Over 1,500 Expected at 5th Annual Jerusalem Post NYC Conference

NEW YORK – Leading Israeli ministers and members of Knesset will join U.S. officials, newsmakers and opinion-shapers to address the Fifth Annual Jerusalem Post Conference on May 22nd. The conference, hosted by Israel’s leading English language daily newspaper with the largest global online presence for news and information about Israel and the Jewish world, is expected to draw more than 1,500 participants to the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square to discuss the key issues and challenges facing Israel and the Jewish world today.

This week, The Jerusalem Post made public a list of highlighted speakers who will address the conference. Additional featured speakers at the conference will be announced in the coming weeks. For a complete list, visithttp://www.jpost.com/landedpages/ConferenceNewYork2016/Conference_Speakers.aspx

Highlighted speakers include U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan, Israeli Minister of Education Naftali Bennett, Knesset member and Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer, Former Chief of General Staff of the IDF Gabi Ashkenazi and Former Director of the Israeli Mossad Efraim Halevy.

Ronit Hesin Hochman, the CEO of the Jerusalem Post Group said that “the conference this year is expected to be more dynamic than ever before because the debate will focus, among other things, on global terrorism, the U.S. presidential elections and strained relations between the two countries. We will continue to generate headlines and provoke the international debate on the State of Israel," said Hochman.

“The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference is the central platform for Israeli and American politicians, security officials and Jewish leaders to address issues that concern Israel and the Jewish world before an audience of 1,500 people,” said Steve Linde, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post. “Each participant will provide invaluable insights and a unique perspective on the topics to be raised during the Conference.”

For more information about the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, and to register, please visit https://members.jpost.com/nyc2016.aspx

The Jerusalem Post is Israel’s leading English language daily newspaper with the largest global online presence for news and information about Israel and the Jewish world. Its annual conference has for the past four years served as the foremost confab addressing the critical issues facing Israel and the Jewish world, bringing together international political, government, business, and academic leaders to address issues of economic, security and peace, among others.