The document announces a conference on "Islamic Political Movements in the Middle East" to be held on May 30, 2011 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The conference program includes four panel discussions on topics relating to political Islam in the Middle East and its impact on Western democracies. It will conclude with a keynote speech by Maj. Gen. Danny Yatom. The event is organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue at Netanya Academic College, and will be held in English and Hebrew.

1. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue at
Netanya Academic College are honored to invite you to the conference
Islamic Political Movements in the Middle East
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Beit Sokolov, 4 Eliezer Kaplan St., Tel Aviv
Conference Program
03:8-9351 Arrival and Refreshments
9351-9:30 Greetings
 Prof. Zvi Arad, President, Netanya Academic College.
 Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Chair, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue,
Netanya Academic College.
 Dr. Ralf Hexel, Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Israel Office.
93:8-55:00 A Survey of Political Islam in the Middle East Region
Panel Chair: Dr. David Altman, Senior Vice-President, Netanya Academic College;
Vice-Chair, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue.
 Dr. Omri Nir, Department of Islam and Middle East Studies,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
 Dr. Israel Elad-Altman, Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS),
Interdisciplinary Center, Herzlia.
 MK Sheik Ibrahim Sarsur, Chair of the Ra'am Ta'al party.
 Michael Thumann, German Correspondent in Turkey.
55300-11:15 Recess
11:15-52341 Can Democracy and Political Islam Co-Exist?
Panel Chair: Dr. Ralf Hexel, Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Israel Office.
 Prof. Michael Laskier, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Bar-Ilan University.
 Prof. Zana Çitak, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
 Dr. Zvi Bar'el, School of Communication, Sapir Academic College; Middle Eastern
affairs analyst for Ha’aretz newspaper.
 Dr. Uriah Shavit, Moshe Dayan Center, Tel Aviv University.

2. 52341-14:88 Lunch Break
14:88-113:8 The Impact of Political Islam on Western Democracies
Panel Chair: Dr. Reuven Pedatzur, Academic Director, S. Daniel Abraham Center for
Strategic Dialogue, Netanya Academic College.
 Dr. Michael Eppel, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Haifa University.
 Dr. Benedetta Berti, Research Fellow, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
 Prof. Yehudit Ronen, Department of Political Studies, Bar Ilan University; Moshe
Dayan Center, Tel-Aviv University.
 Dr. Muriel Asseburg, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin.
11::8-16:88 Keynote Speaker: Maj. Gen. (ret.) Danny Yatom, Former Head of the Mossad.
The conference will be held in English and Hebrew with simultaneous translation.
Please confirm your participation by May 22, 2011.
By Email: friedman@netanya.ac.il ofer-es@netanya.ac.il by fax: 09-860-7401
S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue
Netanya Academic College
Tel: 09 860 7400 Fax: 09 860 7401
5 University Street
Kiriat Yitzhak Rabin, Netanya 42365
Mail: strategic-dialogue@netanya.ac.il
Web: www.strategicdialoguecenter.org
www.netanya.ac.il