Executive Committee and Strategic Forum

19 October 2009

As part of the WJC's ongoing Strategic Review process, begun in May 2008, a Strategic Forum meeting was held in Jerusalem on 19 October 2009. Outside experts were invited to brief the members of the Executive on the issues that have been identified as the priority areas for the WJC in the months and years ahead: the threat posed by Ahmadinejad's Iran, the growing global phenomenon of the delegitimisation of Israel, anti-Semitism worldwide, developments in inter-faith relations, seeking justice for Jews from Arab lands, and the threat of terrorism to Jewish communities around the world.

speakers
Mr. Michael Schneider   WJC Secretary General - Opening Remarks
Dan Diker   Secretary General, World Jewish Congress - Opening Remarks
MK Dr. Lea Nass   Deputy Minister for Senior Citizens - Opening Remarks
MK Danny Ayalon   Deputy Foreign Minister - Opening Remarks
Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein   Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations - Remarks
Amb. Daniel Ayalon   Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel - 'Iran's Growing Influence around the Globe'
Dr. Uzi Rubin   President Rubincon Defense Consulting - 'Iran's Missile Delivery Capability: Implications for Europe and the Middle East'
Prof. David Menashri   Head of Centre for Iranian Studies, Tel Aviv University - 'What's Happening Inside Iran? The Latest Political Developments'
Dr. Ephraim Asculai   Institute for National Security Studies - 'Iran's Nuclear Capability'
Amb. Dr. Dore Gold   Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs - ‘Has Iran Outsmarted the West?’
Amb. Oded Eran   Executive Director WJC Israel, and Director of Institute for National Security Studies - Review of Iran Session, Discussion and Recommendations
Ms. Aviva Raz-Shechter   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel - 'Recent Phenomena in Anti-Semitism Worldwide'
Mr. Dan Diker   Director, Senior Foreign Policy Analyst Institute for Contemporary Affairs Jerusalem Centre for Public Affairs - 'Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy at the Crossroads: Analysis of Fayad's Unilateral Statehood Plan'
Amb. Sergio Minerbi   Visiting Professor of Political Science at Haifa University - Dialogue with Christianity - 'Opportunities for Dialogue between the Abrahamic Faiths'
Rabbi Michael Melchior   Mosaica Center for Interreligious Cooperation - Dialogue with Islam
Dr. Alexander Machkevitch   EAJC President - Dialogue with the Orthodox Churches
Mr. Mike Whine   Community Security Trust (UK) - 'Our Communities under Threat'
Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg   Bar Ilan University, NGO Monitor - 'The Role of NGO's in the Effort to De-Legitimize Israel'
Dr. Tal Becker   Former Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - ‘International Lawfare Against Israel’
Mr. Stanley Urman   Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, American Sephardi Federation - 'Seeking Justice for Displaced Jews'
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Materials

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  Program of the Strategic Forum

  Memorandum from Mr. Michael Schneider, WJC Secretary General

WJC Priority Issues

  Guidelines for Priority Issues

  'Actions on Iran' Global Campaign: Summary

  'Actions on Iran' Global Campaign: Presentation

  WJC Online Iran Campaign: Website Screencaptures

  WJDC UPR Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner

  Interfaith Update - Issue 2