Is Normalization on the Horizon?
27/05/2024
Monday | 12:30–15:30 IL time | Live on INSS digital platforms
A joint conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy. The conference will be broadcast live on the digital platforms of both INSS and the Misgav Institute.
Timetable
12:30 – Opening Remarks
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, Head of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Program, INSS
Ronen Levi (Maoz), Senior Fellow, Misgav Institute
12:50 – Special Interview | Head of the National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi
Interviewer: Tal Schneider, Political-Military Correspondent, Times of Israel
13:20 – How to Advance Normalization After October 7?
Dr. Yoel Guzansky, Head of the Gulf Program and Senior Researcher, INSS
Asher Fredman, Senior Managing Fellow, Misgav Institute
Aryeh Lightstone, Former US Special Envoy for Economic Normalization
Ruth Wasserman Lande, Senior Fellow, Misgav Institute
Moderator: Maj. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel
14:05 – Normalization and the Peace Countries
Dr. Moran Zaga, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Mitvim Institute
Eitan Naeh, Ambassador of Israel to Bahrain
Dr. Ofir Winter, Senior Researcher, INSS
Mena Ta-Shma, Head of the Regional Division, Directorate of Defense Research and Development, Ministry of Defense
Moderator: Fleur Hassan-Nahum, Senior Fellow, Misgav Institute
14:50 – Regional Normalization: Iran, Iraq, and the Palestinians | Panel Discussion
Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, Executive Director, INSS
Meir Ben Shabbat, Head of the Misgav Institute