2007 NGO MONITOR CONFERENCE

Wednesday December 5th, 2007

Mishkenot Sha’ananim Conference Center, Jerusalem

‘Preparing for Durban II: NGO’s, Public Opinion and the Exploitation of Human Rights’

Conference Record


Prof Gerald Steinberg (Executive Director, NGO Monitor) opens the conference:
Arnold Roth (Honorary Chairman, Keren Malki) on terrorism and context:

Conference Program

9.00-9.30am: Registration

9.30 – 9.45pm: Opening Remarks, Prof Gerald Steinberg (Executive Director, NGO Monitor)

9.45 – 10.45am: Session One - ‘At What Price? Public Funding of NGOs’

  • Ambassador Ramiro Cibrian (EU Ambassador to Israel)
  • Ambassador Oded Eran (Former Israeli Ambassador to EU)
  • Jan Van T’Land (Head of Jerusalem Mission, Medecins Sans Frontieres)
  • Arnold Roth (Honorary Chairman, Keren Malki)

    Chair: Avinoam Bar Yosef (Director General, Jewish People Policy Planning Institute)

11.00am – 12.00pm: Session Two – ‘NGOs, the Media and Shaping Israel’s Image’

  • Mark Regev (Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
  • Ben Dror Yemini (Senior Israeli journalist)
  • Calev Ben David (Columnist, Jerusalem Post)

    Chair: Uri Dromi (Director of International Outreach, Israel Democracy Institute)

12.15 – 1.15pm: Session Three – ‘Human Rights Values, NGOs and Their Place in Today’s World’

  • Rabbi Arik Ascherman, (Executive Director, Rabbis for Human Rights)
  • Shimon Samuels, (Director for International Liaison, Simon Weisenthal Center)
  • Prof Gerald Steinberg, (Executive Director, NGO Monitor)

1.15 – 1.30pm: Closing Remarks

Entrance is without charge and attendance should be confirmed by

e-mailing conference@ngo-monitor.org by November 29th

Refreshments will be provided