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Europe Day Celebrations 2017
Contemporary Role of Germany and the EU
in the Middle East
University of Haifa
Thursday, 11th May 2017 (10:00 – 14:00)
CONFERENCE BOOKLET
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
“Contemporary Role of Germany and the EU in the Middle East”
Thursday, 11th May 2017
Supported by the Delegation of the European Union to Israel
Contact: Haifa Center for German and European Studies: Cathrin Shalev: +972.(0)50.5666378 Katharina Konarek: +972.(0)54.7982583 Conference Venue University of Haifa Abba Khoushy Ave. 199 Mount Carmel Haifa
The EU - in its early version as a common market - came about as an attempt to
bring a halt to hostilities among European countries, especially France and
Germany. How relevant is this experience for the current situation in the Middle-
East today, and what role could the EU and Germany as its member state play in
facilitating similar developments? It is true that the driving force behind European
integration from its very beginning was a clear desire of the then European leaders
to overcome old differences and assure a peaceful development of Europe for
future generations of the European continent. This idea of peace is still very much
relevant today. It represents a condition sine qua non for the successful
development and future of all the peoples of the Middle Eastern region. A
comprehensive and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Arab conflict in general and
Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular, is a strategic priority for the European
Foreign Policy in general and the German Foreign Policy in specific.
Program:
10:00-10:15 Welcome Prof. Eli Salzberger, Director, HCGES Dr. Clemens Kohnen, German Embassy to Israel
10:15-11:15 Keynote speech: Prof. Artur Nowak-Far, former Polish Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Round Table: The Current Role of Germany and Europe in the Middle East Moderation: Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger, HCGES Lars Faaborg-Andersen, Head of the Delegation of the EU
to Israel Prof. Beverly Crawford, University of Berkeley
Dr. Roby Nathanson, Israeli European Policy Network Arik Segal, Founder of Conntix Marc Frings, Director KAS Ramallah
Manuel Gomez-Acebo, Spanish Ambassador to Israel (tbc)
13:00-14:00 Presentation: Research Projects funded by the EU
Moderation: Dr. Ayelet Banai, HCGES Prof. Ilan Shimshoni, Information Systems, University of Haifa
Prof. Guy Bar-Oz, Archaeology, University of Haifa
Dr. Orr Dunkelmann, Department of Computer Science, University of Haifa
14:00 Lunch Buffet (invitees only)
09:30 - 13:30 "European Market", Café Deshe, next to the Rabin Building Information Stands from Embassies of the European Member States and Cultural Institutes
10:00 - 14:00 Special Program for High School Students
SPEAKERS
Prof. Eli Salzberger, Director, Haifa Center for German and European Studies,
University of Haifa
Eli Salzberger is a Law Professor at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law,
the director of the Haifa Center for German and European Studies, the
director of the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme
Conditions and he is the co-director of the International Academy for
Judges at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law and was the President of
the European Association for Law and Economics. During 2008 until
2011, he served as President of the European Association for Law and
Economics. Subsequently, he clerked for Justice Aharon Barak of the
Israeli Supreme Court and for Deputy State Attorney Dorit Beinish. His
research and teaching areas are legal theory and philosophy, economic analysis of law, legal
ethics, Cyberspace and the Israeli Supreme Court. Currently he is a member of the Public Council
of the Israeli Democracy Institute and of a commission for reform in performers’ rights in Israel.
Eli Salzberger was awarded various grants and fellowships, among them Rothschild, Minerva, GIF,
ISF, Fulbright, ORS and British Council. Moreover he has been a visiting professor at various
universities including the Microsoft-LAPA fellow at Princeton, University of Hamburg, Humboldt
University, University of Torino and UCLA.
Dr. Clemens Kohnen, Counsellor, German Embassy in Tel Aviv
Dr. Clemens Kohnen, Counsellor, Political Section of the German
Embassy in Tel Aviv. Born 1974 in Bonn, studied law in Hamburg,
Tours/France and at Yeshiva University in New York. Master of Laws and
Doctorate in Intellectual Property Law. Joined the German Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in 2006, postings include Moscow (2007-2010),
Berlin/Federal Chancellery (2010-2014), and since 2014 Tel Aviv. At the
embassy in Tel Aviv Dr. Kohnen mainly deals with the Middle East Peace
Process and Israeli foreign and security policy as to its direct neighbors.
Prof. Artur Nowak-Far, former Polish Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Artur Nowak-Far (prof. dr hab.) is a director of the Institute of Law in the
Warsaw School Economics where he conducts a research on legal
semiotics. He was Vice-minister in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
responsible for legal and treaty matters (2013-2015); the member of the
Supreme Chamber of Auditors (2007-2013), advisor of the Minister of
Agriculture for EU matters (2003-2005), the member of the task-force of
EU technical harmonization (1997-2000). He also wrote about 300
publications on EU law and legal semiotics and legal reasoning.
Lars Faaborg-Andersen, Head of the Delegation of the EU to Israel
Prior to taking up his position in September 2013 as Head of the
Delegation of the European Union to the State of Israel, Ambassador
Faaborg-Andersen had a distinguished career, spanning almost thirty
years, in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In recent years, a series
of appointments also brought him into close contact with Middle East
issues, including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP).
From 2000-2003 he headed the Ministry's Middle East and North Africa
Department and during the Danish EU Presidency in the 2nd half of 2002,
he was the author of the original "Road Map for the MEPP" that was
eventually approved by the Quartet on 22.12.02. As Denmark's designated Middle East Envoy,
he also worked closely during this period with European Union Special Representative Miguel
Moratinos. Middle East issues also appeared regularly on the agenda during his terms as Deputy
Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations (2003-2008) and, most recently, as
Ambassador and Representative of Denmark to the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the
EU in Brussels (2008-2013). Here he was involved in every aspect of EU policy making on the
Middle East.
Given his familiarity both with the Middle East and with the workings of the EU, he has termed
his present position as Head of the EU Delegation to Israel, "a dream appointment". He is also no
stranger to the country, having done a memorable stint as a volunteer on Kibbutz Neot
Mordechai in the mid-1970s.
Prof. Beverly Crawford, Honorary Chair, Center for German and European
Studies, University of California Berkeley
Beverly Crawford has the position of the Honorary Chair at the Center
for German and European Studies at the University of California,
Berkeley, after she has been the former leader of the Center for several
years. She is also Professor emerita of Political Science and Political
Economy at the University of California, Berkeley. She taught courses
about Theories of International Political Economy, American Foreign
Policy, Feminist Theories of International Relations, Ethnic and Religious
Conflict and the Global Conflict and the Refugee Crisis.
Dr. Roby Nathanson, Director, Macro Center for Political Economics
Dr. Roby Nathanson is currently the General Director of the Macro
Center for Political Economics
He holds a PhD for Economics from the University of Cologne in
Germany. Dr. Nathanson teaches at the Academic Colleague Tel Aviv and
is member of the board of directors of various companies and economic
advisor to decision makers in Israel and abroad.
Arik Segal, Founder of “Conntix”
Arik Segal is an expert in international conflict management and in the
application of advanced technologies in innovative dialogue structures.
Born in Canada and raised in Israel, he holds an HBA in International
Relations from the University of Toronto and a Masters' degree from Tel
Aviv University in Diplomacy Studies, as well as a Mediator's certificate
from Gevim Group. Following a political position at the Embassy of Korea
in Israel (2009-2010) he set up his own independent consulting firm,
focusing in leading and directing peacebuilding projects. He works in
cooperation with international organizations, institutions and NGO's.
Within this context, he established a unique "backchannel" with Turkish officials and designed a
new theory and methodology for a dialogue project between young Israeli and Arab leaders,
which won an Academic Advancement Award. He also facilitates a forum of prominent young
Israeli and Palestinian business leaders that works for economic and political cooperation. Arik is
a lecturer in a in Hadassa Academic College in Jerusalem as well as in Talpiot Educational Collage
and delivers conflict management workshops and lectures for foreign delegations and leadership
groups. He established the "Young Professionals in Foreign Policy-Tel Aviv" organization and co-
directs the "Tec Thinking Forum for Education and Multiculturalism” in MOFET Institute. Arik is a
frequent guest speaker on Israeli and international stages and regularly publishes op-eds on
various platforms. He also is a US State Dept. international exchange alumni and a graduate of
the International academy for leadership in Gummersbach, Germany.
Marc Frings, Director of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Palestinian Territories
Marc Frings joined Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in 2010. From 2010
to 2012, he worked for the KAS-country office in Jakarta for Indonesia
and East-Timor, followed by an assignment as Desk Officer for South and
Central Asia and Coordinator for Energy Security and Climate Change in
Asia and the Pacific in the KAS-HQ in Berlin from 2012 to 2015. Since
summer 2015, he is with the Middle East Department of the Foundation,
serving as the Resident Representative of KAS to the Palestinian
Territories. Mr. Frings has lived and worked in Bethlehem during the
Second Intifada (2001/2002), and conducted a research project in
Ramallah in 2009/2010. He studied Political Science and holds a master degree of the University
of Marburg and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques Lille/France. Before having joined KAS, Mr. Frings
was Producer with the Berlin-office of ARD (German Public Broadcasting).
MODERATORS Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger, Faculty of Law and Haifa Center for German and
European Studies, University of Haifa
Fania Oz-Salzberger is Professor of History at the University of Haifa and
Researcher at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies. She
completed her doctoral degree at Oxford University. As the former
Fellow of the Jerusalem and Berlin Institutes of Advanced study, she also
held posts as Chair of Israel Studies at Monash University and Visiting
Professor for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University. Her books
include Translating the Enlightenment (Oxford, 1995), Israelis in Berlin
(Jerusalem and Berlin, 2001) and, with Amos Oz, Jews and Words (Yale,
2012). She has published prolifically on the History of Ideas, the
Enlightenment, Jewish Origins of Modern Political Thought, and Israeli-
European relations. Her opinion articles appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek,
Guardian, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Dr. Ayelet Banai, Haifa Center for German and European Studies and School
for Political Science, University of Haifa
Ayelet Banai is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Haifa, School of
Political Sciences and the Center for German and European Studies. She
holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem and received her PhD from the Department of Politics and
International Relations at Oxford University. Before coming to Haifa, she
was the Research Fellow at the University of Frankfurt, dealing with
International Political Theory. Her further areas of research European
politics and political theory, including: the right of Self-Determination,
Minority Right’s and Identity Politics, Democratization and Theories of
Freedom.
ORGANISATION
Cathrin Shalev,
Administrative Director, Haifa Center for German and European
Studies (HCGES)
Katharina Konarek,
PhD Candidate and Research Associate, Haifa Center for German
and European Studies (HCGES)
Sarah Lebert, Intern and Conference Assistent, Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES)
Leah Olbricht,
Intern and Conference Assistent, Haifa Center for German and
European Studies (HCGES)
Andrej Drach, Conference Assistant, Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES)
Clemens Lambermont, Conference Assistant, Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES)
THE ORGANIZING INSTITUTION
Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES)
The Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) is
a joint project of the University of Haifa and the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Founded in 2007, the mission of the HCGES is to inform students, researchers and the broader
community about modern Germany. In order to achieve this goal the Center engages in
intensified Germany-related teaching activities and supports relevant research projects. The
Center emphasizes the social, political, legal, economic and cultural developments and
tendencies in Germany since 1945. The HCGES is an interdisciplinary center. It is embedded in
the Research Authority of the University of Haifa and cooperates with the university's faculties
of the humanities, social sciences, and law. The Center also supports relevant activities of other
faculties and institutions at the University of Haifa, which are connected to modern Germany. In
order to achieve this goal the Center engages in intensified Germany-related teaching activities
and supports relevant research projects. The Center emphasizes the social, political, legal,
economic and cultural developments and tendencies in Germany since 1945.
LOCAL INFORMATION
Haifa:
Haifa is Israel's foremost port city for international
commerce and the center of Israeli high tech
industries. Two of the most distinguishing features
of this dynamic city are its physical beauty and its
cosmopolitan population of 265,000 Jews,
Christians, Muslims, Druze, and Baha’is living in
harmony and cultural activity. Numerous cinemas,
restaurants, cafes, and clubs provide
entertainment until the early hours of the
morning. Through its beaches and the Carmel
National Forest Haifa provides a wonderful environment for almost any kind of recreation.
University of Haifa:
The campus of the University of Haifa spreads along
a Carmel Mountain ridge southeast of the city of
Haifa and is surrounded by the Carmel National
Park. The University was established in 1963 under
the joint auspices of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem and the Haifa Municipality. In 1972, it
gained academic accreditation as a separate
institution from the Council for Higher Education.
The University of Haifa is the most pluralistic
institution of higher education in Israel: sons and
daughters of both veteran cities and development towns, kibbutzim and moshavim, new
immigrants, Jews, Arabs, Druzes, IDF officers and security personnel—all sitting together on the
bench of knowledge in an atmosphere of coexistence, tolerance, and mutual respect. Some
17,000 students studied toward a degree (B.A., M.A., or Ph.D.) in 2008/09. The University offers
six Faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and Science Education, Law, Social Welfare
and Health Studies and Education; In addition to that the university also offers five schools:
Business Administration, Social Work, History, Public Health and Political Sciences.
Haifa Center for German & European Studies (HCGES)
Education and Sciences Complex
Abraham & Rachel Kluger Building
University of Haifa, Mount Carmel
Haifa 3498838
Tel: +972.(0)4.8288159
Fax: +972.(0)4.8288195
E-Mail: [email protected]
