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| MESC2@TLV 2009's Schedule 
Sunday August 2nd, 2009 | 08.30 - Registration and Breakfast
09.15 - Greetings and introduction
10.30 - Group dynamics – The art of persuasion
12.30 - Lunch
13.30 - Nachik Navot - Deputy Head of Mossad [ret.] - Israel and the conflict, Israel and a peace process, looking back on 60 years of activity in the shadows and under the spotlight
15.00 - General [Ret.] Nati Sharoni - The military point of view of the conflict in the Middle East
16.30 - Eyal Zisser, Head of Dayan Center - Syria and its role in the conflict, a multi-layered aspect
18.00 - MK Ahmad Tibi - Being palestinian, being an Israeli, being a member of the Knesset
19.00 - Dinner
20.30 - Opening Event
| Monday
August 3rd, 2009
| 09.00 - Breakfast
09.30 - H.E. Ambassador Itschak Levanon - Israel’s image and policy in the international arena
10.30 - Introduction for negotiation – Adv. Vanessa Seyman
12.00 - Lunch
13.00 - Continuance of the introduction
15.00 - Instructions
16.00 - ‘Behind-the-table’ negotiations
17.30 - Opening statements
18.15 - Beginning of the simulation
19.00 - Reception at PIC: “Narrowing Gaps and Healing Conflicts: the case of Poland and Israel”
| Tuesday August 4th, 2009 | 08.30 - Breakfast
09.00 - Jerusalem – a deeper look into a complex reality
Dr. Yoav Alon, Tel Aviv University – The conflict around Jerusalem throughout history
Professor Galia Golan - professor in the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, specializing in issues related to globalization, international crises and current political issues.
International point of view [TBC]
Palestinian point of view [TBC]
11.45 - Departure to Jerusalem
13.30 - The three monotheistic religions – Guided tour to the church of the holy sepulcher, temple mount and the Jewish quartet
Franck Joncret, Head of Mission, Doctors without Borders (MSF) - curing the conflict on the field
15.30 - Lieutenant Colonel [ret.] Ron Shatzberg - Tour to an observatory point, the security wall and a checkpoint
18.30 - Festive Dinner at Jerusalem - Open-Air BBQ
21.40 - Guided tour of the archeological findings from the Middle ages by the western wall and the western underground tunnel
23.00 - Back to Tel Aviv
| Wednesday August 5th, 2009 | 07.30 - Breakfast and departure to Sderot
Tour in Sderot (Police station)
Tour near Gaza (UNESCO and IDF, Erez Passage)
13.15 - Back to Tel Aviv
14.30 - Dr. Ely Karmon, Senior researcher a the Institute for Counter-terrorism (ICT) - current tendencies and obstacles for the conflict in the Middle East
16.00 - Dr. Amal Jamal - Head of the Political Science Department at Tel Aviv University
17.30 - Preparation for the dinner simulation
18.00 - Beginning of dinner simulation
| Thursday August 6th, 2009 | 08.30 - Breakfast
09.00 - Ilai Alon, Tel Aviv University - Islam, and the art of negotiation
10.30 - Avi Issacharoff - Chief corespondent on Arab issues and the Middle East, Haaretz, Palestinians: between 2 states solution and 3 on the ground
12.00 - Lunch
13.00 - Hanan Goder, Head of Academia section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - perspectives on the Israeli image in the Arab Diplomacy
14.00 - Last round of simulation
17.00 - Debriefing
19.00 - Closing event
| Friday August 7th, 2009 | Enjoy Tel Aviv and get ready to departure
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