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WATCH: JNS International Policy Summit—Day 2, morning session

JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem.

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Opening Plenary Session

  • Opening Remarks: JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Summit Chairman Richard D. Heideman
  • Editor’s Address: JNS Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Tobin
  • An Assessment of the Key Challenges — an Action Agenda: Malcolm Hoenlein
  • The Christian-Israel Alliance: Chairwoman of the Christians United for Israel Action Fund, Sandra Hagee Parker
  • Opening Plenary Address: Pastor John Hagee
  • Identity and Political Conception: Dr. Gadi Taub — Remarks
  • Establishing A New Conceptzia Panel:
    Panel Chair: Dr. Gadi Taub
    Founder and director of Netzach Israel, Maj. (Res.) Shay Kallach
    Director of Middle East Forum, Gregg Roman
    CEO of Herut Center, Amiad Cohen
    Founder and Chair of the Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children, 2024 Israel Prize Laureate Cochav Elkayam Levy
    Co-founder of the Tikva Forum, Tzvika Mor
  • Israel’s Security Challenges Panel:
    Panel Chair: Former International Spokesperson of the IDF, Doron Speilman
    Founder of IDSF, Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi
    Former Commander of the Israeli Air Force & Fellow at JINSA, Maj. Gen. (res.) Amikam Norkin
    Founder of Alma Research & Education Center & Member of Forum Dvorah, Lt. Col. (res.) Sarit Zehavi
    JNS Military Correspondent Yaakov Lappin
  • Winning the “Soft War”: Chairman of the Israel Institute for Economic Planning Yossie Hollander
  • Israel’s International Affairs: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s International Affairs Adviser, Caroline Glick
  • Israel’s Secret Weapon: JNS Senior Contributing Editor Melanie Philips

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
3:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Afternoon Plenary Session

  • Social Media Policy: Public Policy Director, Israel & the Jewish Diaspora at META, Jordana Cutler
  • Israel’s Energy: Challenges & Opportunities: Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen 
  • The Day After in Gaza Panel:
    Panel Chair: Dr. Dan Diker
    Senior Fellow, Arab and Palestinian Affairs, JCFA, Khaled Abu Toameh
    Former head of the Counter-Terrorism Division in the Mossad, researcher at JCFA, Oded Ailam
    Expert in International Law and International Relations, Yifa Segal
  • Judea and Samaria: Binyamin Regional Council Head and Yesha Council Chair Israel Ganz
  • JNS TV Presents “The Quad”: Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll, Emily Schrader
  • Combating Antisemitism: Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli, in conversation with JNS Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Tobin
  • The War on Jewish Students: JNS Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Tobin in conversation with Journalist, Lawyer and Legal Director of the Deborah Project Lori Lowenthal Marcus
  • Israel’s Economy: Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat in conversation with JNS CEO Alex Traiman
  • Changing Europe Panel:
    Panel Chair: Italy | Fiamma Nirenstein
    Belgium | Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, Sam van Rooy
    Hungary | Director General of the Center for Fundamental Rights, Miklos Szánthó
    United Kingdom | CBE, former British Army Commander, Col. (ret.) Richard Kemp
  • The U.S.-China Rivalry: Time for an Israeli Indo-Pacific Strategy?  Founder and Executive Director of SIGNAL Group (Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership), Carice Witte
  • The Abraham Accords 2.0 Panel:
    Panel Chair: Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
    Journalist, columnist, influencer and pro-Israel activist Luai Ahmed
    Chairman of Sharaka, Middle East & Jewish World Affairs researcher and lecturer Dan Feferman
    Partner at 972Hub & BSC Defense, Kareem Yehya
  • Israel and the War for Global Influence – President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), Dr. Dan Diker
  • Coaching up Israel: Bruce Pearl – 2025 AP National Coach of the Year, Head Coach at Auburn University, Chairman of the Board at USIEA, and Board Member of Athletes for Israel

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Closing Plenary Session

  • Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Heritage Meir Porush
  • Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lion
  • Host of “Sid and Friends in the Morning” on 77 WABC in New York City, Sid Rosenberg
  • Keynote Address: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee
  • U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in conversation with JNS CEO Alex Traiman
  • U.S.-Israel Relations Panel:
    Panel Chair: JNS Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Tobin
  • VP Heritage Foundation & Former Deputy National Security Adv. to President Trump, Victoria Coates
  • Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman
  • President & CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), Michael Makovsky
  • Founder & President of the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET), Sarah Stern
  • Refuting the Orwellian lies against Israel: President of the Zionist Organization of America Morton Klein
  • The Battle for the Jewish State: VP of the Heritage Foundation & Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, Victoria Coates
  • Closing Plenary Address: Best-selling author Mark Levin, host of the nationally syndicated radio program, “The Mark Levin Show,” host of the TV program, “Life, Liberty & Levin” and “LevinTV”
  • The JNS International Policy Summit: Resolutions
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