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Nov
13 - 14

How Many Elections Can Israel Handle? Challenges Facing Israel’s Democracy


Virtual / Washington, DC

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Co-Sponsor
American University's Center for Israel Studies
Presentations
The polarization and splintering of the Israeli party system has led to five national elections in three-and-a-half years. Is Israeli democracy in real danger or are the dire warnings an exercise in hyperbole? What measures might Israel take to strengthen and help to preserve its democracy? The conference addresses these and other related questions in what promises to be a thought-provoking series of panel discussions.
Keynote Address: Sunday, November 13, 6:00 p.m. ET
Aluf Benn, Editor-in-Chief of Haaretz
“The November 2022 Elections and the Future of Israeli Democracy”
Panel 1: Monday, November 14, 9:30 a.m ET
"Can Israel be Both Jewish and Democratic"
Panel 2: Monday, November 14, 11:30 a.m. ET
"The 2022 Knesset Elections - Post-Election Analysis"
Panel 3: Monday, November 14, 2:30 p.m. ET
Featuring Professor Guy Ben-Porat of BGU's Department of Politics & Government Chair
“What Does the Future Hold for Israeli Democracy?”
Date
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Sunday, November 13, 2022 -
Monday, November 14, 2022
Location
In-person at American University East Campus Conference Center in Washington, DC
Virtual option available
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Events are held in person or can be attended via Zoom by any electronic device or by telephone. Details are provided upon registration.

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Prof. Guy Ben-Porat is the immediate past-chair of the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). His expertise is in comparative politics and public policy. He is the co-author of Policing Citizens: Minority Policy in Israel, and author of several other books including Between State and Synagogue: The Secularization of Contemporary Israel, which won the Yonatan Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies from the Association for Israel Studies and the Gideon Doron Best Book Award from the Israeli Political Science Association. Prof. Ben-Porat received his BA in political science and psychology from Tel-Aviv University and his Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University.

Prof. Ben-Porat is also founding director of BGU’s new Program for Shared Society, focusing on the academic study of Israel’s deep divide between the Jewish majority and Arab minority, and the challenges of balancing its dual commitments as a Jewish and democratic state.