Israeli Democracy in Crisis?
Date:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Time:
12:30 pm
EST
Speakers: Mikhael Manekin, Rula Hardal PhD, Andrew Rehfeld, PhD
Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 12:30 pm ET
Mikhael Manekin, Israeli Director, Alliance for Israeli’s Future
Rula Hardal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Head of the Department of Social Work, Al Quds University; Research Fellow, Van Leer Institute
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR; Moderator
The recent election in Israel has provoked massive protests and a surge of commentary in the United States. But what does this moment represent for progressive Israeli Jewish and Palestinian activists? Is the current government a new and unprecedented threat to Israeli democracy, or the latest stage in a long story? And how should Israelis and Palestinians committed to justice and equality — and their American allies — respond? Join Mikhael Manekin and Rula Hardal to discuss these urgent questions.