Exactly 11 years ago, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1325 (October 31, 2000). This groundbreaking resolution sent a significant message to many countries,including Israel. The principles of the decision, which emphasize representation of women in peace negotiations and increased protection of women and children against violence in conflict situations, were found to be very relevant to the Israeli society that has been dealing with a long-term conflict situation over the years. Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazi of the NGO Itach-Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice - a partner of the Israel office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, describes the efforts of the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Israel to date.
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Yotam Keduri Read more about the campaign and download the English summary of the Polygamy study»The post-war novel by Hans Fallada Alone in Berlin (Jeder stirbt fuer sich allein, published in 1947 in East Berlin) became a major success in Israel during the past year. Yossi Yonah, professor of philosophy at the Jerusalem-based Van Leer Institute, is looking into the Israeli perception of the novel. He comes up with two surprising aspects: that the Israelis are geared to have a more nuanced picture of Nazi Germany and that they are drawing conclusions for the democratic future of their own country.
Originally written for the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Israel, the article was published in the German weekly “Der Freitag” with the assistance of the Tel Aviv Office.
This article examines how German environmental policymaking over the last 40 years transformed Europe’s economic engine into the international driver of green growth.
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New Book
The Heinrich Böll Foundation Israel is pleased to announce the release of the Hebrew edition of Ulrich Beck's "Cosmopolitanism: A Critical Theory for the 21st Century" in cooperation with Hakibbutz Hameuchad publishing house.
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Social Justice Rally held in Tel Aviv on August 6th, 2011. The demonstrators chant: “The people demand social justice!”, followed by: “the people decided: social justice!”