40 Years since the Yom Kippur War Sunday, October 6, 2013 at INSS ● 40 Haim Levanon Street ● Tel Aviv, Israel On the fortieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War, the Military and Strategic Affairs program at INSS will host a conference to discuss the war, which brought about profound changes in Israel. Social, diplomatic, political, strategic, and operational issues will be covered. 08:00-08:30 Registration 08:30-08:45 Opening Remarks Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin, Director of INSS / Dr. Gabi Siboni 08:45-09:30 Which Israel Do You Want? Shlomo Hillel / Aharon Yadlin / Yossi Sarid 09:30-10:15 The High Command Maj. Gen. (ret.) Shlomo Gazit / Maj. Gen. (ret.) Uri Saguy / Brig. Gen. (ret.) Uzi Eilam 10:15-11:00 The Operational Concept and Force Buildup before the War Maj. Gen. (ret.) David Ivry / Maj. Gen. (ret.) Menachem (Mendy) Maron 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-12:15 A Society with Limited Liability Prof. Sammy Smooha / Prof. Dina Ben Yehuda / Prof. Hillel Mittelpunkt 12:15-13:00 Intelligence: What We Knew and What We Assessed Maj. Gen. (ret.) Zvi Zamir, head of the Mossad in 1973 Maj. Gen. (ret.) Eli Zeira, head of IDF Military Intelligence in 1973 13:00-13:45 Lunch 13:50-14:30 How the War Fell Upon Me Maj. Gen. (ret.) Emanuel Sakal / Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoram Yair Brig. Gen. (ret.) Amir Nachumi 14:30-15:15 Dark Moments in the White House Brig. Gen. (ret.) Shaike Bareket, military attaché office in Washington Eitan Bentzur, former Director General of the Foreign Ministry 15:15-15:45 A View from the Hot Seat Lt. Gen. (ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi 15:45-16:00 Closing Remarks Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin .