State of Israel to the Arab Republic of Egypt & Associate, ICT, IDC Herzliya, Israel

Dr. David Pollock, Kaufman Fellow & Director, Project Fikra, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, United States of America

Prof. Joshua Teitelbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Senior Research Associate, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar Ilan University, Israel

Moderator: Ms. Smadar Perri, Senior Editor for Middle East Affairs, Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel