INSS and the Training, Doctrine and Evaluation Division and Strategic Division at IDF invite you to watch a special conference, commemorating 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, a critical juncture in Israeli history.
Conference host: Tali Lipkin-Shahak
Scroll down to watch all the panels and photos, and to view the full agenda.
Opening Remarks
Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Executive Director, INSS
Maj. Gen. Tal Kelman, head of the Strategic Planning and Cooperation Directorate
Learning from Wars: Risks and Opportunities
Dr. Eli Michelson, head of the IDF History Department
The Failures of Logic in the General Staff during the Yom Kippur War
Maj. Gen (res.) Giora Eiland, former National Security Advisor
The Mechanisms of Denial: The Perception of Reality in the National Security Rooms
Brig. Gen. (res.) Itai Brun, former head of Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) Analysis Division
Panel: From Then to Today
Dan Meridor, former Minister of Intelligence Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister
Dr. Ohad Leslau, IDF History Department
Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dr. Meir Elran, senior researcher, INSS
Moderator: Col. (res.) Adv. Pnina Sharvit Baruch, senior researcher, INSS
A Look to the Future
Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, Managing Director, INSS
The Big Bang: The Yom Kippur War and the Middle East
Dr. Dan Schueftan, head of the International Graduate Program in National Security Studies, University of Haifa
Panel: From Then to Today
Dr. Yaniv Friedman, IDF History Department
Yair Even, IDF History Department
Yogev Elbaz, editor of “Yesodot” Magazine
Moderator: Dr. Anat Stern, Open University of Israel
A Look to the Future
Brig. Gen. Benny Gal, Head of Strategic Division, J5
Civil-Military Relations: From the War to Today
Dr. Idit Shafran Gittelman, senior researcher, INSS
Prisoners of War in a Changing Reality
Yoram Schweitzer, senior researcher, INSS
Trends of the Lost Decade: The War as an Economic and Social Watershed
Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Executive Director, INSS
Lessons for Force Buildup and Force Application
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, JISS
Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, Managing Director, INSS
