Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies non-profit
JIIS logo
Type 501(c)(3)
Founded 1978
Location Jerusalem
Key people Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov(President), Meir Kraus(Director)
Method Policy research
Website JIIS website

The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (JIIS) is an independent policy institute and highly regarded think tank located in the Kiryat Shmuel neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. The Institute conducts policy studies on Jerusalem, environmental policy and the management of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is also actively involved in the formulation and distribution of policy documents in those arenas, and recommendations from the JIIS are often implemented by the Israeli government.

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History

The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies was founded in 1978 by Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek, in collaboration with the Jerusalem Foundation and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The first directors of the institute were David Amiran and Ora Ahimeir. Founding members included Avraham Harman, Haim Kobersky, Joshua Prawer and Baruch Yekutieli. [1]

Since 1981, the Charles H. Revson Foundation of New York has been a major supporter of the institute. It also enjoys the support of many public and private organizations in Israel and abroad.

The current president is Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov. Meir Kraus is the institutes general director.

Activities

The JIIS is an independent, apolitical research institute. It publishes some 20 books and reports annually, including the Annual Statistical Yearbook on Jerusalem edited by Maya Choshen. The institute holds conferences and public events, most of them open to the public. The institute hosts visitors and delegations and guides field tours.

The “Peace Process in Jerusalem” (JIIS, 2000) served as a working paper at the 2000 Camp David Summit in July 2000 for the Israeli delegation.[2]

References

  1. ^ Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, history
  2. ^ New York Times, July 23, 2000

External links

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