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Event: Balancing Central and Local Authorities – What is the ideal division between authority and responsibility?

As part of the project to promote a ‘thin constitution,’ the institute will hold a discussion on the relationship between the government and the local authorities on 24.9.24 between 10:00 and 15:00 at the Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem. (in Hebrew)

Amb. Stuart Eizenstat, JPPI’s Co-Chair, Awarded France’s Highest Honor, Officier de la Légion d’Honneur

Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat received it because his leadership and diplomatic skills played an important role in France’s efforts to commemorate the Holocaust while strengthening Franco-American friendship.
Democracy

The government’s decisions only worsen the divide in Israel

The government is making a mockery of Israeli law and reviving its push for significant changes to the justice system, creating a divide in the country.
Democracy
JPPI Israeli Society Index

JPPI Israeli Society Index, September 2024: A drop in how Israelis assess the country’s strength

Nearly a year after the October 7 attacks and the start of the war: A drop in how Israelis assess the country’s security and economic strength
JPPI Israeli Society Index
Swords of Iron

Failure of key officials to resign after Oct. 7 has proven costly

The prevailing opinion was that “you don’t change horses in midstream.” It turns out that this was a costly mistake.
Swords of Iron
Antisemitism

Germany’s political shift: AfD’s victory and rise of left-wing populism

As Germany’s far-right AfD secures regional victories and the left-wing BSW rises, new challenges for Israel’s relationship with its key European ally and the Jewish community within it emerge.
Antisemitism
Israel-Diaspora Relations

The Cost of the American Jewish Vote

I realize this program of action may be uncomfortable for many American Jews. Still, the cost of the American Jewish vote for the Democratic party must include policies that will advance Jewish security and identity for the future.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Geopolitics

Netanyahu hasn’t cared about Philadelphi Corridor for 16 years

Israel’s emotional whiplash: from war’s edge to hostage tragedy. Netanyahu’s strategy speech sparks controversy. Is prioritizing security over hostage rescue the right call?
Geopolitics
Democracy

Yariv Levin and his judicial reform have failed. Here’s why

With the justice minister blocking Supreme Court appointments and ministers defying the attorney general, Israel’s democracy faces a critical test.
Democracy