The German Political Foundations' Work between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv

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The German political foundations are a world-wide unique phenomenon. The concept of their international work as both independent organizations and state financed institutes are naturally raising several questions. This book focus on the foundations’ work in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv. This region holds a special position within the German foreign policy due to unique character of the German-Israeli relations and the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict. Israeli, Palestinian and German authors contribute to this publication by examining the history, potential influence, scope of action, chances and limits of the foundations in that region from different perspectives and with a specific focus on current developments Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Preface (Fania Oz-Salzberger)....Pages 3-8 Front Matter ....Pages 9-9 The International Work of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation: A Professional’s Perspective (Ernst Kerbusch)....Pages 11-18 The Story of the Fritz-Naphtali-Foundation: A German-Israeli Co-Production (Anna Abelmann)....Pages 19-34 Germany and the Palestinian Territories: A Short Overview of a Troubled, Special Relationship (Katharina Konarek)....Pages 35-40 The German Greens, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and Israel (Oz Aruch, Omer Hakim)....Pages 41-49 Front Matter ....Pages 51-51 Foreign NGOs in Israel: An Anthropological Perspective (Dani Kranz)....Pages 53-64 Looking Ahead: German Political Foundations in a Globalized World (Katharina Konarek)....Pages 65-77 The New “Transparency Law” and the Operation of German Political Foundations in Israel (Eli M. Salzberger)....Pages 79-89 The Six “Outlaws”? German Political Foundations and their International Work within the German Legal and Political Framework (Anna Abelmann)....Pages 91-99 Front Matter ....Pages 101-101 A Case Study: Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in the Palestinian Territories (Marc Frings)....Pages 103-110 The Work of the Political Foundations Against the Backdrop of the “Shrinking Space” of Civil Society in Israel (Kerstin Müller)....Pages 111-121 The Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation’s Work in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (Walter Klitz)....Pages 123-129 Front Matter ....Pages 131-131 German Political Foundations in Israel: An Israeli Academic Perspective (Shlomo Shpiro)....Pages 133-139 Supporting Civil Society: German Political Foundations from a Partner’s Perspective (Amaal Abu Ghoush)....Pages 141-146 German Political Foundations in Israel and the Middle East: A Diplomatic Reflection in 10 Points (Idit Seltenreich)....Pages 147-150 Another Partner’s Perspective: Reflections on 30 Years of FES-PASSIA Cooperation (Deniz Altayli)....Pages 151-158 10 German Foundations in Israel and the Palestinian Territories – an overload? (Tobias Pietsch)....Pages 159-162 Supporting Democratic Politics from Abroad: Beyond the Israeli NGOs Law (Ayelet Banai)....Pages 163-165 Almost Two Decades of Cooperation: A Personal Reflection on the Partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Israel (Benjamin Mollov)....Pages 167-173 Epilogue: What’s Left to Say? (Anna Abelmann, Katharina Konarek)....Pages 175-178