The Herzliya Conference has become center-stage for the discussion of security, economic, and social issues, and every year, the decision-makers of the State of Israel come to participate in it. The Conference raises the matters of greatest importance on the State's public agenda. So it is today. The discussions here will analyze the course of the recent war with Lebanon, the worldwide nuclear order, anti-Semitism in the world, and the de-legitimization of the State of Israel.

The topic of excellence in education is one of ultimate significance: investment in society and in public resources has been proven to yield future returns. From this conference, we must call upon the prime minister and finance minister to invest in education and to emphasize education, science, and technology. Investment in education is, at once, investment in society and in our national resilience.