Israel at Sixty: From Humble Beginnings to a Vibrant State   1948-2008

Table of Contents

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FOREWORD

• Foreword - by Bob Schwartz
• Letter from Shimon Peres, President of Israel
• Letter from Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel

INTRODUCTION

• Building Israel’s Tomorrow Today - by Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tzipi Livni

1. History: Re-Birth of a Nation

• Timeline of Historical Highlights
• Israel: The Jewish Homeland from Biblical Days - by Professor Joshua Schwartz
• Jerusalem: One Nation’s Capital Throughout History - by Eli Hertz
• Tel Aviv: The First Jewish City of Modern Times Turns 100 - by Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv
• Mandate for Palestine: The Legal Aspects of Jewish Rights - by Eli Hertz
• 1948, Israel, and the Palestinians - by Efraim Karsh
• The Holocaust and the Establishment of Israel - by Dr. Robert Rozett
• Israel’s Declaration of Independence: An Assessment after 60 Years of Statehood - by Professor Emanuel Gutmann
• Herzl and Zionism - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2. Creating and Preserving Israel the Beautiful

• The Land of Milk and Honey
• The Living Dead Sea
• The Negev - The Final Frontier / JNF “Project Negev”
• Nature Conservation
• Concrete and Corals - Coastal Preservation and Renewal of Coral Reef
• Israel Bonds: Building National Water Carrier and Other Infrastructure Projects

3. Preservation of Civil and Human Rights Under the Rule of Law

• Human Rights and the Rule of Law - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• State of Law and Justice - In the Midst of Terrorism - by Alan M. Dershowitz
• The Supreme Court - Protector of Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law
• The Supreme Court and the Problem of Terrorism - by Aharon Barak, Former President of the Israel Supreme Court
• Voting - A Right of All Citizens
• The Press - Voices of Freedom - from the Israel Project
• Women’s Rights
• Profiles of Leadership - Israeli Women at the Helm
• More Profiles of Leadership: Israeli Women at the Helm - Courtesy of the Israel Project-Israel at 60
• Gay Rights

4. The Israeli People: Dynamic Diversity

• Israel’s Diverse Population
• Faces of Israel: Ethiopian Israeli Diplomat Gives Israel a New Look
  - Israel 21c.
• More Faces of Israel
• Freedom and Tolerance - Israel Sets an Example - by Ambassador Reda Mansour
• Rania Okabi: Israel’s First Bedouin Woman Doctor

5. Culture, Entertainment, Sports and Cuisine

• Jewish Culture in Pre-State Palestine: The Need for a Unifying Language
• After Independence
• Theater and Dance
• Cinema
• Israeli Popular Music: Israeli Superstars on International Stage
• More Israeli Superstars on the International Music Stage
• Snapshot of Israeli Sports
• Sports Extra
• Hoops in The Holy Land: An American in Tel Aviv - by Lavon Mercer
• The Wingate Institute
• Cuisine: Israel’s Food and Wine Revolution - by Eric Silver

6. The Holy Land: Jews Christians and Muslims

• Religious Freedom In Israel: A Fundamental Guarantee
• The Holy Land for Jews, Christians and Muslims - by Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish

7.1 Israeli Ingenuity: The Development of an Economic and Scientific Powerhouse

• Development and Future Prosperity: Innovation is the Essence of Israel’s Growth - by Dr. Eli Opper
• Israel’s High-Tech Contributions that Changed our World - by Hanan Sher
• Stef Wertheimer: The Vision of an Industrial Pioneer - by Hanan Sher
• The Real Secret Behind Israel’s Start-Up Success - by Hanan Sher
• Why Israel Is a Top Destination for Venture Capitalists - by Dr. Orna Berry

7.2 Secure Connections and Communications

• The Giants Vs. the Geeks: Win-Win - by Tamar Guy
• Is This the Future of Internet Search? - by David Shamah, Israel 21c

7.3 Healing: Breathtaking Medical and Life Science Breakthroughs

• Profiles In Cancer Research: Technion Nobel Prize Winners Hershko and Ciechanover
• Cell Therapy: Blossoming in the Holy Land - by Dr. Yael Margolin, Marjie Hadad and Dr. Arik Hasson
• Teva: The Origins of Israel’s Pharmaceutical Industry - by Joseph Morgenstern
• Professor Ephraim Katzir- Scientist, Educator, 4th President of Israel

7.4 Nourishing: Advances in Sustainable Development

• Agro Technology: Origins of Agricultural R&D
• Drought-Resistant Crops: Developed by Israeli Researchers - from Israel21c
• Algae And Aquaculture : Sustainable Development: - by Prof. Avigad Vonshak
• Water Technology - by Baruch Oren
• Israeli City First to Aim for Water Independence - by Michael Green,
  Israel 21C

7.5 Seeking New Power Sources while Protecting the Environment

• What Is Clean Tech? - by Jack Levy and Gene Dolgin
• Inventing The Future Of The Automobile - by Shai Agassi
• Israel’s Electric Car Project
• Solar Energy in Israel for the Next 60 Years - by Professor David Faiman
• Brightsource Launches Solar Energy Plant - by Ilana Teitelbaum
• Alternative Energy - Wind Power: Gearing up for Energy with IQwind - by Karin Kloosterman

7.6 Out of This World: Israel’s Space Program

• New Frontiers - Israel Space Agency: Current and Future Programs - by Professor M.G. (Ret.) M.K. Isaac Ben-Israel and Dr Zvi Kaplan
• Q&A With ISA Chairman Isaac Ben Israel - by Eric Silver
• Moshe Arens: Present at the Creation of ISA - by Eric Silver

7.7 Small Worlds: Israel’s Nanotechnology Initiative

• From Minute Particles, Limitless Possibilities: Israel’s Nanotech Sector - by Ina Friedman
• Salio’s Nanotechnology Engine Springs into Life - by Karin Kloosterman

7.8 Protecting the Nation: Israel’s Homeland Security Sector

• Transforming Adversity to Advantage - by Steve Hunt
• Israel’s Security Industry

8. Israel: A Light Unto the Nations

• Mashav: Israel’s Outreach to the World
• IsraAID: Non-Governmental Organizations Involved in Humanitarian Assistance
• Relief and Rescue
• 26th Annual Jerusalem Conference of Mayors
• Educating for Tolerance - Lessons from the Holocaust to Combat Racism and Hatred Today

9. Israel Among the Nations: Securing the Jewish State while Pursuing Peace

• Timeline: 1948-2008; Sixty Years of Seeking Peace and Security
• Israel’s 60 Year Test - by Bret Stephens
• Breaking the Automatic Majority: A Blueprint for Israel and the United Nations - by Dan Gillerman
• Address by President Shimon Peres to UN General Assembly
• Israel Taps Political Outsider as New UN Ambassador - by Dina Kraft, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• Israel And The NGOs: Preparing for Durban II - by Gerald M. Steinberg
• Criticism of Israel: Is it Legitimate or is it Anti-Semitism? - by Abraham H. Foxman

10. Israel and the United States: The Special Bond Between Two Nations and Two Peoples

• The United States and Israel: The Special, Unbreakable Relationship
• Israel Is Now America’s Closest Ally - by Michael B. Oren
• Common Values: National Historical Experiences
• Strategic Military Cooperation: Israel as America’s Strongest and Most Loyal Ally in the Middle East
• Homeland Security: A Relationship Between the U.S. and Israel Born of Shared Experience
• Sharing Israel’s Experience
• U.S. - Israel Economic Relations: Federal Government Level
• High Tech R&D Cooperation
• Cooperative Space Program
• Economic Cooperation: Israel and the United States - by Sherwin Pomerantz
• U.S. - Israel Economic Relations: State Government Level
• Private Sector
• Regional and State American-Israeli Business Organizations
• Attention Disorder: An Israeli Journalist’s Probing of the “Special Relations” Between Israel and the U.S. - by Shmuel Rosner

11. The Future of Israel: The Next 60 Years

• How to Keep the Israeli Economic Juggernaut at Full Throttle - by Hanan Sher
• Israel 15: Becoming One of the World’s 15 Leading Nations - by Gidi Grinstein
• From Curiosity to Excellence - by Prof. Daniel Zajfman
• The Importance of Zionism: Israel and the Jewish People in the 21st Century - by Gil Troy
• Relations Between Israeli and American Jewry: A Realistic Vision - by Professor Yehezkel Dror
• What Israel Means to Me: Final Reflections - by David A. Harris

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