Publications Regarding Accountability
Articles
So You Want to Lead the Country? Show Us Your Calendars
Written By: Adv. Alona Vinograd
The public - your employer - has the right to know how often you skip the Knesset plenum or travel abroad. Election date is getting closer and there is no better time than now, to give some thought to the public’s right to information
Wanted: A Minister of Transparency
Written By: Adv. Alona Vinograd
Government transparency means responsibility and accountability – core values that should be independent of political agenda
Prime Minister under Investigation – A Guide for the Perplexed
The following guide represents the collective wisdom of the Israel Democracy Institute's scholars and explains the various possibilities and scenarios as Israel enters unchartered political and legal waters
Will an Amendment to Israel's National Security Law Change the Rules of the Game?
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen
In the US and more recently in Israel there is public discussion over the principled issues of the balance between the different branches of government in matters of national security and the proper mechanism to create accountability in these matters are universal.
Turning Back the Tide
Written By: Yohanan Plesner
To tackle the crisis of democracy we must restore the public's faith in its governing institutions.
Gotta Have Faith: The Knesset's Top Priority for 2017
Written By: Yohanan Plesner
The Knesset’s top priority for 2017 should be to restore the Israeli public’s belief in its political institutions.
Criteria for Evaluating the Success of the Israeli Attorney General
Written By: Dr. Guy Lurie, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer
In an article in The Marker, Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer and Dr. Guy Lurie recommend ways of ensuring that the performance of the Israeli Attorney General is evaluated on a regular and systematic basis.
Transparency in Local Authority Budgets
Written By: Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler
Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler discusses the challenges to transparency in the budgets of Israel's local authorities, including the need to make budgets accessible, to enable searches within budgets, and to facilitate comparisons between the budgets of different authorities.
