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Tuesday, December 24 • 21:10 - 22:20
Panel: a ‘Jewish-democratic' state: a reality, an aspiration, or an illusion?

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This panel will explore political, social, and legal dimensions of Israel's self-defined character as a Jewish-democratic State
Presenters
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Avner Gvaryahu

Breaking the Silence
Avner was born and raised in a religious family in central Israel. He joined the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper in 2004 and served as a sniper team sergeant in a special operations unit. After discharge, he became involved with Breaking the Silence and is today diaspora activities... Read More →
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Yisrael Medad

Yesha Council External Affairs Unit
American-born, Yisrael made aliyah in 1970, moving to Shiloh in 1981. He is Information Resources Director at Menachem Begin Heritage Center, vice-chairman of Israel's Media Watch, Yesha Council External Affairs Unit member and a Jerusalem Post media columnist. Formerly a Parliamentary... Read More →
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Talia Sasson

New Israel Fund
Talia is a board member of the New Israel Fund, the Council for Peace & Security, and the Geneva Initiative. A 2009 candidate for the Knesset (Meretz), she has taught on democracy at Tel Aviv University, authored a report on settlement outposts, and represented the Israeli government... Read More →
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Ruvi Ziegler

Ruvi lectures at the University of Reading, specialising in human rights, international humanitarian law and international refugee law. He is editor-in-chief of the Refugee Law Initiative Working Paper Series, University of London, and a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute... Read More →

Tuesday December 24, 2013 21:10 - 22:20 GMT
Arts - Conference