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providing research and support to the
Knesset on issues of economic and
political reform.
The institute has achieved success,
most notably in its bipartisan support
for overturning the law allowing the
direct election of Israel's prime minis-
ter. It also continues to play a critical,
and unglamorous, role in developing a
real budget process for the country.
And it has been working with gov-
ernment leaders to "decentralize"
Israel's bureaucracy so that something
as trivial as installing a traffic light at
an intersection in Beersheva doesn't
require Knesset approval.
However, much of its energy and
resources have been focused on devel-
oping and ratifying a constitution.
While the Declaration of the
Establishment of the State of Israel in
1948 has served as a cornerstone for
the country's governance, the task of
creating a constitution was postponed
to focus on building and defending
the state. The sensitive issues of bal-
ancing secular law with Halachah, or
Torah law, Zionism with democracy,
would have to wait.
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"I have my own personal opinions,
but that doesn't enter into it. We can't
I ignore the fact that a high percentage
of the population is Orthodox and
they have to be incorporated into the
system ... they are not on the outside
and are a part of this committee."
Marcus will be coming to Detroit on
May 31 to create awareness for the
work of the Israel Democracy Institute
and its American Friends group. There
will be no elaborate fundraiser or testi-
monial dinner. Rather, he will be look-
: ing for people "who understand what
we are doing" and who want to be
involved, personally or economically.
"What we are doing is all intellectu-
al; it is the grunt work that needs to
be done if the state will survive in the
future," Marcus said.
He added that it's amazing how
once people understand the way the
state operates, and its travails, they
want to help.
Marcus and the institute have a core
group of area supporters, including
I Norman Pappas, Alon Kaufman, David
Katzman, Alan Barry, Hannan Lis and
Ann Newman. Former University of
Michigan football All-American and
Tennessee resident Mery Pregulman is
I also active in the institute.
Over the years, Israel has adopted a
series of Basic Laws that, when cob-
Much Still To Do.
bled together, have become the coun-
While there's much more work to be
try's operative constitution. The "who
done, Marcus takes great satisfaction.
is a Jew" issue underscored how much
: in just how far the Israel Democracy
work still needed to be done.
Institute has come.
Currently, a group of 80-90 people
"Ten years ago, I remember a dinner
are participating in the drafting of a
party with lawyers, doctors — the elite
formal constitution, "the cream of the
of Israel society — and we told them
crop," according to Marcus. This com-
what we wanted to do (with the insti-
mittee is headed by the former presi-
1 tute). They laughed at us hysterically,"
dent of the Israel Supreme Court and
Marcus recalled.
has representatives from all parties,
"Today, these same people apologize
including the Orthodox.
" The people writing this are members I and realize that, for the first time, they
can 'fight city hall' and are joining in
of every single party and the best-known
to try and change the State of Israel
names in Israel. It is a very serious
into a better democracy
endeavor," Marcus said. "We are moving
"This thing has years to go. The
along well and hopefully, within a year,
road ahead is as long as the road
we'll have a finished document that will
behind it. Maybe it has to do with
go to the Knesset. Since every party has
I having a positive attitude, but I
been involved, it should pass."
believe things can be accomplished if
One of the most difficult issues con-
you put your heart, mind and soul
fronting the constitution's framers is
I into it," he added. "If we didn't think
determining how Israel can be a Jewish
we could do it, we wouldn't have tried
state and a secular, democratic state.
it. Chasing rainbows is not my idea of
"This is the issue they are struggling
how I want to spend my life." ❑
with now," Marcus said. "This is the
missing part and they are attacking it.
It won't be a complete document until
For information about Bernard
it is debated. The debate is being done
Marcus' Detroit visit on behalf of
publicly, and the country will have to
the American Friends of the Israel
look at itself and decide if it wants to
Democracy Institute, call Norman
be a Jewish state, a democracy or a
Pappas, (248) 354-0458.
secular state. They'll have to decide.