Israel’s Old and New National Security Challenges: A Conversation with Dr. Eyal Hulata

February 2023

Past Event

Israel’s Old and New National Security Challenges: A Conversation with Dr. Eyal Hulata

Past Event

Hudson Institute

February 02, 2023

The “Juniper” series of events are designed to test collective U.S.-Israeli readiness and improve the interoperability of defense systems. These exercises offer prime opportunities for USCENTCOM and the IDF to partner and innovate together, solidifying the strategic relationship between the U.S. and Israel while contributing to regional stability. The U.S. remains committed to the security of Israel and supports Israel’s qualitative military edge. (Photo courtesy of the IDF Spokesperson's Office)

An Israeli solider holds a flag during US-Israeli interoperability exercises in Tampa, Florida, on January 24, 2023. (IDF)

February 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Dr. Eyal Hulata

Former Israeli National Security Advisor

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

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Dr. Eyal Hulata served as the national security advisor to Israeli Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid. Israel starts 2023 with a prime minister who is both new and old, a new army chief of staff, and a long list of old and new national security challenges. Dr. Hulata joins us to share insights gleaned from his time in office and his sense of the major decisions his successor will face in the coming year.

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