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Caesarea Forum: Live Web broadcast from Eilat, July 1-2
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You are invited to be our virtual guest at this year’s Caesarea Forum, chaired by Minister of Finance, Dr. Yuval Steinitz. This year’s Forum will focus upon Israel’s economic priorities in light of the global financial crisis. The broadcast will stream live on the IDI English homepage. 
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17th Annual Caesarea Economic Forum
IDI's Caesarea Forum is Israel's most prestigious and influential economic conference. Leading academics will join top public and private sector representatives on July 1-2 to debate Israel's foremost economic questions.
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Events at IDI
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Leadership and Authority – June 11-12, 2009
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IDI’s Roundtable Forum hosts a comparative discussion of leadership styles, with a focus on the history of Israeli leadership
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Unavoidable Regulation or Arbitrary Meddling? – June 18, 2009
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IDI’s Roundtable Forum hosts a debate on the recent tensions between the Governor of the Bank of Israel and the management of Bank Hapoalim over the conduct of the bank's executives
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17th Annual Caesarea Economic Forum – July 1-2, 2009
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IDI’s Caesarea Economic Policy Planning Forum is widely recognized as Israel’s most influential economic conference
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President's Conference – August 3, 2009
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The date has been set for the presentation of IDI’s 2009 audit of Israeli democracy, the Israeli Democracy Index, at the President’s residence in Jerusalem
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For more information on upcoming events, or to inquire about participation, please contact Ms. Hagit Sharon-Agmon (hagit@idi.org.il) at 02-530-0843
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IDI Announces Formation of International Study Group on Terrorism and Democracy
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IDI is launching an international effort to reevaluate the legal frameworks in which democracies pursue the struggle against terrorism.
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Half-measures in the war on terror: An Israeli perspective
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In a Jerusalem Post editorial, IDI scholars argue that Israel's legal experience with counterterrorism is relevant to America.
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Implications of the 'Nakba Law' on Israeli Democracy
A proposed bill, aimed at prohibiting public mourning of Israel's founding, raises questions regarding Israel's democratic health. IDI's Vice President for Research on Democracy, Prof. Mota Kremnitzer, and Researcher Roi Konfino question the impact of the proposed legislation on freedoms of expression and demonstration. |
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IDI and Bar Ilan University Press release the scholarly journal, Democratic Culture Vol.11
Democratic Culture is a platform for research and debate on both the universal aspects of democratic culture, as well as on questions related exclusively to Israeli democracy and the unique characteristics of Judaism and Zionism. |
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Prof. Yedidia Stern confronts weaknesses in Israel's national psyche
The Israeli daily, Haaretz, featured IDI's Vice President for Research on the Jewish State in an op-ed entitled Our False Apprehensions. In the article, Prof. Stern asks Israelis to embrace the challenge of developing a more inclusive national identity. |
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Correction
In our last newsletter, we inadvertently published Anita Shapira's article, "The Jewish People Deniers," via a link to a controversial third party website. We would like to thank a number of alert readers who called our attention to this oversight and would like to apologize for any offense caused. For an original reproduction of Prof. Shapira’s article, click here.
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