Comments on: Israel as a Family Business http://israelity.com/2007/01/21/israel-as-a-family-business/ Life beyond the conflict Sun, 20 May 2012 18:10:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Yoel Ben-Avraham http://israelity.com/2007/01/21/israel-as-a-family-business/comment-page-1/#comment-136059 Yoel Ben-Avraham Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:52:14 +0000 http://www.israelity.com/?p=1847#comment-136059 Unfortunately the 14 families that have a stranglehold control of Israeli society (See Dunn & Bradstreet Jan 2007) and hence the political system are very unlikely to willingly give up control for a more democractic healtier system of government. The first step is to know what you want. What is needed is a "chazon" a vision of a better Israel that melds both the desire for a western democracy as well as the desire to draw inspiration from Jewish values and tradition. If you would like to share your vision of a democractic Jewish state, please visit http://www.OrangeRevolution.net and share with us. Yoel Ben-Avraham Moderator Unfortunately the 14 families that have a stranglehold control of Israeli society (See Dunn & Bradstreet Jan 2007) and hence the political system are very unlikely to willingly give up control for a more democractic healtier system of government.

The first step is to know what you want. What is needed is a “chazon” a vision of a better Israel that melds both the desire for a western democracy as well as the desire to draw inspiration from Jewish values and tradition.

If you would like to share your vision of a democractic Jewish state, please visit http://www.OrangeRevolution.net and share with us.

Yoel Ben-Avraham
Moderator

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