Ideology, Religion, and the Prospects for Peace

Thursday March 3

12:30-1:30 pm: Arrival and lunch

1:30-1:45 pm: Welcoming remarks: Dalia Rabin, Rabin Center and Dalia Dassa Kaye, RAND Corporation

1:45-3:15 pm: The Political Landscape of Israel’s Nationalist Right

Speakers:

Minister Uzi Landau, Member of Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and Minister of National Infrastructure
Moshe Arens, Former Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Aluf Benn, Ha’aretz

Moderator:

Sharon Baradaran, Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation

3:15-3:30 pm: Break

3:30-5:00 pm: Israeli Religious and Settler Voices: Is Compromise Possible?

Speakers:

R. Meir Soloveichik, Shalem Center

Moderator:

Gidi Grinstein, Founder and President of the Reut Institute

6:30 pm: Cocktails and Dinner (Brentwood, CA)

Friday, March 4

8:30-9:00 am: Breakfast

9:00-10:30 am: Hamas: Understanding its Beliefs, Politics and the Impact of Events in Egypt

Speakers:
Nathan Brown, George Washington University
Jim Prince, The Democracy Council
Pini Meidan-Shani, former Israeli negotiator and senior intelligence official

Moderator:

Brian Katulis, Center for American Progress

10:30-10:45 am: Coffee Break

10:45-12:15 pm: Hizballah: Politics in Lebanon and Linkages to Syria and Iran

Speakers:
Randa Slim, Vice President, International Institute for Sustained Dialogue
Nicholas Blanford, Journalist based in Beirut

Moderator:

Dalia Dassa Kaye, RAND Corporation

12:15-1:15 pm: Lunch and concluding remarks

Nachum Braverman, Academic Exchange
Charles Kupchan, Council on Foreign Relations/Georgetown Universit