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The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue at Academic College is honored to invite you to the round table meeting: Developments in European Democracies and their Ripple Effects Tuesday, July 17th at the Senate Hall, Building 1, 3rd floor Netanya Academic College

10:00-10:15 Arrival and refreshments

10:15-10:20 Introductory Remarks: Dr. Elie Friedman, Director, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue

10:20-11:50 Discussion Panel # 1 – Developments in and Repercussions for Chair: Dr. Yair Hirschfeld, Academic Director, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue Introduction: Dr. Ziv Orenstein, University of Discussants: • HE Ambassador Martin Weiss, Ambassador of Austria to Israel • Mr. Rafi Eitan, former Minister for Senior Citizens • Ms. Judith Stelmach, Project Manager, Friedrich- Ebert- Stiftung, Israel • Dr. Tobias Ebbrecht Hartmann, DAAD Center for German Studies and European Forum, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Dr. Yael Ben-Moshe, Bucerius Institute for Research of German History and Society, Haifa Center for German and European Studies, University of Haifa

11:50-12:10 Coffee break

12:10-13:20 Discussion Panel #2 – Struggling Against Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia Chair: Dr. Elie Friedman, Director, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue Introducion: Roie Ravitzky, Director, The Religious Peace Initiative Discussants: • Dr. Gisela Dachs, DAAD Center for German Studies and European Forum, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Ambassador Yitzchak Mayer, Strategic Advisor to the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue; former ambassador of Israel to Belgium and Switzerland • Mr. Akiva Tor, Bureau for World Jewish Affairs and World Religions, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Dr. Ayelet Banai, The Center for German and Europian Studies, University of Haifa

13:20-13:30 Concluding remarks: Dr. Yair Hirschfeld, Academic Director, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue The discussions will be held exclusively in English. Please confirm participation: [email protected]

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