Are You in Israel on October 26? Don’t Miss This Opportunity!

Join HonestReporting for an exclusive field trip with IDF Col. (res) Grisha Yakubovich.

By September 26, 2016

Tired of seeing Israel portrayed as a brutal occupier in the media?

An exclusive opportunity to travel with HonestReporting and see the reality for yourself, and answer the difficult questions. 

Join us for an exclusive day of military and security briefings with

 

IDF Col. (Res.) Grisha Yakubovich

 

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Former Head of the Civilian Department in the IDF’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit, Col. Yakubovich led strategic dialogue with the international community, Israeli govt. system and Palestinian Authority on economics, infrastructure and foreign affairs.

He is an expert on Israeli policy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, bringing an unparalleled insider’s perspective from a range of roles in the field and from the highest levels of decision-making in Israel.

 

Our itinerary will include:

  • Mount Scopus, with a strategic overview that focuses on the key Israeli security concerns in the Jerusalem periphery.
  • Shetach Yud, for a briefing on the complications of land questions in the territories at a point when the highway briefly crosses over the Green Line.
  • Alfei Menashe, for a security briefing overlooking the viewpoint of Israel’s narrow waist.
  • Picnic lunch (optional lunch included).
  • Ephraim Crossing, a pedestrian and trade crossing, for a further discussion on cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians with an emphasis on economic relations.
  • Ariel, for a talk on the development of Israeli settlements, with an eye on ideology and security.

 

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

Bus leaves from HR offices at 9.00am promptly

Heichal Shlomo Building, 58 King George Street (next door to Great Synagogue), Jerusalem

 

Cost:   $165 per person, including mehadrin packed lunch (gluten-free available); $150 per person, without lunch

 

Advance registration and payment required – limited places available.

Register by clicking here

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Simon Plosker

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020.

Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias.

Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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