Jewish democracy
Lag Ba’omer reminds us to choose respect over division among Jews - opinion
Rabbi Akiva’s students remind us that respect and unity are essential to Jewish spiritual life.
Parashat Vayechi: Keeping Israel Jewish – without coercion
Yoav Kisch's new education plans fails to define Israel's democratic values - opinion
Jewish Democrats rally for Kamala Harris, highlighting her strong support for Israel
Conference on Israeli economy to kick off Tuesday
The conference will be broadcast in Hebrew on the Israel Democracy Institute website.
Knesset refuses to put bill rejecting Jewish, democratic Israel to a vote
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said the bill is “absurd” and should be blocked - the first time in five years as speaker that Edelstein has recommended such a thing.
Arab press laments Israeli superiority in education, innovation, justice
The articles cited Israel's education, innovation, democratic values, the country's ability to prosecute corrupt officials and its political stability as the source of its success.
IN CHARTS: A snapshot of Israeli democracy
From the 2017 Israeli Democracy Index and The Guttman Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research.
Israel’s pre-charge detention law is undemocratic
The Israeli Supreme Court must follow in the footsteps of other Western democracies by finding the pre-charge detention law illegal.
US Jewish community needs more democracy
An encouraging exception in the world of Jewish office-hunters is the World Union of Jewish Students. Its recent conference featured a genuinely democratic election
Taking responsibility in Israel's Jewish democracy
Rivlin touched tangentially on three concepts that keep eluding our politicians and, with them as role models, have also escaped too many Israelis: responsibility, accountability and transparency.