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The Bologna Training Center in 2012

Making up the first balance

In 2012, KAS Israel and the Center for the Study of European Politics and Society at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev joined forces to establish the Bologna Training Center (BTC) at BGU. We share the conviction that it is in Israel’s and Europe’s best interest to open the “European Higher Education Area” to Israel – and vice versa. more…

February 10, 2013

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung among top 10 of Western Europe’s best Think Tanks

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung has been classified by the current “2012 Go To Think Tanks Report” as one of the ten best Think Tanks of Western Europe. In the overall annual report of the most comprehensive rankings of the 150 world’s top think tanks, the KAS can be found at place 33. more…

January 24, 2013

2nd Elections 2013 Update

Arab Politics in Israel and the 19th Knesset Elections

We are pleased to present the 2nd issue in the 2013 Elections Update series on Arab politics in Israel and the 19th Knesset elections on January 22. This update contains up-to-date information on the Arab political system in Israel, based on materials from the database of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation, which operates in conjunction with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Israel Office). more…

January 21, 2013

The Role of Rwanda’s Media in inciting Genocide and contemporary local Responses

Guest lecture on the topic of the Rwandan media before and during the 1994 genocide

On 20 January 2013, the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University Jerusalem together with KAS Israel organised a guest lecture on the topic of the Rwandan media before and during the 1994 genocide. Dr. Zachary D. Kaufman (George Washington University) spoke about the topic and the concept of “Social entrepreneurship” as a contemporary response. The lecture offered an example of this concept in the newly inaugurated Kigali Public Library. Dr. Kaufman – himself a social entrepreneur – serves on its Board of Trustees. more…

Event contributions | January 20, 2013

1st Elections 2013 Update

Arab Politics in Israel and the 19th Knesset Elections

This issue contains up-to-date information on the Arab political system in Israel in anticipation of the upcoming Knesset elections, based on materials from the database of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation, which operates in conjunction with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Israel Office). It includes editorials, information on the active parties in the Arab sector in Israel, key issues in the current elections, and statistics on past turnout rates and other significant background information. more…

January 10, 2013