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The EU has enough leverage to play a positive role in the Middle East. But to make an impact, it must overcome internal divisions and stop propping up an unsustainable status quo in Israel and Palestine.
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Two live webinars (3/31 and 4/7) analyzing the Israeli elections and their meaning for Israel’s future. About this Event With Israelis facing the fourth national election in just two years, and amid a continuing coronavirus pandemic and uncertain economy, voters are fatigued and wondering where the country is headed. The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies has two post-election events ( March 31 and Background Israel’s national “unity” government took office in May 2020, led by Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue & White. The shaky all...
A presentation about Israel’s judiciary, principally the Supreme Court, and the erosion of public confidence and trust in the institution. About this Event Professor Menachem Hofnung and Dr. Nir Atmor will share insight into why Israel’s judiciary, principally the Supreme Court, has faced an onslaught of attacks in the past two decades and how that trend has eroded public confidence and trust in one of the most important and powerful institutions in the state. These attacks have included, among others, hostile statements made by senior elected officials and negative coverage in several me...