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Fighting for a Jewish Democracy:  For a Democratic, Jewish Israel, Against Delegitimization

The Israel Policy Center is expanding its field of activity.  In addition to its work to strengthen Israel’s Jewish and democratic character at home, the Center will now take part in the worldwide struggle against Israel’s delegitimization.  The global campaign to delegitimize Israel is a serious threat to the continued existence of a Jewish state.

Since its inception the Center has worked to strengthen Israel’s character as a Jewish state and as a democracy.  The Center has been at the forefront of the struggle for constitutional reform in Israel, working to shift power to the people’s elected representatives in the Knesset and away from unelected elites in the law-enforcement system, academia and media, who enjoy power without a democratic mandate and often work to undermine Israel’s Jewish character and democracy.  This aspect of the Center’s work will continue.

In addition, the Center is adding a new dimension to its activity.  The Center will now work on projects to expose and discredit delegitimizers in Israel and abroad.  At the same time, the Center believes that there are great resources of sympathy for Israel, not only in North America but in Europe, which today are insufficiently recognized and consequently not adequately mobilized or coordinated in the struggle for public opinion concerning Israel.  The Center will work together with the Israeli government to create an effective network of support for Israel in Europe.  See related article on this site.

Followers of our work will receive news and updates regarding Israel’s Jewish character and the health of its democracy, and increasingly about the struggle to create effective responses to the worldwide campaign to delegitimize Israel.

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