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Is a New Wind Blowing through the State Comptroller's Office?

Is a New Wind Blowing through the State Comptroller’s Office?CIE+ members only

The State Comptroller’s Office is the only institution outside of the defense establishment that conducts comprehensive and independent audits of security matters; hence its importance to national security. In the view of newly-appointed State Comptroller and Ombudsman Matanyahu Englman, an audit is meant to be a constructive process that addresses issues of national value; the audit process is a tool that supports the government and prime minister; audits that are liable to affect real-time decision making should be avoided; and the Comptroller should also report on the success of those audited. By contrast, his predecessor, retired judge Yosef Shapira, stressed that the State Comptroller is not the government’s in-house auditor and that audits do not depend on the good will of any external party.

Issues and Analyses|August 19, 2019
The Nation-State Law, One Year Later: What has Changed?

The Nation-State Law, One Year Later: What has Changed?CIE+ members only

From a practical standpoint, the Nation State law’s ramifications are not yet clear. Neither its opponents nor its supporters ever claimed that it would immediately create a totally new situation in Israel. By its nature, a constitutional amendment of this sort, at the vaguest and most general level possible of the definition of the state, years will go by before all its provisions have been interpreted and before they trickle down to substantive changes on the ground.

Issues and Analyses|August 2, 2019
The Role of the Court in Reaching Judicial Decisions that Concern the State of Israel’s National Security

The Role of the Court in Reaching Judicial Decisions that Concern the State of Israel’s National SecurityCIE+ members only

Since its establishment, the State of Israel has committed itself to the principles of the rule of law and the protection of human rights, both in times of combat and in times of calm. Israel’s battle against threats to its national security must be waged within the framework of the law, and in accordance with the legal norms practiced among the family of democratic nations. One of the supervisory and control mechanisms to ensure that these legal norms are indeed followed is judicial review conducted by the Israeli Supreme Court in relation to matters of national security. The judicial review, which is not intended to replace, and cannot replace, the operational decision making process of IDF commanders, is not only a key element of national security; in many respects it is the source of Israel’s strength and reflects the State’s commitment to the rule of law.

Issues and Analyses|June 17, 2019
Israel’s Election Result Shows Broad Consensus on Diplomatic and Defense Issues

Israel’s Election Result Shows Broad Consensus on Diplomatic and Defense IssuesCIE+ members only

The recent Israeli election campaign was heated and nasty; primarily a referendum on whether Netanyahu should continue to serve as Prime Minister. His personality and legal problems were the focus of opposition attacks, not his policies. In fact, beyond the harsh rhetoric one can discern a broad consensus in Israel behind the outgoing government’s actual diplomatic and defense policies.

Issues and Analyses|May 28, 2019
Q&A on the Override Clause

Q&A on the Override ClauseCIE+ members only

Israel Democracy Institute experts provide research, background and insight into the controversial override clause issued by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. Many argue this bill will attenuate the power of Israel’s Supreme Court, placing fewer restrictions on the Knesset.

Issues and Analyses|May 15, 2019
The 2019 Elections: Initial analysis

The 2019 Elections: Initial analysisCIE+ members only

The 2019 election results mark the return of Israeli politics to two large lists. Voter turnout declined, as the parliamentary fragmentation. The impressing increase in female representation was halted, and the number of ex-generals will be the highest in decades. An initial analysis of the election results.

Issues and Analyses|April 16, 2019
CIE’s Israeli Elections Resources

CIE’s Israeli Elections ResourcesCIE+ members only

CIE’s extensive election collection has a wide variety of resources. Our election content includes items related to Israel’s democracy, electoral process, results of past elections as well as information about the political parties and factions. Materials are available for use in a variety of learning settings or for expanding your personal knowledge. These include: analyses, infographics, videos, and links of interest.

Issues and Analyses|April 3, 2019
Two Democracies for Two Peoples

Two Democracies for Two PeoplesCIE+ members only

If in the past, we tended to speak about tensions in Israeli society in terms of Arabs and Jews, religious and secular, or Right and Left, the findings of the Israel Democracy Institute’s 2018 Israeli Democracy Index, released last week reveal a major new split: the split over Israeli democracy. In today’s Israel, the fundamental question that defines the state—what is democracy?—is becoming an increasingly significant bone of contention.

Issues and Analyses|January 14, 2019
The Ramifications of the Nation-State Law: Is Israeli Democracy at Risk?

The Ramifications of the Nation-State Law: Is Israeli Democracy at Risk?CIE+ members only

The discussion surrounding the Nation-State Law has sparked a heated debate in Israeli society. One side claims that the law is a proper and necessary legislative anchor for the national character of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, against those who seek to deny the Jewish people’s right to a national home in its homeland. The other side argues that this is discriminatory legislation, which undermines the democratic nature of the State of Israel.

Issues and Analyses|August 1, 2018
American Jewish party preferences and Jewish voting percentages for presidents over time

American Jewish party preferences and Jewish voting percentages for presidents over timeCIE+ members only

Candidates that speak forcefully about a strong US-Israeli relationship and a need to provide Israel with a qualitative military advantage over any array of adversaries, secure the attention of American Jewish voters who put Israel at the top of their list in determining who should receive their vote in congressional and presidential election contests.

Issues and Analyses, Ken's Blog|February 1, 2016
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