From Balfour to Brexit

A two-day conference devoted to UK-Israel relations and marking the inauguration of the Sir Naim Dangoor Centre at Mishkenot Sha’ananim

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | De Bouton Auditorium

16:15 | Greetings
Moti Schwartz, Director General, Mishkenot Sha’ananim

16:30 | From Manchester to Whitehall: The Making of the Balfour Declaration
Kobi Hubara, history lecturer

17:30 | From Homeland to State: A Discussion on Jewish Self-determination
Lord Balfour
Prof. Aviad Kleinberg, Director of the Zvi Yavetz School of Historical Studies, Tel Aviv University
A.B. Yehoshua
Jonathan Freedland, columnist for The Guardian and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s contemporary history series, The Long View

Moderator: Dr. Liad Mudrik

18:30 | Natan Sharansky in Dialogue with Stephen Pollard, Editor of The Jewish Chronicle

Thursday,  September 14, 2017 | De Bouton Auditorium

16:15 | Has the World Gone Crazy?
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair in dialogue with Ambassador Daniel Shek and Jonathan Freedland

17:00 | The UK, Israel, and the Middle East on the Eve of Brexit

MK Tzipi Livni, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, in interview with Barak Ravid
Panel discussion
Tim Marshall, senior foreign policy analyst and author of books on international affairs
Ambassador Mark Regev, Ambassador of Israel to the Court of St James’s
James Sorene, CEO of BICOM
Tony Kay, OBE Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Israel

Moderator: Barak Ravid, Haaretz

18:15 | The Role of Israel in UK Jewish Identity
Stephen Pollard, Editor, The Jewish Chronicle
Ambassador Daniel Taub, former Ambassador of Israel to the Court of St James’s
Ambassador Gideon Meir, former Ambassador of Israel to Italy
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Jerusalem City Councillor

Moderator: David Horovitz, Founding Editor, The Times of Israel

20:00 | “Baghdad – Jerusalem” a concert by Yair Dalal and the Al Ol Ensemble | Yael Garden

Yair Dalal is an internationally acclaimed oud player, violinist, composer, and performer. This performance will feature liturgical music from Baghdad and Jerusalem, songs in Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic, and original instrumental pieces.
* The concert will take place in Gan Yael, please come in warm clothing
To purchase tickets for the show click here

Please arrive with an Identification

Entrance to the conference is free of charge for those who register ahead of time.
A fee will be charged for the musical performance.
Eventer Offices: *9609
Sunday through Thursday, 10:00–18:30

The events in the conference will be held in English | Limited number of places available

* The program is subject to change.