Crossing Borders: The Middle East in the Eyes of Women Scholars and Journalists

A live event (Webinar) Monday, March 8, 2021, International Women`s Day | 18:00-19:30 (Israel time) 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (EST) 10:00-11:30 AM (CST) 8:00-9:30 AM (PST) What impact does gender have on media coverage and political discourse? Opening Remarks (English) Prof. Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi, Head, The Truman Institute Dr. Nimrod Goren, Head, The Mitvim Institute International Perspective (English) Christiane Amanpour, CNN Chief International Anchor, Host of Amanpour, Amnapour & co, PBS Interviewed by Tali Lipkin-Shahak, Journalist Local Perspectives (Hebrew) Ksenia Svetlova, Former Member of Knesset, The Mitvim Institute and The Institute for Policy and Strategy Smadar Peri, Middle East Commentator, Yedioth Ahronoth Dr. Salwa Alinat, The Truman Institute and The Open University Einat Levi, Researcher and Entrepreneur, The Mitvim Institute Chair: Jacky Hugi, Journalist, Galei Tzahal Please register here: http://bit.ly/ME_Women_Event The Zoom link will be sent to everyone who registered on the day of the event. It will be held on ZOOM and broadcast on the Truman Institute’s Facebook page Participants are welcome to submit questions during the event. Facebook event for more details: http://bit.ly/MEWomenEvent

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Israel’s Regional Foreign Policies: An Annual Assessment

The 4th Annual Conference of the Mitvim Institute, in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 16:00 Israel time (15:00 CET, 10:00 EDT) Via Zoom; Register here The conference will be held in Hebrew, with translation into English 16:00 Opening Remarks  Merav Kahana-Dagan, Deputy Head of the Mitvim Institute Dr. Paul Pasch, Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Israel  16:15 Israel’s Relations with the Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean   Moderator: Dr. Roee Kibrik, Director of Research at the Mitvim Institute Prof. Elie Podeh, Board Member at the Mitvim Institute, and Lecturer at the Hebrew University Dr. Moran Zaga, Policy Fellow at the Mitvim Institute and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago and Haifa University Dr. Maya Sion Tzidkiyahu, Director of the Program on Israel-Europe Relations at the Mitvim Institute and Co-President of the Israeli Association for the Study of European Integration Gabriel Mitchell, Director of External Relations at the Mitvim Institute 17:15 Political Perspectives  Minister Orit Farkash Hacohen, Minister of Strategic Affairs and Minister of Tourism, Blue and White MK Aida Touma Suleiman, Joint List 17:30 Israeli Diplomacy in Muslim and Arab States Moderator: Dr. Nimrod Goren, Head of the Mitvim Institute Haim Regev, Deputy Director General for Middle East, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Former MK Ksenia Svetlova, Director of the Program on Israel-Middle East Relations at the Mitvim Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy and Strategy, IDC Herzliya Dr. Ehud Eiran, Board Member at the Mitvim Institute, and Stanford University Yael Ravia Zadok,

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The 2020 Israeli Foreign Policy Index of the Mitvim Institute

Findings of the Mitvim Institue Poll, October 2020 The eighth annual public opinion poll of the Mitvim Institute on Israel’s foreign policy was conducted in September 2019. It was carried out by the Rafi Smith Institute and in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, among a representative sample of Israel’s adult population (700 men and women, Jews and Arabs) and with a margin of error of 3.5%. The report presents the poll’s key findings, grouped under four categories: Israel’s Foreign Service, Israel’s foreign relations,  Israel and its surrounding regions, and Israel and the Palestinians. For the full report, the key findings and the infographics press here.

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