Understanding Israeli Politics; How Do You Run a Country with 12 Parties Represented in the Parliament?

We will learn about the Israeli political system, meet the current leading players and trace the different party platforms back to the Zionist movements that established the state in 1948. We will also look at the prospects for the next elections that will take place in 2019.

Bio

Kenneth Bob serves as the the national President of Ameinu, the American progressive Zionist organization, Chair of Project Rozana USA, as Treasurer of the J Street Board of Directors and on the board of the Forward Association. He serves in a variety of additional roles in the Jewish community, including as a member of the Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors Executive Committee. He speaks and writes widely on topics of interest regarding Israel and the Jewish community.

In his business life, Ken is a management consultant and previously served as CEO and in other senior executive positions at technology companies in areas such as airline software, supply chain management systems and Internet security.