A strategic plan A strategic plan to significantly influence the to significantly influence the makeup of the next Knessetmakeup of the next Knesset
עין לציוןJewish
Pluralism Watch
will promise freedom of religion, conscience, speech, education and culture …
Israel's Declaration of Independence
50%
30%
12%8%
ʩhʥʬʩʧ ʩ ʸ ʥɦʮ ʩ ʣ ʩʣyʧ
ʩhʥʬʩʧ ʩ ʸ ʥɦʮ ʩ ʣ ʩʣyʧ
How do you define yourselfHow do you define yourself??
Source: Dahaf Institute Survey, March, 2007
Secular Traditional Religious Haredi
%46
%15
%15
%24
%39
%14
%20
%28
Source: Taub Center, TA University, 2009, based on Central Bureau of Statistics data
Elementary School PupilsElementary School Pupils
Secular
Religious
Haredi
Arab
31
28
24
20
Class Size - Elementary Schools
Haredi
Source: Taub Center, TA University, 2009
ReligiousSecularArab
Israel 2010Israel 2010
About one third of Israeli Jewish babies are born to Haredi families
Slightly under 50% of 1st graders study in religious, primarily Haredi, schools
Source: Israeli Demography En Route to a Theocratic State, 2010-2030; Arnon Sofer & Yevgeny Shapovalov, University of Haifa, Nov. 2010
מקור: דו"ח מרכז טאוב, מאת פרופ' דן דן-דוד )אונ' ת"א( לפי נתוני הלמ"ס ו- OECD
Not against Haredim or anyone elsein favor of equality
Source: Dan Ben-David, Taub Center and Tel Aviv University
Foreign academics in USA as percent of academicsin their home country 2003 - 2004
Israel’s Budgeted Higher Education Expenses 1980-2009as percent of per capita GNP
Source: Dan Ben-David, Taub Center and Tel Aviv University
What will be?
TVTV
Communi-
Communi-cationcation
world outlookworld outlook
the public agenda
the public agenda
Public spacePublic spaceprivacyprivacy
kashrutkashrut
ShabbatShabbat
”‘”‘allowed/forbiddenallowed/forbidden
””
billboardsbillboards
attireattire
public public transportationtransportation
the street…the street…
rulings by Halacharulings by Halacha
school school curriculum
curriculum
modestymodesty
Torah
Torah education
education
welfarewelfare
Religious Religious
interestsinterests
public norms
public norms
marriage and marriage and divorce
divorce
courtscourts
the political-the political-security agendasecurity agenda
Rabbis, sages Rabbis, sages halachic decisions
halachic decisions
cultureculture
As society changesAs society changes……
How to change direction?How to change direction?
Petitions, demonstrations?Petitions, demonstrations? introduce important values into the public’s consciousness, gain introduce important values into the public’s consciousness, gain citizen involvementcitizen involvement limited impact or long term affectlimited impact or long term affect
Set up a political party?Set up a political party? focused agenda; success changes reality; focused agenda; success changes reality; requires major funding; chances of success are almost zerorequires major funding; chances of success are almost zero
Join parties, influence from within?Join parties, influence from within? limited investment significant influence , group power;limited investment significant influence , group power; hard work to get people to join the political process, organizational hard work to get people to join the political process, organizational basis; disciplinebasis; discipline
The Primaries SystemThe Primaries System
The of the vote in the primaries is significantly greater The of the vote in the primaries is significantly greater than that in the national elections. than that in the national elections.
You choose the coach and the team! You are one of You choose the coach and the team! You are one of only tens of thousands who decide the party list and only tens of thousands who decide the party list and
who will get power in the Knessetwho will get power in the Knesset
KADIMADirect influence
LIKUDDirect influence
LABORDirect influence
Yisrael BeitenuIndirect influence
MERETZIndirect influence
SHASNo influence
What influence can we What influence can we have on party slateshave on party slates ? ?
Party number of party members
number of party members who voted in the primaries
% of voters in the primaries
Kadima74,00040,00054%
Likud118,00037,00031%
Labor100,00067,00067%
In the last primaries In the last primaries for party leadership…for party leadership…
X 20X 300
X 7,000
X 1,500
1:4311:2,0001:10,0001:143,0001:3,137,064
Just think…Just think…
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Politics! Me???Politics! Me???
Who is the leader?1.1.
Who is on the slate? 2.2.Where will my vote have the greatest
impact? 3.3.What is my gut feeling? 4.4.
Chances of being in the government? 5.5.
How to decide How to decide which party to joinwhich party to join
The objectiveThe objective: : to activate pluralistic blocs in each party to activate pluralistic blocs in each party
The idea:The idea:
ProvideProvide party members with information about candidates’ party members with information about candidates’ voting history, attitudes to pluralism, state and religionvoting history, attitudes to pluralism, state and religion
Encourage members of Masorti, Reform, liberal Orthodox and secular communities to join the party of their choice
Position Reports on statements made by MKs regarding freedom of religion and freedom from
religion
Jewish Pluralisim
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(JP Watch)(JP Watch)
Follow up on legislators’ voting in regard to bills concerned with religious concerns, to state and religion
Limitations on Limitations on Rabbinical Courts‘ Rabbinical Courts‘
authorityauthority
On the Forum’s agendaOn the Forum’s agendaCore curriculum Core curriculum for all for all
government -government -funded schoolsfunded schools
Choice in Choice in burial burial
proceduresprocedures
Institutionalized discrimination against Institutionalized discrimination against non-Orthodox movementsnon-Orthodox movements
Army or national Army or national service for allservice for all
Equality in Equality in conversionconversion
Recognition of Recognition of non-Orthodox non-Orthodox
marriagesmarriages
Revision of Revision of stipends forstipends for
Haredi yeshiva Haredi yeshiva studentsstudents
No gender No gender separation separation in public in public placesplacesFreedom of religion and Freedom of religion and
ConscienceConscience
So- what to do?So- what to do?
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