On the eve of the anniversary of October 7th, a conversation about what comes next.
Conversations about Israel on the news are never the full story. We are bringing you the perspective of two men who lived the last three years of Israel’s wars on the ground and from opposite ends of the chain of command.
We’ll meet on October 6, the eve of the third anniversary of the horrendous events of October 7th. While it is necessary to look back at how we got here, we are gathering to also look forward to the future.
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Doron Gavish led the Israel Defense Forces’ Air Defense and was responsible for operationalizing Iron Dome. Today he serves as Joint Task Force Commander with CENTCOM for Israel’s air defense. Few people alive have a clearer view of the U.S.–Israel relationship as it works in practice, hour by hour.
Alexander Gabriel fought as a paratrooper in the IDF and as a special operator in Ukraine before October 7, then again on Israel’s front lines in Gaza and Lebanon. He is now the founder and CEO of Seraphim UAV, building drone systems for the warfighter, and a founder in the Vetted portfolio.
Nuri Golan, co-founder and General Partner of Vetted and a veteran of Shayetet-13 (Israeli Navy SEALs), moderates. Our conversation will include:
The view from the command. How Israel prepared for war with Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen. Air defense as a critical capability to enable offensive operations. Hear what never made the news.
The view from the ground. Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon, from a man who fought on all three fronts. How the battlefield has changed and what it will look like in future conflicts.
The future of the U.S.–Israel relationship. What the next decade demands, in defense and in industry. Giving a concrete answer to skeptics who doubt the value of Israel to the United States.