Itinerary

Registration at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem.

Opening Banquet at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel.

• Introductory remarks by Shurat HaDin’s director, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Esq.

• Briefing by Vice Prime Minister and former IDF Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe Ya'alon: "Strategic and tactical analysis of the threat to Israel from the Palestinians and Middle Eastern states".

Tuesday, June 22: The Terrorism Reality

Travel to the Israel Defense Force Center at Latrun.

• Briefing by terrorism expert, former Shin Bet Commander for the Judea and Samaria region: "The use of informants, analysis and counter terrorism". Discussion with undercover Palestinian agents who work with the Israeli security services to infiltrate the Palestinian Authority.

• Briefing by former head of the interrogation unit of the Shin Beit: "Israel’s case for pre-emptive self defense."

An authentic Middle Eastern lunch in Tel Aviv's historic HaTikva Quarter.

Insiders’ tour of the IDF Headquarter in Tel Aviv, HaKiria.

• Briefing by Defense Minister’s senior adviser, Amos Gilad: “Israel’s response and preparedness in a hostile Middle East”.

• Briefing by Gen. Avigdor Kahalani, a hero of the Yom Kippur War who defeated the Syrians on the main Israeli-Syrian battlefield of the 1973 War

Dinner at Meatos, the finest restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Wednesday, June 23: The Judicial Reality

Pack for two nights stay in the North.

• Briefing by Senior Official of the Mossad: "Tracking The Material Support and Resources of the Palestinian Terrorist Organizations".

Visit to Machane Ofer Military Base near Jerusalem.

• Tour of the military court.

• Observation of a security trial of Hamas terrorists.

• Greeting by Chief Judge of Military Court, Col. Aharon Mishnayot.

• Briefing by military court judge, Menachem Liberman.

Lunch at the military base.

Travel to the Arab town, Kalkilia.

• Tour of an IDF checkpoint on the outskirts of Kalkilia in the West Bank, guarding one of the main terrorists infiltration routes into Israel. First hand visit and inspection of the controversial Security Fence.

• Briefing by base commander : "The infiltration and detection of terrorists, explosives and smuggling, emergency medical vehicles, and the civil population".

Drive to the northern Tel Aviv Airport “Sdeh Dov”.

• Pre-Flight Briefing.

• Private airplanes for a low-flying flight from Tel Aviv to Rosh Pina in the Galilee.

Travel to the Sea of the Galilee, Kinneret.

Moonlight Boat Cruise on the Sea of the Galilee.

Dinner at Decks, the finest restaurant on the Sea of the Galilee.

Check-in at the Kinar Village Hotel on the Sea of the Galilee.

• Overnight: Ramot Guest House, Tiberias.

Thursday, June 24: The Military Reality

Breakfast in the Ramot Guest House.

Travel to the Golan Heights.

• Visit to Gamla, the ancient fortress from which Jews fought the Romans tooth and nail during the great Jewish revolt (67 C.E.).

Visit to IDF tank unit on the Syrian border.

• Briefing escorted by Gen. Yair Nafshi, a former senior commander on the Syrian border.

• Briefing by Aviv Shir-On, Deputy Director General for Media & Public Affairs, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tour of a military forward position on the Lebanese Border, escorted by a Senior Commander of the Northern Division, first hand look at the IDF surveillance units.

• Briefing by Northern Front Commander: "The threat from Hezbullah terrorist organization in South Lebanon".

Visit to Misgav Am, a front line Kibutz on the Lebanese border.

• Briefing on the Lebanese border.
  

Dinner at Pagoda, a Chinese restaurant on the see of the Galilee.

Walking tour of the city of Tiberias.

• Overnight: Ramot Guest House, Tiberias.

Breakfast at the Ramot Guest House.

• Briefing by Shurat HaDin’s director, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Esq.: "Taking the battle against Palestinian terrorist organizations, their leaders and financial patrons to court".

Walking tour of the old town of Beit Shean.

• Lunch in town.

Bus ride to The Western Wall (The Kottel) in Jerusalem’s Old City.

• Welcoming in the Sabbath, “Kabalat Shabbat”, at the Western Wall.

• Traditional Dinner and Shabbat Celebration at the Old City Yeshiva “Aish HaTorah”.

Walk back to the Sheraton Plaza Hotel for overnight.

Saturday, June 26: The Historical & Religious Reality

Morning Services at The Great Synagogue or other local congregations.

Walking tour of The Old City with Guide.

Coffee and Cake at the hotel. Divrei Tora (torah words) by Prop. Israel Auman, Israel Nobel Prize winner for economic.

Visiting to an Air Force Base.

• Briefing by Gen. Nechemia Dagan, a former Air Force Base Commander, on “the realities of Israel’s policy of targeted killings.”

• Visit to Machsom Erez, Gaza Border. Lecture by the commander of the border crossing: "Gaza: The Security Threat After the Israeli Withdrawal”.

Visit to Sderot: Israeli City on the Edge of Gaza, Under Constant Mortar Attacks by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza.

• lunch in Sderot.

Travel to Zeelim.

• Visit to Mala, the IDF's state-of-the-art Center for Urban Training. Maco Palestinian city where soldiers receive extensive training in the realities of house to house fighting.

Guided tour of the Israel's Supreme Court.

• Briefing by Supreme Court Chief Justice, Aharon Barak: "The legal and moralistic tensions between Israeli civil rights and security".

Farewell Banquet at the Hotel.

• Farewell greetings by Shurat HaDin’s staff.

Monday, June 28: Farewells

Farewell Breakfast in the Hotel.

 Please note that the program is subjected to changes and substitutions at the sole discretion of Shurat HaDin.