Digital Election Campaigning
The roundtable discussion will focus on the regulation of digital election campaigning and the challenges arising from what is only partial regulation in preparation for the upcoming elections in Israel. This, following a new policy study "Digital Campaign Advertising and its Threat to the Elections"
Program
18:00-18:05 – Opening Remarks - Dr. Guy Lurie, Israel Democracy Institute
18:05 – 18:15 – Regulating Digital Election Advertising, Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, Israel Democracy Institute
18:15-19:15 – Responses
Adv. Dean Livne, Legal Advisor of Israel's Central Elections Committee
Mr. Markus Reinisch, Vice President for Public Policy in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Facebook
Prof. Anat Ben David, The Open University
Adv. Eitan Haberman, Charcon, Ben-Ami, Asher & Co.
Adv. Viam Svhita, Central Election Committee
19:15-19:55 – Round Table Discussion among participants
Adv. Sawsan Zaher, Adalah
Adv. Gael Azriel, Ministry of Justice
Noa Elefant Loffler, Google
Ami Berkovich, Ministry of Justice
Dr. Hassan Jabareen, Adalah
Adv. Yoram Hacohen, Israel Internet Association
Avi Halevy, Likud Attorney
Adv. Eyal Zandberg, Ministry of Justice
Ina Zilbergerach, Yisrael Beitenu
Gil Segal, Yesh Atid
Jordana Cutler, Head of Policy for Israel & the Jewish Diaspora, Facebook
Moshe Schiffman, Treasurer Degel HaTorah
Adv. Michal Shmueli, Registrar of Political Parties
19:55-20:00 – Summary – Prof. Yuval Shany, Israel Democracy Institute
The meeting will be held via zoom as part of the Equality Election Workshop of the Israel Democracy Institute.