Wise Learning Guest Speaker Series | Israel, Gaza and Beyond: Crisis and Opportunity | Dr. Brigadier General (Res.) Jonatan (Yoni) Shimshoni

Wise Learning Guest Speaker Series | Israel, Gaza and Beyond: Crisis and Opportunity | Dr. Brigadier General (Res.) Jonatan (Yoni) Shimshoni

Zoom from Wise Center, Plum Street Temple or home

Dr. Brigadier General (Res.) Jonatan (Yoni) Shimshoni will present an update on the current situation regarding Israel, the war, and other topical issues. He will then open the session for questions and discussion.

Dr. Shimshoni served for 25 years in the IDF in field command and staff positions, and continued for many years in the reserves, working on doctrine and technology policy. He earned his PhD in national security policy from the public policy school at Princeton. Yoni is a Research Affiliate at the MIT Security Studies Program and Affiliate Faculty in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He has published on strategy and doctrine internationally and in Israel and has been a Visiting Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in DC. Yoni was managing partner of PwC Consulting in Israel and established and managed a start-up company. He is currently on the leadership team of Commanders for Israel’s Security, a group of some 550 former senior leaders in Israel’s military, security, and diplomatic services that analyzes and advocates on issues of national security. He lives in Tel-Aviv with Lea.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: You will receive an email confirmation upon registration, which will include the Zoom link to the session.