Peace Index: 40% of Israelis Believe that Rifts Between Groups Will Widen
Monthly survey also finds that 84.5% of Israeli public defines mood as good or very good while 43% expresses trust in Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Supreme Court Strikes Down ultra-Orthodox Exemption From Military
Written By: Yohanan Plesner , Dr. Gilad Malach
IDI responds to high court ruling: “The time has come for our politicians to demonstrate leadership and work to enact a more equitable and effective arrangement.”
'Yes' to a Nation-State, 'No' to a Nationalistic State!
Leaders of the Israel Democracy Institute call for alternative proposal that would place nation-state of the Jewish people on equal footing with democratic obligation to equality for all Israeli citizens.
IDI Presents Outstanding Parliamentarian Award to MKs Elharar and Folkman
Knesset Speaker MK Yuli Edelstein: "It's time to bring the rules of the game back to the Knesset
IDI Scholar Responds to Chief Rabbinate’s Blacklist
'There is no justification for preemptively disqualifying all rabbis and approving only those who have proven themselves to be kosher.'
Three Years since Operation Protective Edge, Israeli Public Defines Israel’s Security Situation as Good
Latest Peace Index: More than half of Jewish and Arab Israelis see high chances of war between Hamas and Israel in coming year
New IDI Study Calls for Breaking Up the Religious Councils
Study results: Grave failures in the functioning of the councils and in the religious services they provide
IDI Response to Western Wall Decision
'The longer we fail to give equal rights and recognition to the non-Orthodox streams of Judaism, the deeper the fissure between Israel and Jews of the Diaspora will become'
Deputy A-G Licht: ‘Reduction of Regulation Should Not Harm the Public or the Government'
Ministry of Finance’s Hizkiyahu: ‘Israel has an anti-business environment’
Eli Groner, Director-General, PMO: ‘When There is Excess Regulation, 99% of the Public Suffers and 1% Earns’
Day 2 of the Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society highlights challenges and solutions for Israel’s excess regulation and bureaucracy
BOI Governor Flug Says Israeli Economy is ‘Not Renewing Enough’
‘In skills and problem solving, we are at the bottom [of international indices] and it is quite embarrassing for a country that is referred to as the Startup Nation,’ Flug said
Avi Nissenkorn, Histadrut Labor Union Chair: Government has Failed to Fix Inconceivable Socioeconomic Gaps
Avi Simhon, PMO’s Office: Those without special skills will find themselves competing with China, the Philippines and Thailand
Prof. Nathan Sussman: Israel is in a vicious, downward economic cycle
Reem Younis of Alpha Omega: Arab engineers are being trained in Israel but leaving the country
Ministry of Finance’s Babad: Stop Forcing Ultra-Orthodox to Study Core Curriculum, Consider Alternative Technology Track
Minister Bennett, Startup Nation Central's Kandel and Leumi Group’s Russak-Aminoach headline 2017 Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society
Two Economies - One Society: New Survey
Survey to serve as backdrop for discussion at Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society – June 19 and 20
Proposed Ethics Code for Universities: IDI Leaders Respond to Minister Bennett and Members of the Council for Higher Education
‘Contrary to earlier reports, there is no similarity between the proposed code of ethics and the American code’
IDI Statement on Naftali Bennett's New Ethics Code
“Such an ethical code tramples freedom of expression with a heavy foot."
62% of Jewish Public: Holding onto Territories in Judea, Samaria Not An Occupation
Post Trump visit: 59% of Jewish public - low chance of U.S. President bringing Israelis, Palestinians back to negotiating table
Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society
With the featured participation of: Bank of Israel Governor, Education Minister, Economy Minister, Director-General of the Finance Ministry, Director-General of the Prime Minister Office, Chairman of the Histadrut Labor Federation, Director-General of Bank Leumi, Director General of Microsoft Israel and other VIPs
IDI Scholars Respond to Bill to Cancel Supreme Court Seniority System
The Israel Democracy Institute responded Thursday to the proposed bill to cancel the seniority system and deferral of deliberations on choosing Esther Hayut as the president of the Supreme Court, saying such steps harm the basic principles of the work of the judicial branch.
Police-Society Forum
Police-Society Forum convenes at IDI to discuss issues related to law, order and enforcement among Israeli citizens
The Israel Democracy Institute criticizes decision to reduce search committees for public service employees from 5 to 3 and says discussions of allowing additional political appointees ‘will harm the professional ethos of the public service’
IDI President Yohanan Plesner said of this latest development: “While one hand in the government is taking significant steps to diminish regulation and improve human resources in the public service, the other hand is harming these efforts.
Surveys: 50 Years Since the Six-Day War
The Guttman Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research (then the Guttman Center) carried out a series of surveys just before, during and after the war.
Knesset Proposal to Impose Sanctions on Non-Attendance at Parliamentary Committee Meetings:
IDI scholar recommends adopting a proposed amendment to Basic Law: The Knesset, aimed at penalizing Knesset committee members who are invited to testify or submit information but do not comply.
IDI Ahead of Deliberations on Removing Tax Benefits from Human Rights Organizations:
‘The bill will harm nonprofit organizations that lend a helping hand to humanitarian purposes like assisting Syrian children’
Time to Privatize the Kosher Certification System
In order to grant better, cheaper and friendlier kosher certification, we must privatize the kosher certification system, break up the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly, and rely on the unwavering market of 70 percent of Israeli Jews in the state who eat kosher food.
The Israel Democracy Institute Ahead of Sunday’s Deliberations on the Amendment to the Bill on Public Broadcasting:
Ahead of the expected debate on the amendment to the public broadcasting law that is expected to take place on Sunday, IDI scholars resent a policy statement to legislators calling on them to stop this “unprofessional and shameful” legislative process and to enable the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation to go on air.
How's It Going?
80% of Israelis are proud to be Israeli; 71% are optimistic about Israel’s future; and 38% see social gaps as a major challenge
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The State of Israeli Democracy: How Do Israelis Feel About Israel?
Those who get their information about Israel from the outside, might think the situation in Israel is not so great. But inside Israel, citizens are fairly proud, unified and optimistic.
