Democratic Culture
Democracy in Israel is a young sapling. The depth of its roots and spread of its branches in the local culture are as yet undefined. The adoption of the idea of democracy has been influenced by the history of the Jewish people, a history characterized by lack of sovereignty and by the collective memory of one who suspects the other and is persecuted by him. Democracy in Israel is develping hesitantly within the framework of tension between two powerful competing civilizations: that of traditional Judaism and that of liberal western society.
This situation creates an existential need to explore questions relating to the texture of democratic life in the State of Israel. The journal Democratic Culture was founded for this purpose: to serve as a forum for studies on democratic culture in general and Israeli democracy in particular. This interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary publication welcomes studies in the humanities, social sciences, law and Jewish studies. studies. Its editors are Prof. Yedidia Stern from the Faculty of Law and Prof. Avi Sagi from the Philosophy Department.
Editors: Prof. Yedidia Stern, Prof. Avi Sagi, Hanan Mandel.
Editorial Board: Prof. Stuart A. Cohen, Dr. Hanan Mandel, Prof. Avi Sagi, Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern
Advisory Board: Prof. Ella Belfer, Prof. Eyal Benvenisti, Prof. Gerald J. Blidstein, Prof. Arnold Enker, Prof. George Fletcher , Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Prof. Alon Harel, Prof. Yaacov Iram, Prof. Menachem Kellner, Prof. Pnina Lahav, Prof. Sandy Levinson, Prof. Menachem Lorberbaum, Prof. Menachem Mautner, Prof. Dan Michman, Prof. Shmuel Sandler, Prof. Bernard Susser, Prof. Yuli Tamir Shenkar, Prof. Michael Walzer, Prof. Noam Zohar
Student Board
2019/2020 - Emanuelle Hirschfeld-Trachtingot (student board coordinator), Yehonatan Dayan, Leora Deitcher-Levi, Omri Engler , Eden Farber, Eman Hujierat, Talya Idels, Avigail Tarasov, Itay Vasserman
2020/2021 - Omri Engler (student board coordinator), Shai Borenstein, Yahel Dalach, Yehonatan Dayan, Roni Dolev, Tamir Madmoney, Avigail Tarasov, Ariel Vaiger, Hala Zbedat
2021/2022 - Omri Engler (student board coordinator), Dor Ashkenazi, Roni Dolev, Yahel Dalach, Raz Halperin, Tal Wijnbergen, Julan Khader, Ofir Lederhendler, Yael Monderer, Yaakov Shainberg
2022/2023 - Dor Ashkenazi (student board coordinator), Raz Halperin, Or Yitshaki Benisti, Ofri Cohen, Yuval Lifshitze, Inbal Medina, Michal Sadon, Shvut Stav, Giselle Rantisi, Yaakov Shainberg
2023/2024 - Yuval Lifshitze (student board coordinator), Yair Ernst, Yuval Ben Hamo, Ido Ben Simon, Noa Gal, Neta Zeira, Adir Yaakov, Or Yitshaki Benisti, Rotem Cohen, Michal Sadon
2024/2024 - Rotem Cohen (student board coordinator), Eliraz Schussheim, Aviya Hadad, Daniel bitan, Yonatan Ivgi, Carmel Hershkovitz, Noa Gal, Neta Zeira, Adi Glater, Shoval Yosef
Democratic Culture 22
Table of Contents
Amichai Cohen & Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler
COVID-19, Governance and Democracy: a Reflexive Observation
Dorit Weiss & Eran dolev
A Clinical Trial in Israeli Children with the Live Vaccine
Against Poliomyelitis: A Unique Case
(1950-1960)
Yosef Cohen
On Vaccination Policy and the Role of Duty
Shahar Fisher & Oded Ron
Scapegoats and Alternatives in the Israeli Covid Crisis
Aeyal Gross & Nir Kosti
The Paradox of COVID-19 Legislation: Blurring the Distinction Between Primary and Secondary Legislation During Emergencies
Tehila Rozencwaig-Feldman
Who Will Protect Pregnant Women’s Labor Rights in Uncertain Times?
Ayelet Shavit & Ron Shavit
Functional Rhetoric During Crisis – Benjamin Netanyahu's Covid-19 Statements During the "First Wave" of 2020
Democratic Culture 21
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Gal Amir
Berlin, Disraeli, Al-Omar: The Nation State and Beyond
Kobi Assoulin
Education and Freedom of Speech: A Practice, Not a Principle
Irit Harboun
Arab Education in a Neo-Liberal Era: A Threat or an Opportunity for Equality?
Yaron Silverstein
HCJ 456/71 Sara Barzani v. Minister of Defense in Light of the "Babes in the Woods" Principle
Ofer Sitbon
Beyond Antisemitism: The Economic Boycott against Israel and the Settlements, the Ethical Consumer, and Corporate Responsibility
Aharon (Roni) Kampinsky
A Likud Bear Hug: The NRP Position Regarding Political Partnership with the Likud Party 1977-1992
Democratic Culture 20: Basic Law: Israel - The Nation State of The Jewish People
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Ori Aronson
Rainy Day Constitutionalism: Israel’s Nationality Law and the Jewish Majority Question
Yishai Blank & Alon Jasper
How to Interpret a (bad) Basic Law? On the Ethical Dilemmas in the Interpretation of Basic Law: Israel – The Nation State of the Jewish People
Amal Jabareen
The connection between Article 7 of Basic Law: Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people (Jewish settlement) and the definition of the state of Israel as the nation of the Jewish people
Tamar Hostovsky Brandes
The Right to Self-Determination in Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People
Ronit Levine-Schnur & Adam Shinar
Section 7 of Basic Law: Israel the Nation State – Can the Controversies be Settled?
Menachem Mautner
The Nation-State Law, the Escalation of the “War of Cultures," and the Need for Declaring a “Draw”
Hillel Sommer
Replacing the Nation-State Law with Basic Law: The State of Israel - a Jewish and Democratic State
Iddo Porat
Constitutional Politics and Regular Politics - The Nation Law, The Constituent Power Doctrine, and Constitutional Dualism
Meital Pinto
How Should We Interpret the Special Status of Arabic
Avi Sagi
After “The Nation State Law”: A Critical Analysis of Its Basic Principles
