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The Israeli Conservatism Conference
Thursday, May 26, 2022
International Convention Center, Jerusalem
The Most Important Intellectual Conference in Israel is Back!
Lead the Way to a Stronger, Freer, and Prosperous Jewish State
Israel’s dynamic conservative movement is growing quickly, and bringing fresh questions and ideas to the national conversation. Come learn why national security depends on free markets; debate how to resolve tensions between Israel’s Jewish and democratic aspects; understand how a powerful legal system is affecting Israeli economic, political, and social issues; and celebrate why the State of Israel is nevertheless the best place to live.
Put down your books, log off of social media, and join us at the conference for an unforgettable experience – a day of community and discussions about our Israeli future.
2022 Conservatism Conference Speakers
Ambassador David M. Friedman
Former American Ambassador to Israel during the Trump administration. Guided unprecedented diplomatic advancements, including the Abraham Accords.
Meir Ben-Shabbat
Israel’s former National Security Adviser and Chief of Staff for National Security. Former head of the Southern Region in the Israeli Security Agency (Shabak).
Professor Victor Davis Hanson
Professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. A Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairs the Military History Working Group. and an American scholar of ancient and modern warfare.
Caroline Glick
Jewish affairs and Mideast analyst, columnist for Israel Hayom, and author of The One State Solution.
Omri Casspi
Former professional basketball player, former captain of the Israeli national team, and the first Israeli to ever play in the NBA. Host of The Omri Casspi Podcast.
Amit Segal
Radio and TV personality. Journalist and political commentator for Channel 12 News and Yedioth Ahronoth. Author of “The Story of Israeli Politics.”
Elliott Abrams
Chairman of the Tikvah Fund. Senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Held security and foreign policy positions under three US presidents.
Dr. Gadi Taub
Senior Lecturer in Communications and Public Policyat Hebrew University. Author of “Gobal Elites and National Citizens.”
Michal Cotler-Wunsh
Head of NBN Institute for Aliyah Policy and Strategy, former MK, attorney.
Eric Cohen
Co-Chairman of the Jewish Leadership Conference, and Director of Tikvah Fund US.
Ambassador Khaled Yousif Al Jalahma
Ambassador Khaled Yousif Al Jalahma is the first Bahraini Ambassador to the State of Israel.
Ya’akov Ahimeir
Senior journalist, columnist, and TV and radio personality. 2012 Israel Prize laureate in the field of communications.
Professor Talia Einhorn
Israeli jurist, Professor of Law (em.) at Ariel University, and member of the government’s Advisory Committee on Senior Appointments.
Professor Moshe Koppel
Professor emeritus of computer science at Bar Ilan University, Talmud researcher, founder and chairman of Kohelet Policy Forum.
Conference Program
Our program is not yet final and may be subject to change.
Most lectures will be held in Hebrew, with simultaneous translation available to all conference guests.
Lectures marked with an asterisk (*) will be held in English.
08:00
Registration
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Tal Heinrich
Emcee
09:15
Tikvah Fund Israel CEO Amiad Cohen
A Vision for Israeli Conservatism
Amiad Cohen, Director-General of Tikvah Israel, on the vitality of Israeli society, its faith in life, and the growing need for an intellectual, cultural and ideological foundation for the conservative sentiment that most Israelis intuitively hold.
09:35
Is American Becoming Woke -- and Leaving the Middle East?*
09:55
Prof. Victor Davis Hanson in conversation with Caroline Glick
The Western Citizen: Dying or Reborn?*
10:40
Political analyst Amit Segal
The Ideas Crisis in Israeli Politics
11:10
Former Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat
Lessons from the War in Ukraine: Being Right Isn't Enough
11:35
Break
12:00
Former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Tikvah Fund CEO Eric Cohen. Moderator: Rabbi Uri Einhorn.
Oranim 2 hall
Author and professor Dr. Gadi Taub, media personality Shay Golden, screenwriter Roy Iddan, Moderator: Liat Koshizky.
Teddy hall
Dr. Rafi Bitton, Adv. Amit Hadad, Adv. Yehuda Shaffer. Moderator: Israel Law & Liberty Forum executive director Adv. Yonatan Green.
Pinkus hall
Chief of Israel Police (ret.) Yoram Halevy, immigration expert Yonatan Yakubowitz, investigative journalist Akiva Bigman. Moderator: social innovator Sarah Haetzni Cohen
Oranim 4 hall
Adv. Eran Ben Ari, researcher and columnist Riki Maman, entrepreneur and strategic consultant David Yelinek. Moderator: Dr. Sagi Barmak.
Oranim 3 hall
13:15
Lunch
14:30
Prof. Talia Einhorn, Prof. Moshe Koppel, Dr. Ronen Shoval. Moderator: radio host and author Erez Tadmor.
Teddy hall
TV and radio host host Erel Segal, Journalist Baruchi Kra. Moderator: TV host Lital Shemesh.
Pinkus hall
Author, screenwriter, director and radio host Irit Linur, broadcaster Jacob Bardugo, senior journalist Ya’akov Ahimeir. Moderator: Nadav Shtrauchler.
Oranim 4 hall
Scholar and lecturer Dr. Mordechai Kedar, civic leader Nael Zoabi, lieutenant colonel (Res.) Walid Alhuzail. Moderator: Tal Heinrich.
Oranim 3 hall
Media entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Paley, writer and editor Maayan David Meir, Council member Yaakov Vider. Moderator: Tzarich Iyun founder and editor Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer.
Oranim 2 hall
15:45
Break
16:15
Bahrain's ambassador to Israel Khaled Yousif al-Jalahma, Nobel Energy county manager Binyamin Zomer, Nofar Energy CEO Ofer Yannay. Moderator: TV and radio host Nave Dromi.
Energy, Environment, and War*
17:30
Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman in conversation with Omri Casspi
Israel, It's Time to Grow Up*
18:15
End of Conference
It all starts here.
The conference will take place on Thursday, May 26, 2022 (25 Iyar, 5782), between 9 am and 6 pm at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. 1,500 people from all over Israel will come together for a day of 15 panels, 50 speakers, and a delicious catered lunch. It all starts here. Take part in it and help lead the way to an even better Israeli future.
