The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel
More than 60 years ago, Konrad Adenauer and David Ben-Gurion laid the foundation for reconciliation and future partnership between Germany and Israel. In 1965, during the tenure of Ludwig Erhard and Levi Eshkol, the two countries established diplomatic relations.
Committed to this great legacy, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) has been active in Israel since 1982. In its mission statement, the KAS commits itself to preserving and strengthening the close friendship between Israel and Germany. Accordingly, KAS Israel primarily works on deepening the relationship between the two countries and between Israel and the EU, particularly in the areas of foreign and security policy, as well as social, economic, and energy policy, with an emphasis on shared interests. The KAS Israel office is proud to contribute to the growing partnership between Germany and Israel and to promote dialogue between Israel and its neighbors — through numerous delegations to both Israel and Germany, as well as a wide range of events and projects.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is a political foundation in Germany with the vision of promoting international dialogue, sustainable development, good governance, capacity building, and regional integration, while improving the understanding of key drivers of global developments. It is named after the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer, who embodied Christian-social, conservative, and liberal traditions. His name stands for Germany’s democratic reconstruction, reconciliation with France, anchoring of German foreign policy in a transatlantic community of values, the establishment of the unique relationship between Israel and Germany, the vision of European unity, and the orientation of Germany toward a social market economy.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is closely associated with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Germany. There are few other organizations with the same level of expertise in democracy promotion and dialogue. Although KAS is affiliated with a political party, it is organizationally, legally, and financially independent and is funded by the German government. Its international work is closely aligned with Germany’s foreign policy objectives. Through its international activities and projects conducted in cooperation with local partners, the KAS makes a significant contribution to international cooperation and helps Germany meet its growing responsibilities in the world. In development policy in particular, our goal is to motivate and empower (young) people to shape their own future by strengthening democracy and the rule of law and promoting the principles of a just social market economy. This includes building capacities in the area of sustainable democratic structures and supporting peace processes. To this end, we work with governmental institutions, policymakers, political parties, civil society organizations, academia, and the media sector. Another pillar of KAS's political work is research and policy consulting.
Currently, the KAS is represented in around 120 countries with more than 100 offices across six continents. With our global networks and long-term partnerships, we aim to contribute to knowledge exchange and policy development in line with our values and goals. KAS activities in the Middle East aim at structural changes and at strengthening and empowering societal actors and especially institutions that are committed to promoting change. This change is intended not only to contribute to the urgently needed stabilization of the region but also to drive truly sustainable development. In this context a key pillar of KAS’s work is the implementation of regional dialogue formats. Positive developments and regional normalization are considered alongside regional power shifts and external threats. Another major focus area of KAS Israel is democratic resilience. KAS is particularly proud of its collaboration with renowned partners to analyze phenomena such as populism and threats to democracy and to develop solution-oriented, alternative courses of action. All KAS Israel programs are dedicated to collaboration and knowledge sharing between Israel and Germany to strengthen resilience and the ability to find solutions to the pressing problems of our time.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is a German institution funded by the German government. According to Section 36A(a) of the Israeli Amutot Law, the foundation is classified as a foreign state-funded entity for reporting purposes.
In accordance with the requirements of the Registry Office, the information regarding our funding is publicly accessible. This information is available on the website of the israeli Ministry of Justice: www.guidestar.org.il (Hebrew)
General information is available at the following link:
www.guidestar.org.il/organization/560028888
Documents regarding the registration of the office in Israel are available here:
www.guidestar.org.il/organization/560028888/documents
Information about the foundation’s funding in Israel, broken down by year, along with the related quarterly reports for NGOs that receive funding from foreign governments, is available here:
www.guidestar.org.il/organization/560028888/finances
www.guidestar.org.il/organization/560028888/donations
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