Fireside Talk with Talia Sasson
Talia Sasson’s official report of March 2005 at the request of Prime Minister Sharon’s government publicly proved that Israel had been creating 105 outposts (new small settlements) contrary to local law. It describes secret cooperation between various ministries and usage of official taxpayers’ money. Today Sasson serves as president and chair of the board of New Israel Fund, the umbrella organisation in Israel funding human rights non-governmental organisations. Join the president of the New Israel Fund in Alpbach for a discussion about her breakthrough results and their consequences. Learn more about Israel’s politics and the controversial settlement policy. As the number of participants is limited, please sign up at the reception of the Congress Centre Alpbach for the fireside talk, registration will be possible on August 26 and 27. At the fireside talk, places will be assigned on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, giving priority to registered participants.
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Talia SASSON
Board Member and Chair of the International Council, NIF - New Israel Fund, Jerusalem
| Attorney Talia Sasson, was the President of the New Israel Fund (NIF) and Chair of it's board (2015-2018). Now she is the co -chair of the international Council of NIF. She also serves on the public councils of numerous peace and human rights organizations. In 2009, she ran for the Knesset as representative of The New Movement & Meretz. From 2004 to 2010, Mrs. Sasson taught a course on "Defending Israel's Democracy through Law" at Tel-Aviv University's Law Faculty. At the request of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, from August 2004 to March 2005, Mrs. Sasson served as a special legal advisor for the government. In that capacity she authored the Sasson Report on illegal outposts and law enforcement on Israelis in the West Bank. From 1979 to February 2004 she worked in the State Attorney’s office. From 1989 to 1993 she headed the Civil Department in the Office of the District Attorney of Jerusalem. From 1996 to 2004, she headed the Special Tasks Division of the State Attorney’s office. In this role, she represented the government of Israel before the Supreme Court for thirteen years in civil, criminal, constitutional and administrative cases and was also involved in various security and military issues. Mrs. Sasson is the author of At the Edge of the Abyss: Is the victory of the settlements the end of Israeli democracy? which was published in 2015. |
Dr. Almina BESIC
Member, Forum Alpbach Network, London
| 2007-2010 | Master's Degree in Management and International Business and Master's Degree in Financial and Industrial Management, School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Graz |
| 2008-2010 | Undergraduate Associate, University of Graz |
| since 2010 | Doctoral Programme in Social and Economic Sciences and Doctoral Programme South-Eastern Europe, School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Graz |
| Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Graz | |
| 2012-2014 | Research Fellow at the ERSTE Foundation |
| Lecturer, Université Lumière Lyon 2, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management Essen, Medical University of Graz |
