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John & Diana Hagee Christian - Jewish Dialogue Chair The John and Diana Hagee Christian-Jewish Dialogue Chair, operating under the umbrella of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, is a dialogue forum that enables Christian and Jewish figures to examine the similarities and differences between the religions, and discuss the common values of faith, love, compassion, and resolve to combat the forces of hatred, prejudice, intolerance, and radicalism. This Chair, which promotes understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews based on respect for one another’s identity and integrity, comprises both academic and social pursuits through educational and community-building programs, dialogue opportunities and research projects. The Chair focuses both on the creation of academic text study courses and research activities, and on the development of effective approaches to establishing greater cooperation and understanding between Jewish and Christian communities both in Israel and around the world. The John and Diana Hagee Christian-Jewish Dialogue Chair coordinates programs in which experts and students alike gather together to discuss the similarities and differences between each faith’s worldview, heritage and interpretation of common holy texts, within the safe structure of shared history and values. Through a systematic and jointly organized series of study and community-building programs, Christian and Jewish students will develop deep and meaningful relationships of trust that will extend beyond the boundaries of the campus, enabling them to build bridges and increase understanding between these communities on a grander scale. This Chair attempts to demonstrate to the world, through passionate and purposeful Christian-Jewish dialogue, study and relationship-building, that the Judeo-Christian values of faith, love and compassion are more powerful and lasting than hatred, intolerance and radicalism.Past Events
Christian-Jewish Youth Leadership Dialogue Meeting A group of Christian youth leaders from Dortmund, Germany, in partnership with students from Netanya Academic College took part in a Christian-Jewish Dialogue meeting in which the youth learned of each others’ cultural and intellectual backgrounds. The program consisted of a question and answer and round table discussion regarding the experience of new immigrants in Israel, as well as a lecture about ecological perspectives in the Bible. Day of Study: The Holy Land - Geography, History, Peoples & Cultures
May 22, 2008, Netanya Academic College  Participants in the LEADNOW Christian Leadership Development Program, a group of American Christians touring the Holy Land, took part in a day of study at Netanya Academic College delivered by Israel’s top professors, in which they studied various aspects of the geography, history, peoples and cultures of the
 Holy Land. Lecturers included Prof. Ilai Alon of the Islamic Studies unit in the Department of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University; Dr. Mordechai Kedar, of the Department of Arabic studies at Bar Ilan University; and Prof. Moshe Maoz, Deputy Director of the Strategic Dialogue Center. The day of study provided the Christian tourists with an eye-opening introduction to many of the nationalist and religious forces that determine the strategic situation in the Middle East, as well as an overview of current historical processes taking place in the region.Musical Dialogue at the Night to Honor Israel The Center led the "Voices of Israel Choir", comprised of a select group of Israel’s leading cantors (prayer leaders in synagogues) from all parts of Israel, to perform in dialogue with Christian Choirs at the "Night to Honor Israel" sponsored by Pastor John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church. Musical dialogue between Jews and Chrisians enabled a sharing of culture and values that created bonds of understanding and friendship between all participants in this historic event.
Symposium on Israel’s Strategic Situation, with participation of Evangelical Christian Group September 6, 2007 
Day of Study: The Holy Land - Geography, History, Peoples & Cultures
May 17, 2007, Netanya Academic College .JPG) Participants in the LEADNOW Christian Leadership Development Program, a group of American Christian students touring the region, took part in a day of study at Netanya Academic College delivered by Israel’s top professors, in which they studied various aspects of the geography, history, peoples and cultures of the Holy Land. Lecturers included Prof. Ilai Alon of the Islamic Studies unit in the Department of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University; Dr. Mordechai Kedar, of the Department of Arabic studies at Bar Ilan University; Dr. Daphne Tsimhoni, professor of modern Middle East history at Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), and others. The day of study was greatly successful in providing a multi-faceted approach to the Middle East issues that are of great relevance to Christians around the world.
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An Evangelical Christian group, led by Pastor Billye Brimm, took part in a symposium studying Israel’s geo-strategic situation in the region. Lectures were delievered by a number of security and strategic experts, including Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Baruch Spiegel, former Advisor to the Defense Minister. In addition, Pastor Brimm took part in a radio program at Netanya Academic College, in which she spoke about the natural bond and shared values of the Christian and Jewish faiths. 