Menachem Ben-Sasson, Former MK and chair of the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee delivered the 2023 Amos Perlmutter Memorial Lecture on 3/27/23: “Israel: The Lack of a Constitution and the Present Political Crisis”. 

Dorit Beinisch, former President of Israel's Supreme Court, discussed the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial overhaul with CIS Director, Michael Brenner.

Dorit Beinisch, former President of Israel's Supreme Court, discussed the Netanyahu government's proposed judicial overhaul with CIS Director, Michael Brenner.

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Aluf Benn, Editor-in-Chief of Haaretz, gave the keynote address at the Center for Israel Studies 2022 fall conference, "How Many Elections Can Israel Handle? Challenges Facing Israel's Democracy" on November 13-14, 2022. In his address, Benn outlined the key events shaping the current state of democracy in Israel.

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Attendees gave Shesh Besh a standing ovation at their performance on 3/28. Shesh Besh is the Arab-Jewish Ensemble of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, bringing together Jewish musicians of the first ranks of the orchestra with the finest Arab musicians in Israel.

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