Join Us For a Full-Day Field Trip to Israel’s Northern Border

Are you in Israel for the Passover holiday? Join us for a special, full day trip to the Lebanese border with expert in the Middle East conflict & Jewish history, Yisrael Ne'eman.

By April 03, 2016

Join us for a special, full day trip to the Lebanese border with expert in the Middle East conflict & Jewish history

YISRAEL NE’EMAN

 

“Threats From the North: The Rise of Terrorism”

 

  • Overview of the Ayun Valley with discussion of the development and failure of the Lebanese state, PLO intervention, Israeli involvement, and the rise of Hezbollah.
  • Travel to the border fence for discussion of immediate security issues.
  • Picnic lunch (optional lunch included).
  • Analysis of the previous Lebanon war: what went right; what went wrong; learning from the past.
  • Discussion of ideological and security issues including Khomeinism, Iran and Hezbollah; the clash between Sunni and Shiite Islam, and ideologically motivated terrorism.

 

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

Bus leaves from HR offices at 8.00 am promptly

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

 

Cost:  $130 per person, including mehadrin packed lunch  (gluten-free available)

$115 per person, without lunch

 

Advance registration and payment required – limited places available

Register by  clicking here

 

© Divuach Ne’eman R”A, 2025

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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