2007 NGO MONITOR CONFERENCE

Wednesday December 5^th, 2007

Mishkenot Sha’ananim Conference Center, Jerusalem  

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

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 29^th