Against the backdrop of the dramatic election results in France, the Jewish People Policy Institute held a webinar on the ramifications for French Jews and relations with Israel.
The webinar took place on Thursday, July 11, between 11:30 – 14:00 IST, in English.
Greetings | 11:00 – 12:00
Prof. Yedidia Stern | President, The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI)
Major General Doron Almog | Chairman, The Jewish Agency for Israel
MK Oded Forer | Director, Knesset Committee for Aliyah and Diaspora Affairs
Dr. Nadia Beider | Fellow, The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI)
12:00 – 13:00 | Session 1
The European Radical Right, Jewish Communities, and Israel: Past, Present and Future
Moderator: Prof. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal | Senior Fellow, JPPI
Ms. Michal Kotler-Wunsch | Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism for Israel – The Radical Right’s Resurgence in Europe: Examining Potential Consequences
Mr. Eldad Beck | Author and Israel Hayom’s Berlin-based correspondent – “See us as we are today, and not 40 years ago.” Israel and Europe’s New Right
Prof. Sharon Pardo | Department of Politics and Government, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Navigating Complexities: Israel’s Interactions with Europe’s Radical Right
13:00 – 14:00 | Session 2
French Legislative Elections: Analyzing Potential Outcomes and Impacts
Moderator and Respondent: Dr. Dov Maimon | Senior Fellow, JPPI
Ms. Simone Rodan Benzaquen | Director, AJC Europe – A Continental View: European Insights on the French Elections
Prof. Denis Charbit | Department of Sociology Political Science and Communication, The Open University of Israel – Contextualizing French Politics: A Broad Historical and Global Analysis
The event will be broadcast on the institute’s website and on its digital platforms.