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Event Archive
August 24, 2009
Israel as a Jewish Democratic state? Jewish-Israeli and Arab-Israeli views Video Link
"Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State"
Monday, August 24, 11am
at MediaCentral, 8 Harav Kook St. Jerusalem
Is it possible for Israel to be both Jewish and democratic? Are there precedents for a modern nation-state to possess a religious identity? Is this issue problematic - for Israel, for peace in the region, for the Palestinians?
Continuing our exploration of these critical issues, following our discussion with Shulamit Aloni and Ze'ev Bielski last month, join us for a debate about these issues with: Join us for a debate about these issues with:
Haneen Zoubi was born in 1969 in Nazareth. Zoubi is an Arab Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Balad. First elected in the 2009 election, she is the first woman elected to the Israeli Knesset on an Arab party's list. Zoubi studied philosophy at the University of Haifa, earning a BA, and continued her education at Hebrew Univeristy in Jerusalem, earning an MA in psychology. She worked as a teacher and later served as a schools inspector for the Ministry of Education. In 2000, she co-founded the media organization I'lam (pronounced e'e'lam).
Prof. Ruth Gavizon was born in 1945 in Jerusalem. She is a Professor of Law at Hebrew University, is one of the founders of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) as well as its Chairperson for many years and is President (1996-1999) and founder of the Metzilah Center. Since 1997 she has been a member of the International Commission of Jurists.
In 1999-2001 she was involved in a dialogue with Rabbi Ya'acov Medan which produced a publication outlining a foundation for a New Covenant between Jews on Issues of State and Religion in Israel (2003). Gavison has written extensively on the meaning and justification of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, while pointing out tensions and ways to accommodate them. She has won the Zeltner Prize for legal research in 1997; the Avihai prize (with R. Medan) in 2001; Jerusalem Toleration prize in 2002; and the EMET prize for law in 2003. She was awarded a doctor honoris causa from the JTS in 2003. She counts among her other fields of expertise: Feminism, Constitutional issues, Human rights and more.
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