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A Turning Point: The Challenges Ahead of the Knesset’s Summer Recess

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09:00–09:30 | Registration

09:30–09:45 | Opening Remarks

  • Prof. Suzie Navot, Vice President for Research, Israel Democracy Institute
  • Dr. Gilad Malach, Research Fellow, Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program, Israel Democracy Institute

09:45–10:00

  • MK Benny Gantz, Former Minister of Defense; Chair of the Blue and White Party

10:00–10:15

  • MK Mansour Abbas, Chair of Ra’am
    In conversation with:
    Anat Thon-Ashkenazy, Director, Center for Democratic Values and Institutions, Israel Democracy Institute

10:15–11:45 | Panel I: Appointment and Dismissal Procedures of Senior Officials in the Public Service

Chair: Anat Thon-Ashkenazy, Director, Center for Democratic Values and Institutions, Israel Democracy Institute 

  • Ilan Bombach, Ilan Bombach & Co. Law Offices
  • Yitzhak Gordon, Chair, Jurists Union, General Federation of Labor in Israel (Histadrut)
  • Dr. Guy Lurie, Research Fellow, Center for Democratic Values and Institutions, Israel Democracy Institute
  •  Assi Messing, Former Legal Advisor, Ministry of Finance
  • Prof. Benny Porat, Senior Fellow, Israel Democracy Institute; Director of the Israel Matz Institute for Jewish Law, Hebrew University
  • Emi Palmor, Former Director General, Ministry of Justice
  • MK Efrat Rayten, The Democrats
  • Dr. Assaf Shapira, Head, Political Reform Program, Israel Democracy Institute

11:45–12:00 | Break

12:00–13:45 | Panel II: Freedom of Speech and Protest in the Shadow of War

Chair: Dr. Amir Fuchs, Senior Researcher, Center for Democratic Values and Institutions, Israel Democracy Institute

Participants:

  • Edna Harel-Fisher, Head, Promoting Public Ethics and Combatting Corruption in Civil Service Program, Israel Democracy Institute
  •  Orly Erez-Likhovski, Director, Israel Religious Action Center
  • Josh Breiner, Police and Crime Correspondent, Haaretz
  • Brigadier General (Ret.) Igal Hadad, Former Head of Planning Division, Israel Police; Visiting Researcher, Israel Democracy Institute
  • MK Aida Touma-Sliman, Hadash Party

Interviews:

  • Maj. Gen. (Res.) Yair Golan, Chair, The Democrats, in conversation with Prof. Suzie Navot
  • Cmdr. (Ret.) Ami Eshed, Former Chief of Tel Aviv District, Israel Police
    In conversation with:
    Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer, Director, Center for Security and Democracy, Israel Democracy Institute

13:45–14:15 | Lunch Break

14:15–14:30

  • MK Avigdor Lieberman, Former Minister of Defense; Chair of Yisrael Beiteinu
    In conversation with:
    Yohanan Plesner, President, Israel Democracy Institute

14:30–16:00 | Panel III: The Conscription Crisis

Chair: Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz, Director, Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Shared Society, Israel Democracy Institute

Participants:

  • Itay Ofir, Former Legal Advisor, Ministry of Defense
  • Kfir Battat, Deputy Director of the Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
  • Ronny Barboy, Head, Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program, Israel Democracy Institute
  • Dr. Tehila Elitzur, Talmud Lecturer; Co-founder and Leader, "Partners in Service" Religious Women for Equality in Obligation
  • MK Eli Dallal, Likud Party
  • MK Michal Woldiger, Religious Zionist Party
  • MK Meirav Cohen, Yesh Atid Party
  • Israel Cohen, Political Commentator, Kol Barama
  • Lt. Col. (Res.) Yossi Levy, Director General, Netzah Yehuda Association

16:00–16:15

  • Closing Remarks: Yohanan Plesner
  • Yoaz Hendel, Former Minister of Communications; Founder, "Tnuat Hamiluimnikim" (The Reservists Movement)
    In conversation with:
    Adv. Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz, Director, Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Shared Society, Israel Democracy Institute
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