IASEI

Israeli Association for Study of European Integration, advances the study of the EU in Israel. Est 1992. Co-Presidents Prof Tal Sadeh & Dr. Rachel Frid de Vries

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Get the comparative perspective on the struggle for liberal democracy in Israel. The recording of our panel with experts from Hungary, Poland and Turkey now available: https://t.co/LcIPFog7tO @MicWawrykiewicz @bertiloder @yuvalshany1 @GorenNimrod @MayaSionT

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Now available online - proceedings of @IASEI1 panel from last week, where academics and experts from Turkey, Hungary, Poland and Israel (including myself) discuss liberal democratic backsliding:
https://t.co/RuKj14AHwr
I start at 50:00

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ללמוד מפולין, הונגריה וטורקיה (מה כן ומה לא לעשות). הקלטת הארוע עלתה לאתר האגודה @IASEI1 -
Liberal Democratic Backsliding: Lessons for Israel from Poland, Hungary, and Turkey
בקישורית:
https://t.co/eGapPvxWK7

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"This year may provide several opportunities to develop Israel’s gas export potential, oil transit and storage capabilities, and renewable energy sales," writes @ElaiRettig. https://t.co/8WJy2TUccd

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Prof. Andras Sajo: The EU prefers to treat this as an issue of rule of law rather than democracy. A Hungarian 'Brexit' is not out of the question

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@GorenNimrod on Israel: Municipal leaders can play an important role. This will be a long term struggle

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@GorenNimrod Turkish activists stress the importance of the unity of the opposition, including national minorities

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@GorenNimrod Israelis have the benefit of learning from the experience of other states, which enabled them to see where the process is going

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: Israel has strong tradition of civil society and pluralistic democracy, with culture of protest which have reacted quickly to the present crisis, partly because of the experience of Hungary, Poland and Turkey

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: Not being embedded in EU framework makes Israeli democracy all the more fragile

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: With Israel in a conflict situation there are already a lot of problematic ideas in the system, e.g. death penalty

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: Israel lacks EU safeguards, presidential veto or second chamber. The road to seizing control is relatively easy

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: Israel is different in having no written constitution, with legal safeguards built on shifting sands so reforms are happening at lightening speed

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: there is a common theme between Israel with Hungary and Poland where those advocating reforms claim they will preserve traditional values

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: we see a common playbook of weakening independent judiciary through reform and through delegitimization

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@yuvalshany1 on Israel: comparisons are playing an important role in legitimizing current reforms - usually picking and choosing the worst parts from various systems

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@bertiloder on Turkey: the judicial capture has worked for the judicial bureaucracy and criminal courts but less so for the constitutional court, leaving hope for revival

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@bertiloder on Turkey: 2010 reforms included takeover of judicial appointments process presented as a rule of law reform, leading to excessively politicised and partisan judiciary

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@bertiloder on Turkey: successful initial judicial reform was the first step enabling all subsequent autocratic moves, including regarding independent journalism and civil society

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@bertiloder on Turkey: judicial reforms since 2010 have served de-democratization process.