About Us

The Coalition for Regional Security was established about a year after the October 7th massacre and represents a wide and diverse group of public figures and opinion leaders in the security, diplomacy, business, high-tech, and research fields who joined together to ensure the security of the State of Israel through the promotion of the “Abraham Shield Plan.”

The Coalition brings together various bodies, research institutes, and organizations that believe in the need for a new political-security vision that combines military, political and economic power, whilst leveraging the regional opportunity as a central path to strengthen Israel's security.

Amongst our Coalition Partners

  • Brigadier General (Res.) Udi Dekel
    Founding Partner

    Director of the Conflict to Agreements research program (INSS), Former Head of the Negotiations team with the Palestinians

  • Lianne Pollak-David
    Founding Partner

    Strategic Consultant, Former Adviser at the PM’s Office and the National Security Council, Former Member of the Negotiation Team with the Palestinians

  • Koby Huberman
    Founding Partner

    Founder of the 'Israeli Regional Initiative' and author of "The Regional Initiative", a pioneer of Israel’s regional strategy since 2006

  • Adv. Moty Cristal
    Founding Partner

    Negotiations and Crisis Management Expert, Former Member of the Negotiation Team with Jordan and the Palestinians

  • Attila Somfalvi
    Founding Partner

    Political Strategist and Strategic Consultant

  • Major General (Res.) Nimrod Sheffer

    Former Head of the Planning Directorate for the IDF and Former CEO Israel Aerospace Industries

  • Dan Meridor

    Former Minister of Justice, Minister of Finance, Minister of Intelligence and Deputy Prime Minister

  • Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman

    Executive Director of INSS

  • Eyal Waldman

    Chairman of Waldo Holdings

  • Colonel (Res.) Miri Eisin

    Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Former Adviser to the Prime Minister for International Communications

  • Prof. Uzi Arad

    Former National Security Adviser and Head of the National Security Council

  • Yizhar Shai

    Former Minister of Science and Technology

  • Sima Shine

    Director of the Iran and the Shi'ite Axis research program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Former Head of the Research Division of the Mossad

  • Colonel (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman

    Former Deputy for Foreign Policy and International Affairs at the National Security Council

  • Zohar Levkovitz

    Hi-tech Entrepreneur and Investor

  • Ksenia Svetlova

    Former Member of Knesset, CEO of the Regional Organization for Peace, Economics & Security (ROPES), Senior Research Associate at the Atlantic Council

  • Brigadier General (Res.) Zvika Chaimovitz

    Former commander of Israel's Air Defense System

  • Major General (Res.) Danny Yatom

    Former Head of Mossad

  • Dr. Shira Efron

    Director of Policy Research at the Israel Policy Forum, Senior Consultant at RAND Corporation

  • Yarom Ariav

    Former Director General of the Ministry of Finance

  • Gigi Levy

    Managing Partner at NFX

  • Lieutenant Col. (Ret.) Orna Mizrahi

    Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Former Deputy Head of the National Security Council

  • Yaakov Peri

    Former Head of Shin Bet

  • Dov Moran

    Investor, High-tech Entrepreneur and Inventor of the USB flash drive

  • Dr. Orna Berry

    Ex. Senior at Google and Former Chief Scientist in the Government of Israel

  • Prof. David Harel

    Weizmann Institute of Science

  • Major General (Res.) Kamil Abu Rokon

    Former Coordinator of Government Operations in the Territories (COGAT)

  • Major General (Ret.) Ambassador Matan Vilnai

    Former Minister in Israeli Governments, Israel’s Former Ambassador to China, Former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff

  • Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Meir Kraus

    Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and Former Director of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research

  • Adv. Gail Shoresh

    Ex. Senior Mossad, Ramat Hasharon City Council member, Forum Dvorah Board member

  • Tal Barnoach

    Managing Partner, Disruptive Fund

  • Adv. Eyal Rosovsky

    Partner at Meitar Law Firm

  • Shiri Fein-Grossman

    Former Head of Regional Affairs at the National Security Council

  • Dr. Michal Yaari

    Expert on Arab Gulf States, Ben- Gurion University

  • Colonel (Res.) Itamar Yaar

    CEO of Commanders for Israel's Security and Former Deputy Head of the National Security Council

  • Gal Gitter

    Partner at Ibex Investors

  • Major General (Res.) Yaakov (Mendy) Or

    Former Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT) and a Former Deputy Director General for Inspection of the Defense Establishment in the Office of the State Comptroller

  • Elah Alkalay

    Chairperson of IBI Mutual Funds

  • Prof. Eran Halperin

    Head of the Department of Psychology and Founder of the aChord Center at the Hebrew University

  • David Simcha

    Chairman of Darkenu

  • Colonel (Res.) Pnina Sharvit Baruch

    Director of the Israel and the Global Powers Research program at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and Chairwoman of Dvorah Forum

  • Dr. Ronen Hoffman

    Former Israeli Ambassador to Canada and Former Member of Knesset

  • Ben Rabinowitz

    Founder and Co-Manager of Amiti Ventures

  • Dr. Nir Boms

    Director of the Tel Aviv University Regional Cooperation Program

  • Michal Geva

    Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Triventures Venture Capital Fund

  • Yariv Fisher

    Mayor of the City of Herzliya

  • Dr. David Koren

    CEO of the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research

  • Kobi Richter

    High-tech Entrepreneur

  • Eytan Ben-David

    Former Interim Deputy of the National Security Adviser and Head of the National Security Council

  • Modi Ben-Shach

    Chairman of EDM ENERGY

  • Dr. Gil Murciano

    CEO of Mitvim Institute

  • Gal Bar Dea

    CEO of ONE ZERO Bank

  • Sigal Naim

    Author, Business and Social Entrepreneur

  • Eran Shayshon

    Founder of Atchalta Research Institute

  • Amit Livni

    Entrepreneur and Consultant for Business and Marketing Strategy, Former Co-CEO of Gitam BBDO

  • Ambassador Amira Oron

    Israel's outgoing Ambassador to Egypt, Senior Researcher at INSS, and a Devorah Forum member

  • Nir Zohar

    President and Chief Operations Officer of Wix

  • Ze’ev Moses

    Businessman and Social Entrepreneur

  • Matan Friedman

    Founding Partner of Generate Capital

  • Yael Elad

    Operating Partner at Aleph

  • Mati Gill

    CEO of AION Labs

  • Colonel (Res.) Hamada Ghanem

    Former Military Attaché, Former Commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Strip

  • Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Avi Kalo

    Negotiation Expert, Former Head of Prisoners and Missing Persons Department in the IDF, Defense-tech

  • Yigal Tamir

    High-tech Entrepreneur, Co-founder of 'The Israeli Regional Initiative', Co-Founder of BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change

  • Major General (Res.) Aharon Zeevi Farkash

    Chairman of the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center and Former Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the IDF

  • Shir Nosatzki

    Founder and CEO of “Have You Seen The Horizon Lately?”

  • Erez Shahar

    Managing Partner of Qumra Capital

  • Major General (Res.) Amos Malka

    Businessman and Former Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the IDF

  • Shmil Levy

    Founding Partner of Sequoia Capital

  • Prof. (Emeritus) Manuel Trajtenberg

    Tel Aviv University, Former Member of Knesset, and Chairman of the National Economic Council in the Office of the Prime Minister

  • Shelly Hod Moyal

    Co-Founder, iAngels

  • Prof. Elie Podeh

    Professor in the Department of Islamic and Middle East Studies at the Hebrew University and Board Member of the Mitvim Institute

  • Brigadier General (Res.) Avi Benayahu

    Consultant for Strategy, Communications and Crisis Management and Former IDF Spokesman

  • Brigadier General (Res.) Giora Inbar

    Businessman and Social Entrepreneur, Former IDF Commander of the Lebanon Division

  • Refael Franco

    Founder and Owner of Code Blue, Former Deputy Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate

  • Noam Bardin

    Former CEO of Waze and Former VP of Google

  • Dr. Carmit Valensi

    Senior Researcher and Head of Syria and Lebanon at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

  • Major General (Res.) Eitan Dangot

    Former Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT)

  • Tally Zingher

    CEO of Blue Laurel Consulting, Expert on Economy of the Gulf, Tel-Aviv University

  • Yoram Yaacovi

    Hi-tech Investor, Former General Manager of Microsoft Israel Research & Development Center

  • Dr. Anat Kurz

    Director of Research and senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

  • Gideon Argov

    Managing Partner
    New Era Capital Partners

  • Prof. (Emeritus) Shlomo Hasson

    Department of Geography, the Hebrew University

  • Gilad Yavetz

    Co-founder and CEO, Enlight Renewable Energy

  • Erel N. Margalit, PhD

    Founder and Executive Chairman, JVP, Margalit Startup City

  • Dr. Shlomit Wagman

    Former Director General of Israel Financial Crime Agency and Head of the Israeli Delegation to FATF

  • Robert Silverman

    Editor-in-chief
    Jerusalem Strategic Tribune

  • Dr. Ely Karmon

    Senior researcher at The International Institute for Counterterorism (ICT) and lecturer at Reichman University, Herzlyia

  • Ilan Mizrahi

    Former Head of the National Security Council

  • Meir Sheetrit

    Former Minister of Finance and Justice. Head of Leadership Program in MBA studies, Ruppin Academic Center

  • Dr. Brigadier General (Res.) Amnon Sofrin

    Former Head of the Intelligence Directorate, Mossad

  • Galit Cohen

    Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, INSS. Former Director General of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

  • Danny Ayalon

    Chairman of Silver Road Capital, Former Ambassador of Israel to the US and Deputy Foreign Minister

  • Ziv Yakobi

    Acro Real-Estate, CEO

  • Henrique Cymerman

    International Journalist, Lecturer, and President of the Israel-Gulf Chamber of Commerce

  • Maj. General (Ret.) Professor Isaac Ben-Israel

    Director of Cyber Research Center, Tel-Aviv University, Former Chairman of Israeli Space Agency, Former Member of Knesset

  • Tom Vizel

    Founder & CEO of 4MENA Network promoting youth encounters in the Middle East

  • Dr. Yaoz Y. Sever

    Chairman of the Israel - GCC Chamber of Commerce and Innovation

  • Col. (Ret.) Adi Bershadsky

    International Strategy & Business Development, Former Military Attache in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungry and Slovakia

  • Yohanan Zoref

    Senior Researcher, INSS, Expert on Palestinian Affairs

  • Omer Bar-Lev

    Former Minister of Internal Security, Former Commander of "Sayeret Matcal"

  • Elie Wurtman

    Co-founder of PICO Venture Partners, Social Entrepreneur, and Owner of Bat Shlomo Vineyards

  • Elinor Behar

    Expert in Gulf Business, VP Business Development at Blue Laurel Advisory

  • Dr. Pnina Shuker

    National Security Expert, Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Security and Strategy (JISS), and Editor-in-Chief of "Nexus"

  • Shai Bazak

    International Affairs Specialist, Former Consul General of Israel in the US, Former Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel

  • Joshua Hantman

    Founding Partner, Number 10 Strategies LLP. Former Advisor to Minister of Defense, to Ambassador to Washington, and in the Prime Minister’s Office

  • H.E. Amir Hayek

    Former (and first) Israeli Ambassador to the UAE (2021-2024)

  • Dr. Tal Patalon

    Head of R&D, Maccabi Healthcare Services Group. Founder & CEO, Medāna

  • Anat Hochberg-Marom, Ph.D

    Expert in International Security & Geopolitical Crises

  • Dan Feferman

    Chairman, Sharaka, Middle East and Foreign Affairs Commentator

  • Daniel Carmon

    Former Ambassador to India, Sri Lanka, and with Israel’s Mission to the UN

  • Dr. Oshrit Birvadker

    CEO of Indivade, Expert on India-Gulf Relations

  • Dr. Merav Alush-Levron

    Culture Researcher, Social Activist and Publicist

Do you want a secure Israel? Join us at The Coalition for Regional Security. Support the Abraham Shield Plan, and together we will build a new regional order to ensure Israel’s security.

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