First-hand Accounts of Israel’s Civil Society in Action
In a 46-minute conversation recorded during the first hour of our special two-hour Israel@75 webinar and Teen Israel Leadership Institute session May 7, 2023, CIE Founding President Ken Stein speaks with Nachman Shai, former Knesset member and Diaspora affairs minister and a weekly speaker at demonstrations against Israel’s proposed judicial overhaul, and Jonathan Rynhold, the head of Bar-Ilan University’s political studies department. They discuss the Jewish roots of Israeli democracy, the need for consensus rather than strict majority rule in Israel, the role of Diaspora views in Israel government decision-making, the ongoing protests against the Netanyahu government’s plans for the judiciary, and where all of this might lead as the State of Israel marks its 75th birthday.
Click here for Part 2 of the webinar, featuring Adina Karpuj talking about Israel Story and the Declaration of Independence.