Event Reports

Study Tour

Gaza on the Edge

In collaboration with our partner EcoPeace, KAS Israel invited participants of the diplomatic community in Israel to learn about the trans boundary pollution of the Mediterranean Sea, the Wadi Hanoun and cross border pollution on land from Gaza to Israel.

Politische Sprecher und Politikjournalisten aus Israel zu Besuch in Deutschland

Studien- und Dialogprogramm vom 13. - 19.09.2017 in Berlin und NRW

Auf Einladung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung waren dieser und vergangener Woche politische Sprecher und Politikjournalisten aus Israel zu Gast in Berlin und in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

AJC KAS Alumni Seminar in Israel

From May 16-21, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel and the American Jewish Committee partnered together to host the inaugural delegation for the KAS AJC alumni seminar in Israel.

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.