The program in עברית and in français will soon be available!
Sunday, May 30th 2010
20h00-21h30
Gideon Sa’ar, Minister of Education
Ron Huldaï, Mayor of Tel Aviv- Yafo
Christophe Bigot, French Ambassador in Israel
Dov Alfon, Editor in chief of Haaretz
Annette Levy-Willard, Cultural Counsellor, French Embassy
A definition of the democratic ideal :
Bernard-Henri Lévy, Philosopher
Monday May 31st, 2010
« The balance of power »
9h30-10h15 Talking Democracy
Limor Livnat, Minister of Culture and Sport
Bernard-Henri Lévy, Philosopher
Moderator : Ari Shavit, Haaretz
10h30-11h45 Freedom of press and self-censorship
How free are the media? Does censorship still exist? Self-censorship? To what extend does the media influence decision-makers?
Marc Semo, Head of Foreign News, Libération
Amos Schocken, Publisher of Haaretz Ronen Bergman, Journalist, Yediot Aharonot
Charles Enderlin, Correspondant, France 2
Richard Descoings, Director of Sciences Po Paris
Moderator : Jérôme Bourdon, Professor of Communications, Tel Aviv University 12h00-13h15 Media and Politics: happily married?
Free speech on TV and the radio - an eternal question. Are politicians and journalists one big family? Nitsan Horowitz, Member of Knesset
Alain Frachon, Former editor in chief, Columnist, Le Monde
Yoav Toker, Journalist and Lecturer Sciences Po
Sylvain Attal, Journalist, France 24
Moderator : Emmanuel Halperin, Journalist 12h00-13h15 Media and Politics: happily married?
Free speech on TV and the radio - an eternal question. Are politicians and journalists one big family?
Nitsan Horowitz, Member of Knesset
Alain Frachon, Former editor in chief, Columnist, Le Monde
Yoav Toker, Journalist and Lecturer Sciences Po Sylvain Attal, Journalist, France 24
Shaul Goldstein, Head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council
Moderator : Emmanuel Halperin, Journalist 14h30-15h45 Digital democracy?
Digital media: a new mode of democratic information and participation or e-totalitarianism? Pierre Assouline, Journalist and Writer
Antoine Lefebure, Expert in digital media
Eran Tifenbrum, Ynet
Ayelet Noff, Blonde 2.0, Founder and CEO
Moderator : Schlomo Papirblat, Yediot Aharonot 16h00- 17h30 Literature: last exit to democracy?
Writers: a counter-democracy? * * * *, * * * *
Pascal Bruckner, Writer
Pierre Assouline, Journalist and writer
Moderator : Sefy Hendler, Haaretz 18h00-19h30 Challenging democracy. The power of movie makers
Similarities between a thriving Israeli cinema and French cinema: protest and social criticism. Katriel Schory, Director of Israel Film Fund
Keren Yedaya, Film director
Yael Abecassis, Actress
Stéphane Freiss, Actor François Samuelson, Agent
Moderator : Goel Pinto Tuesday June 1st , 2010
« New ideas for a better democracy »
9h30– 10h45 Cities and Melting-pot
The impact of urban policy on multi-ethnic coexistence. Dealing with international influences and immigration. Opening: Avishai Braverman, Minister of Minorities
Anne Hidalgo, Deputy-mayor of Paris Antoine Grumbach, Architect and Urbanist Zvi Efrat, Head of the School of Architecture Betsalel
Moderator : Eytan Schwartz, Tel Aviv Municipality 11h00-12h00 Standing for Democracy
The role of leaders in our globalised society. Which battles are left to be fought? Bernard-Henri Lévy, Philosopher
Tzipi Livni, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Leader of Kadima
Moderator : Aluf Benn, Haaretz 12h15-13h30 Justice as fairness
Justice - the pillar of a democratic society – shaking or standing? Claude Goasguen, Member of Parliament, Mayor
Beatrice Vallaeys, Journalist Libération
Mordehai Kremnitzer, Institute for Democracy Amal Jamal, Professor of Law, Tel Aviv University
Moderator : Emmanuel Halperin, Journalist 15h00-16h30 To be a democratic citizen
Engagement and Identity Yariv Oppenheimer, Director General Peace now
Ben Dror Yemini, Journalist Maariv
Rafael Walden, Doctor Physicians for Human Rights Pascal Bruckner, Writer Roland Castro, Architect and Urbanist
Moderator : Marius Schattner, Journalist, AFP 17h00-18h30 Why do we need politicians for a better democracy? Valérie Hoffenberg, Special Representative for the peace process for the Middle East
Laurent Joffrin, Editor in chief, Libération Avirama Golan, Haaretz Daniel Ben Simon, Member of Knesset
Moderator : Ilan Greilsammer, Professor of Political Sciences, Bar Ilan University
