Strategic Assessment

The Institute for National Security Studies convened a number of Israeli experts to draft an agenda for the new Israeli prime minister upon the first, critical meeting he or she will have with President Barack Obama. Among the issues discussed: Iran; the Palestinian issue; Syria; Lebanon and Hizbollah; and US-Israel relations. The panel of experts included Prof. Itamar Rabinowitz, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Giora Eiland, Mr. Aluf Benn, Mr. Dan Halperin, Dr. Eran Lerman, Dr. Nimrod Novik, Mr. Zvi Rafiah, Dr. Roni Bart, and Dr. Oded Eran. Some members of the panel served at the Israeli embassy in Washington at different times.