Brief Analysis
The centrist party leader discusses key domestic and international policy issues ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, with follow-up analysis by political and polling experts.
On March 1, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum with Yair Lapid, David Makovsky, and Tamar Hermann. Below is a lightly edited transcript of Lapid’s conversation with Institute executive director Robert Satloff, followed by a rapporteur’s summary of Makovsky and Hermann’s remarks.
Robert Satloff: Hello and welcome to The Washington Institute. I’m Rob Satloff, the director of the Institute, and I’m delighted to welcome you to this very special event focusing on Israel’s fourth election in just two years. Today, we are going to spend our first half hour with a special guest, Yair Lapid, the founder and head of the Yesh Atid “There is a Future” Party, which is currently running a very strong showing in the Knesset elections. I’m delighted to be able to have
Israeli Democracy Index shows citizens have lost faith in every aspect of government from presidency to IDF, even though military remains most trusted state institution; expert blames public perception of government’s failure to deal with pandemic
IDI s 2020 Democracy Index: Jewish Israelis Prefer That Matters of War and Peace be Decided by Jewish Majority
IDI s 2020 Democracy Index: Jewish Israelis Prefer That Matters of War and Peace be Decided by Jewish Majority
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Israeli Democracy Index 2020: 75% of Jewish Israelis think that crucial decisions on matters of peace and security should entail a Jewish majority; Almost 60% of Jews believe that most Arab citizens of Israel want to integrate into Israeli society
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Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute, and
Prof. Tamar Hermann, Director of IDI s Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research, today (Monday) presented President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin with the Israeli Democracy Index for 2020. The Democracy Index, which is published annually for the past 18 years, reveals a complex picture regarding the level of public trust in key institutions; confidence in the country s civil ser
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January 11, 2021
Israeli Democracy Index 2020 reveals sharp decline in assessment of relations between the police and the public since the outbreak of COVID-19. A majority of Israelis believe that the police does not take criticism seriously
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Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute, and
Prof. Tamar Hermann, Director of IDI s Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research, today (Monday) presented President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin with the Israeli Democracy Index for 2020. The Index, which is published annually for the past 18 years, reveals a complex picture of the level of public trust in key State institutions, and of Israelis confidence in the overall strength and resilience of Israeli democracy.
Israeli Democracy Index 2020 included a focus on Israel’s healthcare system and found higher levels of satisfaction with HMOs than with hospitals and public trust in Sick Funds is higher than in any other public institution surveyed