Why Israel has a hard time getting a fair hearing in Brussels
On January 24th, Dan Hannan visited Israel as a guest of JIMS. During a lecture he gave in Jerusalem Dan explains why Israel has such a
hard time getting a fair hearing at the European Parliament.
A case for political and economic decentralization
On January 24th, Douglas Carswell visited Israel as a guest of JIMS. During a lecture he gave in Jerusalem Douglas
made a case for better democracy and limited government. He argues that as markets decentralize economic decisions, political decisions
should also be decentralized to allow for a better democratic process.
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בימים אלו הוגשה הצעת חוק בכנסת שמטרתה למנוע בעלות זרה על עיתונות בישראל. כפי הנראה
מכוונת היוזמה נגד שלדון אדלסון, בעליו של "ישראל היום" המוצג כ"מגויס" פוליטית לעמדותיו של
בנימין נתניהו. אדלסון אינו אזרח ישראלי. מקדמי היוזמה ותומכיה בתקשורת מסבירים כי בעלות
של אזרח זר על כלי תקשורת מוביל בישראל עלולה לפגוע בחופש הדמוקרטי ובזכויות האזרחים
למידע חופשי
Last week the Knesset discussed a new bill that would prevent foreign ownership of daily newspapers. This initiative seems to be directed against
Sheldon Adelson, the
owner of "Israel Today" a free daily with a readership that has increased by 112% within the past year.JIMS' Position Paper warns against the dangers
of such an initiative for the freedom of the press and democracy in Israel.
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