Farewell to TEDxTelAviv
Well, that’s it. The conference is over, and I’ve finished with the updates. So, here is the last post about it. Over all, it was really quite fascinating. There were lectures about science,...
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View ArticleICT Conference
Hey there, you Jewlicious people. I am writing to you from the World Summit on Counter-Terrorism, the ICT’s 10th Annual International Conference on Terrorism. We got a special invitation to sit in on...
View ArticleICT Talking Heads Session 1: Former Heads of the Mossad and Shabbak
First up, was Session 1: Former Heads of the Mossad and Shabbak. Our speakers were: Mr. Shabtai Shavit, Former Head of Mossad (1989 – 1995) and present Chairperson of the Board of the International...
View ArticleICT Talking Heads Session 2: Former Ministers of Defense and IDF Chiefs of Staff
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View ArticleICT Day 2: 1st Morning Plenary Session
Hi everyone, so, due to technically difficulties, these summaries are being uploaded a bit late. However, tomorrow, I promise to upload them in a timelier manner. This Morning’s First Plenary Session...
View ArticleICT: summary of Monday Morning’s 2nd Plenary Session
For yesterday’s second morning plenary session, the speakers were: Col. Richard Kemp, Former Commander of the British Forces in Afghanistan, United Kingdom; Dr. Daniel Pipes, Director , The Middle...
View ArticleICT Conference Monday Afternoon’s 1st Plenary Session
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View ArticleICT Conference: Monday’s 2nd Afternoon Plenary Session
The speakers for Monday afternoon’s second plenary session were: Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological...
View ArticleICT Conference, Day 3, Session on Counter-Terrorism Efforts in Weak and...
The speakers for the session are: Mr. Shanaka Jayasekara, Associate Lecturer (Research) at the Center for policing, Intelligence, and Counter-terrorism (PICT) at Macquiarie University of Sydney,...
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In this session, the panelists discussed counter-terrorism in the New Media. Advocate Moty Cristal, the founder and CEO of NEST Consulting Firm, discussed the need to readjust or change our traditional...
View ArticleWrap Up
Well, this is my last post about the ICT Conference. It was really a pleasure to attend as the representative of Jewlicious, and I hope that many (some) of our readers found the summaries to be of...
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Before I begin this article please let me make it clear that this is not a puff piece. I’m discussing this element not because I’m saying that this is something everyone should adopt and that everyone...
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