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

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Preamble

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Preface

      • Fania Oz-Salzberger

      Pages 3-8

3. The German Political Foundations Abroad: Collection of Historical Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. The International Work of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation: A Professional’s Perspective

      • Ernst Kerbusch

      Pages 11-18

   3. The Story of the Fritz-Naphtali-Foundation: A German-Israeli Co-Production

      • Anna Abelmann

      Pages 19-34

   4. Germany and the Palestinian Territories: A Short Overview of a Troubled, Special Relationship

      • Katharina Konarek

      Pages 35-40

   5. The German Greens, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and Israel

      • Oz Aruch, Omer Hakim

      Pages 41-49

4. The German Political Foundations from an Anthropological, Political Science and Law Perspective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Foreign NGOs in Israel: An Anthropological Perspective

      • Dani Kranz

      Pages 53-64

   3. Looking Ahead: German Political Foundations in a Globalized World

      • Katharina Konarek

      Pages 65-77

   4. The New “Transparency Law” and the Operation of German Political Foundations in Israel

      • Eli M. Salzberger

      Pages 79-89

   5. The Six “Outlaws”? German Political Foundations and their International Work within the German Legal and Political Framework

      • Anna Abelmann

      Pages 91-99

5. The German Political Foundations between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv: Reflections from within

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. A Case Study: Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in the Palestinian Territories

      • Marc Frings

      Pages 103-110

   3. The Work of the Political Foundations Against the Backdrop of the “Shrinking Space” of Civil Society in Israel

      • Kerstin Müller

      Pages 111-121

   4. The Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation’s Work in Israel and the Palestinian Territories

      • Walter Klitz

      Pages 123-129

6. The German Political Foundations between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv: Local Partners and Outsiders Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. German Political Foundations in Israel: An Israeli Academic Perspective

      • Shlomo Shpiro

      Pages 133-139

   3. Supporting Civil Society: German Political Foundations from a Partner’s Perspective

      • Amaal Abu Ghoush

      Pages 141-146

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

• Middle East
• Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
• Transparency
• Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
• Heinrich-Böll-Foundation
• Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation
• Hanns-Seidel-Foundation
• Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation
• Palistine
• Palestinian territories
• german politics
• democracy

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• Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

  Anna Abelmann

• University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

  Katharina Konarek

Anna Abelmann is Research Associate of the Ruhr University of Bochum.
Katharina Konarek is Research Associate of the Haifa Center for German and European Studies at University of Haifa.

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