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Israel’s Constitutional Crisis
A Conversation With The President Of The Israel Democracy Institute
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
5:00PM · CHABAD JCC · 435 W MAIN ST
As Israel turns 75, the Jewish State faces its most serious internal crisis since its founding.
What happens next?
Join us for a timely conversation with Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute, about the judicial overhaul, the protests it has provoked, and the constitutional crisis unfolding in Israel.
YOHANAN PLESNER is president of the Israel Democracy Institute. From 2007 to 2013, he was a member of Knesset, Israel’s parliament, serving on the Constitution, Law, and Justice and the Defense and Foreign Affairs committees. He also co-chaired the Knesset lobby for higher education and chaired its permanent delegation to the Council of Europe. In 2013, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed him head of the Plesner Commission, which was tasked with coming up with a blueprint for ultra-Orthodox military service. Prior to joining the Knesset, Plesner served as the first secretary general of Kadima, the centrist ruling party formed by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Before entering politics, Plesner worked at a management consulting firm in London and was co-founder and CEO of an international enterprise software company. He was an officer in the IDF’s Sayeret Matkal special forces unit, where he still performs active reserve duty.
