עמותת מגן לעורף - להגנת תושבי שדרות ועוטף עזה מפני איום הקסאם והגראד בעזרת תותח הלייזר נאוטילוס

Tactical High Energy Laser

Presentation:
Defense Systems
Against
Rockets & Mortars

About Us:

Magen Laoref, which means “Home-front Shield”, a non-profit organization, aims to:

Put pressure on Israel’s decision-makers by creating public awareness about the advantages of using multiple technologies to counter current and future ballistic threats to Israel.
Convince the decision makers within the Ministry of Defense and other government officials of the effectiveness of High Energy Laser Systems,
such as Nautilus/Skyguard, in eliminating all such threats targeted at Israel.
Focus immediate efforts on convincing decision-makers to deploy the existing Nautilus system as soon as possible near the city of Sderot to provide it with an available tested protection system.

Method of activity:

Arranging conferences and public relations events to create public awareness of available technologies.
Appealing to the media in Israel and abroad to carry the story.
Meeting with Government officials in order to convince them that only multilayer technologies can provide the optimal solution.
Following the process until reaching the organization’s goals.

"Magen Laoref" (Home-Front Defense) Executives:


Dr. Oded Amichai Chairman; an expert in laser systems; former senior R&D scientist and project manager in the defense institutes and industries.	BG (Ret.) Zvi Shur President; Industrial Engineer; formerly the Financial Adviser to the Chief of Staff and head of the IMoD Financial Department, in charge for all its financial affairs.

In alphabetical order:

Yael Artzi: Journalist, Marketing and Export Manager (Ret).
Hezi Aspis: Engineer; Industrialist.
Eli Bar-On: An economist, specializing in system and performance analysis of technological systems.
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Yitzhak Brik: Division and Corps Commander, Commander of Military Academies, IDF Ombudsman, awarded the IDF Medal of Courage.
BG. (Ret.) Amatzia Chen (Patzi): Division and Corps Commander, Commander of the major ground forces training center, developer of unique martial doctrines
Prof. Ariel Cohen: Physicist, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dr. Eli Miron: Physicist, external lecturer at Ben Gurion University, former senior scientist in Israel's defense institutes
Dr. Israel Smilanski: Specialist in elerctro-optics and lasers, formerly senior scientist in the defense and in industial institutes, locally and abroad

Retired Executives:

Col. (Ret.) Jacob Agassi: Formerly one of the senior commanders in the IAF.
Dr. Nathan Farber: Aeronautic Engineer, a missiles expert; formerly senior engineer in the defense institutes and industries and senior lecturer at the Technion (Ret).
Ory Ganany: Economist and entrepreneur, including in social and cultural assimilations.
Prof. Gershon Grossman: Mechanical Engineer, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Our deceased friends:

R.I.P Col. (Ret) Yossi Arazi: Fighter pilot, head of the IAF systems department, an electronic engineer and one of the founders of "Magen Laoref"
R.I.P Prof. Gideon Czapski: Physical Chemist, formerly the Rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and executive from the day our organization was founded.
R.I.P Prof. Yeshaya Nebenzahl: Physicist, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; formerly senior scientist in the defense industries and executive from the day our organization was founded.
R.I.P Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun: Tel Aviv University, formerly Head of Israel’s Space Agency
R.I.P Motti Morell: Strategic, communication and P.R consultant.
R.I.P Dr. Reuven Pedahzur: a former fighter pilot, an airline captain, security commentator in a major daily and a radio station, fellow researcher and lecturer on security and military issues at Netanya College.
R.I.P Dr. Aharon Postan: Physicist, former senior scientist in Israel’s defense industries, formerly Associate Professor at The University of Arizona
R.I.P Dr. Shmuel Rahat: Former senior mechanical engineer within Israel’s defense establishment
R.I.P Dr. Nadir Tsur: A journalist at major radio stations, a writer, poet and political science researcher

"Magen Laoref" – Overt Members and Supporters
(Arranged by alphabetical order)

Michael Azulay: Civil Engineer
Prof. Nissim Ben-Yosef: Physicist, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eviatar H. Ben-Zedeff: Research Fellow, the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, at The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya
Prof. Avshalom Elitzur: Physicist, Chapman University, California
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dr. Ido Embar: The Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies
Ami Etinger: Senior Journalist
Eyal Goren: Engineer, Building Manager
Dr. Jacob Halevy-Politch: Physicist, General Manager of JetGuide, formerly senior scientist in Israel’s defense industries
Gideon Heller: Former senior engineer in Israel’s defense industries
Jacob Ish-Shalom: Former senior economist at the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor
Dr. Jacob Itzikowitz: Computer sciences and information systems specialist, formerly a researcher at the Weizmann Institute
Dr. Joshua Kalisky: Physicist, former senior scientist in Israel’s defense institutes
Dr. Yoram Kirson: Physicist, former senior scientist in Israel’s defense industries
Oded Lifshitz: Journalist; member of kibbutz Nir Oz, located near the Gaza strip
BG (Ret,) Joseph Maayan: Formerly General Manager of the Ministry of Defense
Adv. Simha Nyr: Lawyer and publicist
Dr. Dan Ratner: Robotic specialist
Tsachi Raviv: Industrialist and businessman
Dan Rogel: Former senior engineer in Israel’s defense industries; twice awarded with Israel’s Defense Prize, for outstanding achievements
Joshua Sobol: Prominent Israeli playwright
Dr. Dan Spector: Physicist, formerly senior scientist in Israel’s defense industries
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Emanuel Sussman: Former senior engineer in Israel’s defense establishment
Dr. Avraham Venetzia: Physicist, former senior scientist in Israel’s defense industries
Dr. Meir Yogev: Former senior engineer in Israel’s defense industries
Dr. Haim Zaklad: Engineer, entrepreneur and manager of a high-tech company