Limmud Johannesburg 2019: Full Schedule

10:30am PDT

What will Israel decide? Take 2

In the April elections, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and centre-right wing coalition partners emerged with a clear majority, and all seemed on course for a centre-right government. However, Netanyahu was unable to form a government and Israelis will go back to the polls in September. Our esteemed panel will discuss what is likely to remain the same, and what could be different this time.

Speakers

Jessica Montell

Jessica is Executive Director of HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual and has been a leading figure in Israeli civil society for two decades. She served as Executive Director of B'Tselem from 2001-2014 and was founding director of the Israel-Diaspora partnership, SISO... Read More →

Gloria Greenfield

Gloria is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and president of Doc Emet Productions, a non-profit organisation that produces educational films that contribute to the strengthening of Jewish identity, Jewish nationhood and the values of freedom and democracy. In January 1980, Ms... Read More →

Calev Ben-Dor

Director of Research at BICOM, an independent British research centre producing analysis on Israel and the Middle East, and Deputy Editor of the Fathom Journal, Calev previously worked as an analyst in the Reut Institute and the Policy Planning Department of Israel's Foreign Ministry... Read More →

Zvika (Biko) Arran

Zvika is a social entrepreneur, lawyer and advisor to philanthropists. He is the founding CEO of Rabbi Benny Lau's Tanach 929 and lectured in the Social Leadership MBA programme at Ben Gurion University. He is also a member of the Eliav secular-religious community in the Negev.

Eli Ovits

Eli is Chief Executive of Limmud. Representing Limmud in 42 countries, he supports the development of Limmud and its volunteers. He has lectured widely, working to combat extremism and strengthen our global Jewish community.

Sunday August 18, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Room 8

Israel, Panel