

our education
Alongside their professional internships, IGF Fellows participate in a comprehensive and nuanced education program that examines core issues in Israeli society. They are challenged to think critically about topics such as geopolitics, diplomacy, security, economics, and religion and state. The IGF curriculum includes lectures and talks from a diverse roster of Israeli policymakers, journalists, activists and leading public figures. Fellows also participate in intensive Hebrew studies, professional development workshops and on-the-ground excursions throughout Israel.
igf prides itself with a prestigious, highly diverse roster of speakers. Meet some of our speakers throughout the years:

Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin
President of Israel

Shimon Peres z"l
Fomer President of Israel

Natan Sharansky
Former Chairman of the Jewish Agency

Isaac Herzog
Chairman of the Jewish Agancy

Dan Meridor
Former Knesset Member & Minister

Dr. Benny Begin
Former Knesset Member & Minister

Moshe Yaalon
Former Commander-in-Chief of the IDF & Minister

Ayelet Shaked
Knesset Member

Karin Elharar
Knesset Member

Dani Dayan
Former Consul General of Israel in New York

Tehilla Freidman
Knesset Member

Prof. Shlomo Avineri
Political Scientist

Dr. Avi Simhon
Chairman of the National Economic Council

Ksenia Svetlova
Knesset Member

Sharren Haskel
Knesset Member

Dr. Einat Wilf
Former Knesset Member

Herzl Makov
President of The Menachem Begin Heritage Center

Stav Shaffir
Former Knesset Member

Nitzan Chen
Director of the Government Press Office of Israel

Dr. Daniel Gordis
Author & Senior VP at Shalem College

Dr. Micah Goodman
Author & Research Fellow at
the Hartman Institute

Prof. Gil Troy
Professor & Author

David Horowitz
Fouding Editor, The Times of Israel

Paul Hirschson
Ambassador & Spokesperson

Rocco Polin
EU Diplomat

Lt. Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
Head of Legal Strategies - Palestinian Media Watch

Prof. Gerald Steinberg
Founder & President of NGO Monitor

Dov Lipman
Former Knesset Member

Doug Feith
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, USA

Mohammad Darawshe
Civil Rights Activist

Roni Akala
Director General of the Ethiopian National Project

Michael Oren
Former Ambassador to the United States

Elliot Chodoff
Political and Military Analyst

Yossi Klein-Halevi
Author

Nathan Lewin
Attorney

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein
Journalist

Rabbi Shaul Judelman
Co-Director of Roots

Prof. Eugene Kontorovich
Legal Professor

Rachel Azaria
Former Knesset Member

Mariam Abu-Rkeek
Activist

Prof. Avi Bell
International Law Professor

Abeer Al-Natsheh
Activist

Lahav Harkov
Journalist

Saul Singer
Co-Author, Start-Up Nation

Jonathan Alkhoury
Activist

Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Vice President, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

Avi Zimmerman
CEO at Integrated Business Roundtable

Mark Regev
Diplomat

Sarah Feinberg
Research Fellow at the INSS

Ayelet Verbin
Former Knesset Member

Eve Harow
Tour Guide

Aryeh Lightstone
Former Sr. Advisor to US Ambassador to Israel

Sarah Weil
Social Activist

Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz
Founder & CEO - Hashgacha Pratit
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Yishai Fleisher
international Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron