IDC Herzliya Conference

Roundtable on Water Security and Regional Cooperation

Within the frame of the annual Herzliya Conference, KAS Israel and EcoPeace Middle East organized an expert discussion in water security issues in the Middle East and regional cooperation on June 20th 2017. The event was hosted by Shaul Mishal, Head of ME Program in IDC.

The “Israel-Europe Future Task Force”-Project

MEETING 3: FUTURE RELATIONS IN THE EYES OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

The project addressed issues relating the Israeli-European relations and the rising challenges in the international system in a series of discussions and workshops for a group of young Israeli and European foreign policy professionals.

Legal Responses to the Global Refugee Crisis

In a joint conference together with The Minerva Center for Human Rights in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung hosted legal experts from Europe and the Middle East that examined the the existing legal gaps on refugee international law and discussed possible legal and policy responses

Energy Security and Regional Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean Rim

The Konrad Adenauer Regional Program Political Dialogue South Mediterranean and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel organized a two day conference in Malta June 8 and 9, 2017. The conference on Energy Security and Regional Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean Rim hosted 16 participants from Germany, Turkey, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, and Greece.

The EchoChamber

A Conference on Hate Speech on the Internet

The magnitude of the Internet has given it an influence that has created both opportunities and challenges. Those challenges, such as the seemingly easy multiplication of hate speech that governments and civil society alike are finding difficult to harness. Decision makers are at a crossroads between Internet regulation and holding on the freedom of expression that is promoted in western societies. While the connection between online hate speech and offline actions are not yet fully understood, there is still a demand to provide more clarity on how they plan to tackle this challenge.

Unionsfraktions-Vize Friedrich in Israel

Vor dem Hintergrund der anhaltenden diplomatischen Spannungen zwischen der EU und Israel suchte Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich MdB, stellvertretender Union-Fraktionschef und Mitglied im Bundestagsausschus für die Angelegenheiten der Europäischen Union, im Rahmen eines zweitägigen Informationsprogramms der KAS den Dialog mit israelischen Gesprächspartnern. Ziel war es, mehr über die israelische Sicht auf die Situation zu erfahren und über Lösungsansätze zu diskutieren.

Dialogprogramm für CDU-Bundesvize Julia Klöckner MdL

Im Rahmen eines Dialogprogramms der KAS besuchte Julia Klöckner MdL im Juni das Heilige Land. Neben politischen Gesprächen mit Vertretern der Regierung und Opposition gab sie als Ehrengast Impulse zum Thema "Hate Speech" im Internet und zum Israel-Bild in Deutschland, im Rahmen zweier Fachkonferenzen.

The Challenge of Complexity: How to Convey Israel to the German Public

On the occasion of the publication of the “Länderbericht Israel” by Dr. Gisela Dachs, KAS Israel, the Federal Agency of Civic Education and the DAAD Center for German Studies jointly organized a round table on the topic “The Challenge of Complexity: How to Convey Israel to the German Public” in order to present the publication and to discuss its complex meaning in practice.

KAS- und ELES-Stipendiaten besuchen das Heilige Land

Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel organisierte in Kooperation mit dem Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk vom 07. Mai bis zum 14. Mai 2017 ein Studien-und Informationsprogramm in Israel.

Bologna around the World – A Comparative Point of View

The Bologna Training Center Annual International Conference

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosted together with The Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev the Bologna Training Center annual Conference. Higher Education experts from around the world gathered to discuss the Bologna process from a comparative perspective, while reviewing how is the process being implemented outside and inside Europe and its future in Israel