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On Sunday, January 31st The New Israel Fund and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun held a live and interactive discussion on the competing rights -- and wrongs -- in today's Israel. Featuring Avraham Burg, former Speaker of Knesset; Naomi Chazan, former Deputy Speaker of Knesset and NIF President; Martin Indyk, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Daniel Sokatch, NIF's CEO; and moderated by Jane Eisner, editor of The Forward.
Rising extremism among Israeli settlers. New legislation discriminating against Arab citizens of Israel. Talibanization and gender segregation in public places. And a quasi-official war against human rights groups and others publicizing Israel's failings.
No one has all the answers, but watch as we debate the most difficult questions.
