Toward a Thin Constitution Anchoring Israeli Governance

25/01/2024

The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) aims to prepare a detailed proposal for a Thin constitution. For this purpose, two working groups have been established: one group includes professionals whose role is to propose the constitutional arrangements; this is known as the “Research Group.” Alongside it is a second group – the “Thin Constitution Council” (Advisory Committee) – which serves the Research Group in an advisory capacity; its composition reflects all sectors of Israeli society. If we are successful, the State of Israel will enjoy a stable institutional system and regime.

Director of strategy at the Givat Haviva Center for Shared Society, Research Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin on the status of national minorities in Europe, and a faculty member at the Shalom Hartman Institute. Darawshe holds two master’s degrees: in conflict resolution from Haifa University; and in public administration from the University of Hartford. In the past, he was an election campaign executive for a candidate from the United Arab List’s election campaigns, and joint CEO of the Abraham Initiatives. Darawshe has led various projects, including the integration of Arab women in the labor market, Arab students in academia, and inter-sectoral teachers. He was a member of the Public Committee for Formulating State Policy on Shared Life Education in Israel’s Public Education System, and the Strategic Planning committee of the Authority for the Economic Development of the Minority Sectors, and for five years was a member of the Local Iksal Council in northern Israel.

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Toward a Thin Constitution Anchoring Israeli Governance