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<\/a><\/p>\nIsrael\u2019s new security era: Leaders gather for ynet-INSS conference <\/p>\n
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Israel is confronting a new strategic environment following the campaign against Iran and its proxies, broader changes across the Middle East, mounting international pressure and deep domestic challenges.<\/p>\n
At the center of the conference will be the first presentation of INSS\u2019s Israel Threat Index, a large-scale study combining a nationwide public opinion survey with assessments from more than 100 experts in security, diplomacy, economics and society.<\/p>\n
The study maps both public perceptions and professional assessments of the principal threats facing Israel, including Iran, the Palestinian arena, Israel\u2019s international standing, national resilience and economic challenges.<\/p>\n
A special comparative assessment will also examine Israel\u2019s position on the eve of October 7 against its situation today across the security, diplomatic, economic and social spheres.<\/p>\n
The findings will seek to answer how Israel has changed since the outbreak of the war and whether the country has entered a fundamentally new security era.<\/p>\n
Senior political figures, including party leaders, ministers and coalition and opposition lawmakers, will participate alongside former commanders, security officials, INSS researchers and other experts.<\/p>\n
Together, they will discuss emerging threats, opportunities created by the war and possible strategic directions for Israel in the coming years.<\/p>\n
10 a.m. \u2013 Opening of the conference<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s threat assessment: Opening remarks and presentation of key findings<\/p>\n
Moderator: Sharon Kidon, ynet journalist and presenter<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yuval Eilon, senior INSS researcher<\/p>\n
Preparing for the worst: The danger of losing US support after Trump<\/p>\n
Moderator: Nadav Eyal, senior columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth\u2019s weekend supplement<\/p>\n
Interview with Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, executive director of INSS<\/p>\n
Finding alternative strategic anchors for Israel: \u2018What happens when father is gone?\u2019<\/p>\n
Moderator: Ron Ben-Yishai, military analyst for ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth<\/p>\n
Interview with Brig. Gen. (res.) Assaf Orion, senior INSS researcher and director of the Diane and Guilford Glazer Israel-China Policy Center<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Gadi Eisenkot<\/p>\n
Former IDF chief of staff and chairman of Yashar! with Eisenkot<\/p>\n
Moderator: Moran Azulay, ynet political correspondent<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Avigdor Liberman<\/p>\n
Former defense minister and chairman of Yisrael Beytenu<\/p>\n
Moderator: Yuval Karni, political correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Naftali Bennett<\/p>\n
Former prime minister and chairman of Beyachad<\/p>\n
Moderator: Moran Azulay, ynet political correspondent<\/p>\n
The challenge of national resilience: Did Israel meet the expectations of northern residents?<\/p>\n
Moderator: Sharon Kidon, ynet journalist and presenter<\/p>\n
Moshe Davidovich, head of the Mateh Asher Regional Council and chairman of the Confrontation Line Forum<\/p>\n
Dr. Idit Shafran Gittleman, senior INSS researcher and expert on military-society relations<\/p>\n
Lee-At Cohen, vice president of planning and strategy at the Northern Renewal Directorate<\/p>\n
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: If not conflict management, then what?<\/p>\n
Moderator: Elisha Ben Kimon, West Bank correspondent for ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth<\/p>\n
Naomi Neumann, researcher at the Washington Institute and former head of research at Shin Bet<\/p>\n
Dr. Anat Roth, CEO of the Shiloh Forum<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi Dekel, head of the INSS program From Conflict to Agreements<\/p>\n
The Iranian nuclear threat: Between a negotiated reality and continued enforcement<\/p>\n
Moderator: Brig. Gen. (res.) Assaf Orion, senior INSS researcher and director of the Diane and Guilford Glazer Israel-China Policy Center<\/p>\n
Avner Vilan, former senior defense official and Iran expert<\/p>\n
Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher in the INSS Iran and Shiite Axis Program<\/p>\n
Sima Shine, senior INSS researcher and former head of the Mossad Research Division<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Bezalel Smotrich<\/p>\n
Finance minister, minister in the Defense Ministry and chairman of the Religious Zionist Party<\/p>\n
Moderator: Moran Azulay, ynet political correspondent<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Benny Gantz<\/p>\n
Former IDF chief of staff and defense minister and chairman of Blue and White<\/p>\n
Moderator: Amir Ettinger, Knesset correspondent for ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Mansour Abbas<\/p>\n
Moderator: Ofer Shelah, former lawmaker and head of the INSS Israel National Security Policy Program<\/p>\n
Leadership under pressure: Interview with Yair Golan<\/p>\n
Retired major general and chairman of the Democrats<\/p>\n
Moderator: Amir Ettinger, Knesset correspondent for ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth<\/p>\n
The brain drain threat: Is Israel\u2019s qualitative national security advantage eroding?<\/p>\n
Moderator: Tal Shahaf, technology correspondent for ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth<\/p>\n
Professor Tamir Sheafer, president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. (res.) and accountant Re\u2019em Aminach, former member of the IDF General Staff Forum and INSS board member<\/p>\n
Professor Arie Zaban, president of Bar-Ilan University<\/p>\n
Beyond the threat map: Turning risks into opportunities<\/p>\n
Moderator: Sharon Kidon, ynet journalist and presenter<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. (res.) Dror Shalom, former head of the Defense Ministry\u2019s Political-Military Bureau and currently a senior adviser at JPMorgan<\/p>\n
Situation assessment: Closing discussion<\/p>\n
Moderator: Sharon Kidon, ynet journalist and presenter<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, executive director of INSS<\/p>\n
The conference will be hosted by Sharon Kidon, broadcast live on ynet and covered across the Yedioth Ahronoth Group\u2019s platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nearly three years after the October 7 Hamas terror attack, political leaders, former security chiefs, researchers and policy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-561400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}