Israeli National Security on the Eve of Yet Another Election: A Forum in Memory of Zeev Schiff

During this September 22, 2022 online public event, four renowned Israeli military analysts assess the country’s national security challenges, including Iran’s nuclear program, relations with the Palestinian Authority, and U.S. support for Israeli defense needs. The panelists are Maj. Gen. Amos Gilead, Israel Defense Forces (Res.); Brig. Gen. Ephraim Sneh, IDF (Res.); Institute Lafer International Fellow Ehud Yaari; and Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, IDF (Res.). The event was presented on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the passing of Zeev Schiff, the longtime national security editor of Israel’s Ha’aretz newspaper who wrote frequently for the Institute.

Participants biographies:

Maj. Gen. Amos Gilead, Israel Defense Forces (Res.), former head of research for IDF military intelligence; former director of policy and political-military affairs at the Ministry of Defense; current executive director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy at Reichman University

Brig. Gen. Ephraim Sneh, IDF (Res.), former minister of health, minister of transportation, and deputy minister of defense; former commander of Israeli forces in south Lebanon and head of the civil administration in the West Bank

Ehud Yaari, the Lafer International Fellow with The Washington Institute and a Middle East commentator for Israel’s Channel Two television; coauthor with Zeev Schiff of three books (The Year of the Dove, Israel’s Lebanon War, and Intifada)

Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, IDF (Res.), former head of military intelligence, deputy commander of the Israeli Air Force, commander of the IDF Military Colleges and the National Defense College, and defense attache in Washington; former director of the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv

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