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D I P L O M AT I C R E L AT I O N S

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

27 th to 30 th April 2015

IN KOOPERATION MIT

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MALU DREYERMinister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate

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Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz Alte Mensa, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Alte Mensa, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Alte Mensa, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Staatstheater Mainz (Glashaus)

JOACHIM MERTESPresident of the Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate

MALU DREYERMinister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate

H.E. YAKOV HADAS-HANDELSMANNAmbassador of the State of Israel

PROF. DR. KRAUSCHPresident of the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

PROF. DR. DR. ALEIDA ASSMANNEndowed Professorship at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

PROF. DR. MOSHE ZUCKERMANNThe Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University

Moderation

DR. PETER FREYEditor-in-Chief, ZDF, Mainz

DR. DAVID WITZTHUMChannel 1, Jerusalem / The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

ANDREA BÄHNERManaging Editor, SWR, Mainz

DR. CHRISTIAN BÖHMEPolitical Editor at Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin

Moderation: PROF. DR. JÜRGEN W. FALTERJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Political Science

RUDOLF DRESSLER * Former Ambassador of Germany to Israel

AMBASSADOR SHIMON STEINThe Institute for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University

Moderation: DR. DIETER SCHIFFMANNFormer Director of the State Agency for Civic Education of Rhineland-Palatinate

PROF. DR. GERT KRELLGoethe University of Frankfurt

PROF. DR. MOSHE ZIMMERMANNRichard-Koebner-Center for German History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

DR. H.C. (MULT.) WALTER KLITZFriedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty, Jerusalem

Moderation: ALFRED WITTSTOCKStudy Unit Israel, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

PROF. DR. OZ ALMOGSamuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, University of Haifa

DR. SIMONE HEILPrior: University of Bremen

Moderation: DR. HABIL. BORIS ZIZEKJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Education

DR. ESTHER LOPATINDirector of the Center for European Studies at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya

PROF. DR. LILY GARDNER FELDMANAmerican Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Moderation: PROF. DR. ARNE NIEMANNJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Political Science

PROF. DR. JOACHIM MEYERDept. of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University

ROGER LEWENTZ * Head of the Interior Ministers’ Conference, Ministerof State, Minister for Internal Affairs, Sports and Infrastructure

Moderation: PROF. DR. GERD MIELKEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Political Science

PROF. DR. CARLO STRENGERSchool of Psychological Sciences/Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University

DR. JÜRGEN MÜLLER-HOHAGENDachau Institut Psychologie und Pädagogik

Moderation: DR. MED. RENATE MARX-MOLLIÈREMainz

H.E. DAVID WALZERAmbassador of the State of Israel to the EU, Brussels

PROF. DR. GERT WEISSKIRCHENformer Member of the German Parliament, former Spokesman for Foreign Affairs

Moderation: PROF. DR. ARNE NIEMANNJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz

JOSHUA SOBOLPlaywright, Writer and Director, Israel

PROF. DR. ANAT FEINBERGHochschule für Jüdische Studien (HfJS), Heidelberg

PROF. DR. FRIEDEMANN KREUDERDepartment of Theatre Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

REINHOLD ROBBEPresident of the German-Israeli Society

ALFRED WITTSTOCKStudy Unit Israel, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

WELCOME SPEECHES

BEGINNING OF FIRST CONFERENCE DAY

BEGINNING OF SECOND CONFERENCE DAY

BEGINNING OF THIRD CONFERENCE DAY

GUIDED CITY TOUR (OPTIONAL)

50 YEARS OF BILATERAL RELATIONS:COMMEMORATION AND REMEMBRANCE AS A DESIGN ELEMENT FOR POLITICS?

„IMAGES OF THE OTHERS” – THE MEDIAL COMMUNICATION OF IMAGES OF GERMANY AND ISRAEL AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE RESPECTIVE OTHER CIVIL SOCIETY *

ISRAEL’S SECURITY AND GERMANY’SREASON OF STATE

A CHALLENGE TO THE BILATERAL RELATIONS: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND THE ARAB WORLD

THE PROCESS OF EUROPEANIZATION AND GERMANY’S POLICY TOWARDS ISRAEL

GERMAN-ISRAELI COOPERATION IN THE LIGHT OF NEW SECURITY THREATS

FINAL STATEMENT

Eine Anmeldung zur Teilnahme an der Konferenz ist erforderlich. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, der Einlass nur nach Anmeldung möglich. Anmeldeschluss ist Mittwoch, der 15. April 2015.

Anmeldung: conference.50-ger-il.com/registration

* partly in German

IMAGES AND ATTITUDES – YOUTHS OF BOTH COUNTRIES (GERMANY-ISRAEL) AND THEIR VIEWS TOWARDS THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTER-PARTS

GERMANY AND ISRAEL – A “NORMAL”RELATIONSHIP?

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ISRAEL –A BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP?THE GERMAN-ISRAELI RELATIONS AS

MIRRORED IN ARTS AND CULTURE

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KEYNOTE SPEECH

CLOSING WORDS

27 th April 2015 29 th April 2015

30 th April 2015

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Registration is required to participate in the conference. The partici-pation will be free of charge, but there will be admission control. The time for applications ends on Wednesday, April 15th 2015.

Registration: conference.50-ger-il.com/registration