New Gatekeeper in a Globalized World? The Israeli Transparency Bill
Legal and Political Aspects of the Work of Israeli NGOs Supported from Abroad
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Venue: Dormitory
Club, University of Haifa
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the Haifa Center for German and European Studies (HCGES) will host a workshop on legal and political aspects of Israeli NGOs supported from abroad. The workshop will present different point of views, experiences and perceptions by inviting representatives of German political foundations, of different NGOs and the academia against the background of the "Israeli Transparency Bill".
Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked of HaBayit HaYehudi scored a personal and electoral victory when she released the "Transparency Law", a proposed piece of legislation intended to require Israeli non-governmental organizations to reveal to the public whether they receive financial support from foreign states. It was hardly by chance that Shaked chose to include the word “transparency” when coming up with a name for her new law. Borrowed from the social protest movement, the term has the positive connotation of orderly government among the public.
The workshop aims to discuss different aspects and viewpoints
regarding legal and political aspects of international
organization supporting Israel NGOs.