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September 2008 
Revoking Citizenship on Grounds of Disloyalty to the State 
 
A bill to revoke the citizenship of those who collaborate with terrorists will soon reach the final stages of legislation. A new study by Efrat Rahaf opposes this bill and recommends annulling the power to revoke citizenship on grounds of disloyalty to the state
Op-ed: Summing Up the Knesset's Summer Session  
 
In retrospect, the Knesset accomplished much over the summer, and it's a shame that most of the energy of its members was invested in dangerous, anti-democratic, disproportionate, offensive, and sometimes almost racist, legislation
IDI Events 
August 7 - Secularism in Society and Culture  
IDI welcomed students from The Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. This special summer session examined the phenomenon of secularism in Israel and internationally
September 8 - A New Court of Appeals in Israel? 
On Monday, September 8th 2008, the George Shultz Roundtable Forum will convene to discuss a bill drafted by an IDI expert team, which focuses upon the creation of a court of appeals to ease the case load of the Supreme Court
September 22 - George Shultz Roundatable Forum: Civil Service Organizations 
Professionals from across the public and private sectors will gather to discuss the relationships between the non-profit community, the government, and society at large
For more information on upcoming events, or to inquire about participation, please contact Ms. Hagit Sharon-Agmon at  02-530-0843 
 
 
Inside the IDI 
Op-ed: Minister of Justice Friedman vs. The Judicial System - Mordechai Kremnitzer and Yael Cohen 
 
Prof. Friedman is well aware that his actions and remarks will inevitably weaken the courts, the Attorney General's office and the Prosecutor General's office, and erode their public legitimacy.

Living Democracy in Horfeish 
 
Over the past two years the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI), together with the Rashi Foundation and the Ministry of Education, has been running the "Living Democracy" project in the Druze town of Horfeish

New IDI Project! Legislative Oversight of the Executive Branch in Israel: Current Status and Proposed Reform - Chen Friedberg and Reuven Hazan 
IDI initiates a new project to analyze the current situation concerning the Knesset’s ability to oversee the government, to highlight the obstacles that exist and to offer ways of overcoming them