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[https://israelithought.co.il/about/ The Institute for Israeli Thought (IIT)] was founded in 2020 by Prof. [[Avner Ben-Zaken]] and the industrialist Boaz Amitai. Through research that focuses on structural issues in Israeli society and its dissemination to the general public, the institute seeks to shape a public discourse focused on creating a vision for a new Israel. The institute calls for public attention to be diverted towards the internal threat to the existence of the State of Israel which mainly stems from shaky and temporary governmental structures that need to be replaced with permanent and stable state structures.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-741434 "‘State institutions are reaching the point of collapse’"]</ref> |
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=== Goals === |
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The Institute for Israeli Thought (IIT) aims at generating Israeli thought and transforming the state from being fragmented by ethnic, national or religious identities into a more unified and inclusive Israeli civic national identity. The Institute focuses its research activity on structural reforms such as |
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-fixing Israel’s borders |
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-transforming its electoral system |
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-drafting a constitution |
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These structural changes are necessary as means for shifting Israel to a new political paradigm that strives to forsake temporal arrangements and establish the state on more solid foundations. |
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The Institute’s fellows comprise notable public intellectuals from various disciplines, covering a wide range of research and public policy interests pertinent to the challenges Israel is now facing. Alongside the Institute’s senior fellows, fellowships are available to post-doctoral fellows and doctoral candidates who devote their research to the question of identity in Israel. |
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=== Acticity === |
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In April 2023, the IIT published an [https://israelithought.co.il/an-israeli-covenant/ "Israeli Covenant"] whose purpose is to complete the Declaration of Independence.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-741381 "‘It’s time to complete Declaration of Independence’"]</ref> At its core is a plan for a grand structural reform that will turn Israel into a state based on a common Israeli identity, separation of religion from state, regional elections, a regional governing layer, and an Israeli civil culture.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-739969 "We need a common Israeli spirit that can carry us toward a promising future"]</ref> |
In April 2023, the IIT published an [https://israelithought.co.il/an-israeli-covenant/ "Israeli Covenant"] whose purpose is to complete the Declaration of Independence.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-741381 "‘It’s time to complete Declaration of Independence’"]</ref> At its core is a plan for a grand structural reform that will turn Israel into a state based on a common Israeli identity, separation of religion from state, regional elections, a regional governing layer, and an Israeli civil culture.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-739969 "We need a common Israeli spirit that can carry us toward a promising future"]</ref> |
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=== Awards === |
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The IIT gives out awards annually to intellectual and cultural studies that are thematized around questions of civic identity in Israel. |
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- Hillel Kook award for a research monograph on Israel |
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- Jacqueline Kahanov award for Israeli literature |
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- Eli Kalir award for Israeli documentary film |
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- Zvi Keseh award for the best doctoral dissertation that explores Israelism. |
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=== Reaching out the public === |
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The Institute explores diverse ways for reaching out to the public – videos of conferences, clips encapsulating complex ideas, a podcast channel (מחשבה תחילה) and a digital Magazine (מחשבה) – all available to the public via digital platforms and social media. |
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=== Public impact === |
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The IIT made a name and place in public discourse as a pioneering, creative, and innovative Institute that thinks out of the box with a strong impulse to imagine a new vision for Israel. Amid the current constitutional crisis, the IIT published a groundbreaking and ambitious document – [https://israelithought.co.il/an-israeli-covenant/ an Israeli Covenant], outlining a new vision for Israel as a republic that cultivates the intellectual ground for future attempts to draft the first constitution for the state of Israel. |
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=== Notable Fellows === |
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[[Avner Ben-Zaken]] |
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[[Eva Illouz]] |
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[[Joseph Zeira|Joseph Zaira]] |
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[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A1 Tamar Hostovsky Brandes] |
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[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%93_%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%93_(%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%9F) Muhammad Wattad] |
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[https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%99_%D7%9B%D7%94%D7%9F Mordechay Cohen] |
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[[Micha Popper]] |
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==References== |
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The Institute for Israeli Thought (IIT) was founded in 2020 by Prof. Avner Ben-Zaken and the industrialist Boaz Amitai. Through research that focuses on structural issues in Israeli society and its dissemination to the general public, the institute seeks to shape a public discourse focused on creating a vision for a new Israel. The institute calls for public attention to be diverted towards the internal threat to the existence of the State of Israel which mainly stems from shaky and temporary governmental structures that need to be replaced with permanent and stable state structures.[1]
Goals
The Institute for Israeli Thought (IIT) aims at generating Israeli thought and transforming the state from being fragmented by ethnic, national or religious identities into a more unified and inclusive Israeli civic national identity. The Institute focuses its research activity on structural reforms such as
-fixing Israel’s borders -transforming its electoral system -drafting a constitution
These structural changes are necessary as means for shifting Israel to a new political paradigm that strives to forsake temporal arrangements and establish the state on more solid foundations. The Institute’s fellows comprise notable public intellectuals from various disciplines, covering a wide range of research and public policy interests pertinent to the challenges Israel is now facing. Alongside the Institute’s senior fellows, fellowships are available to post-doctoral fellows and doctoral candidates who devote their research to the question of identity in Israel.
Acticity
In April 2023, the IIT published an "Israeli Covenant" whose purpose is to complete the Declaration of Independence.[2] At its core is a plan for a grand structural reform that will turn Israel into a state based on a common Israeli identity, separation of religion from state, regional elections, a regional governing layer, and an Israeli civil culture.[3]
Awards
The IIT gives out awards annually to intellectual and cultural studies that are thematized around questions of civic identity in Israel. - Hillel Kook award for a research monograph on Israel - Jacqueline Kahanov award for Israeli literature - Eli Kalir award for Israeli documentary film - Zvi Keseh award for the best doctoral dissertation that explores Israelism.
Reaching out the public
The Institute explores diverse ways for reaching out to the public – videos of conferences, clips encapsulating complex ideas, a podcast channel (מחשבה תחילה) and a digital Magazine (מחשבה) – all available to the public via digital platforms and social media.
Public impact
The IIT made a name and place in public discourse as a pioneering, creative, and innovative Institute that thinks out of the box with a strong impulse to imagine a new vision for Israel. Amid the current constitutional crisis, the IIT published a groundbreaking and ambitious document – an Israeli Covenant, outlining a new vision for Israel as a republic that cultivates the intellectual ground for future attempts to draft the first constitution for the state of Israel.
Notable Fellows
Avner Ben-Zaken Eva Illouz Joseph Zaira Tamar Hostovsky Brandes Muhammad Wattad Mordechay Cohen Micha Popper
References
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