Herzliya Conference

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on March 20, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, before their advisers resumed negotiations about the future of Iran's nuclear program. (State Department photo)
One year on: The Iran deal has fulfilled its promise
Despite what Israel’s prime minister may have you believe, the Iran nuclear deal has succeeded in doing exactly what it set out to do: significantly decreasing the threat of a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic. By Shemuel Meir The annual Herzliya Conference made headlines a few weeks back simply due to the fact that former Defense Minister Moshe…
By +972 Magazine July 9, 2016
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog addresses the annual Herzliya Conference, June 7, 2015. (photo: Erez Harodi/Herzliya Conference)
Who needs the Right when we have Isaac Herzog?
What is the difference between warning about Arab hordes heading to the polls and warning of Arabs being democratically elected to parliament? A few days after Benjamin Netanyahu swept the elections — partly attributed to his election-day racist warnings about Israel’s Palestinian minority — I wrote a piece about his rival, Isaac Herzog, who was…
By Edo Konrad June 8, 2015
Herzliya Conference: Israeli leaders practice the politics of fear
From President Peres to dovish ex-minister Isaac Herzog, speakers at the prestigious Herzliya Conference didn’t offer Israelis much hope. A few days ago, I woke up and went through my usual morning routine.  I walked my dog, drank my mug of tea and read the headlines on the Ha’aretz website.  Here’s what I saw: Ikea’s…
By Roee Ruttenberg February 7, 2011
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