First-Time Voters: Young Israelis on Their Way to the Ballot Box
9:30–10:00 | Gathering
10:00–10:10 | Opening Remarks
- Anat Thon Ashkenazy, Director of the Center for Democratic Values and Institutions, The Israel Democracy Institute
10:10–12:10 | Presentation of the study “Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Elections and Democracy among First-Time Voters in Israel, 2026”
- Dr. Tammy Hoffman, Head of the Education Policy Program and Research Fellow, The Israel Democracy Institute
- Daphna Cahana-Dolev, Research Partner in the study, Education Policy Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Tammy Hoffman:
- Zainab Hasan Abu Swaid, Director of the ARKAN Program for Arab Leadership, Shaharit Institute
- Moran Agami, Strategic Consultant
- Avishai Berman, CEO, The Joint Council of Pre-Military Academies
- Dror Cohen, Chair of the National Student and Youth Council
- Prof. Ofer Kenig, Research Fellow, Political Reform Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
- Tami Shinkman, Communications Consultant and Political Campaign Manager
- Dalit Stauber, former Director General of the Ministry of Education; faculty member at the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and Ono Academic College
- Yaniv Waizman, CEO, TEENK
12:10–12:30 | Break
12:30–12:50 | First-Time Voters on Social Media
- Yohanan Plesner, President, The Israel Democracy Institute, in conversation with Lior Weintraub, Head of Public Policy, TikTok Israel
12:50–13:40 | First-Time Voters’ Voices
A roundtable discussion with young women and men who are first-time voters
Moderator: Chen Artzi Sror, journalist and Israeli society expert
13:40–14:15 | Open Discussion and Summary
14:15 | Lunch
*Research team: Dr. Tammy Hoffman, Daphna Cahana-Dolev, Meital Baron, and Dani Gigi*, Education Policy Program
**The program is subject to change.
The study was conducted with the support of Nir and Orna Avni.