The Unusual World of Israeli Democracy (with Rachel Gur)

Welcome to Econ Talk, Conversations for the Curious, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty. I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Go to econalk.org where you can subscribe, comment on this episode, and find links and other information related to today's conversation. You'll also find our archives with every episode we've done going back to 2006. Our email address is mail at econalk.org. We'd love to hear from you. Today is February twelfth, twenty twenty five, and my guest is Rachel Gor of Reichman University. She has served in senior positions in the Israeli government, including Legislation advisor of the Knesset Coalition Chairman, senior advisor.

to the deputy foreign minister Rahel was director of public policy for Lobby ninety nine Or welcome to Econ Talk. Thank you very much. Our topic is the peculiar and sometimes problematic And sometimes controversial.

Israeli system of government. It's a democracy. The only one in the Middle East. We have no constitution. Before October seventh there was very controversial judicial reform that could only happen in Israel and the fight over that. And that set in motion here, uh a conversation about what democracy is that goes beyond the borders of this country. I think there are similar issues about the role of the judiciary and the power of other branches of government.

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