Can Israel Be a Democracy AND the Jewish State?

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Israel is the Middle East’s only democracy, but with no constitution, few checks on power, and elections that seem endless, can it last? Turns out that the contradictions and fragile foundation that defines Israeli democracy may actually be the key to its resilience.

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Topic
  • Israel - State
  • Politics
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Camp
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas

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Compass pointing toward Questions

The Jewish Education Project advocates for complex Israel education that recognizes the diverse and sometimes competing narratives at play in Israel today.

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Rabbi Sacks on Israel: Home of Hope

This educational resource as a companion resource to the animated video Israel: Home of Hope, narrated by Rabbi Sacks, which explores the connection between the prophet Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones and the creation of the modern State of Israel.

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Theodor Herzl proposed a temporary safe haven in Uganda. However, a Jewish homeland in East Africa was heavily opposed by the Zionist Congress.

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