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The Fight for Israel: A conversation with Shikma Bressler

What does it take to build a mass civic movement? And what role can Jews outside Israel play in supporting Israeli democracy?

What does it take to build a mass civic movement? And what role can Jews outside Israel play in supporting Israeli democracy?

Join The Jewish Independent for a conversation with Dr Shikma Bressler – Israeli physicist, co-founder of the Black Flag protest movement, and one of the leading voices in Israel's pro-democracy movement.

In conversation with Yuval Regev and Sharon Offenberger - hosts of Politica podcast, Bressler will reflect on the protest movement, the relationship between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora, and the future of Israeli democracy.

Part of The Jewish Independent's event series, Israel – It's Time to Dream Again.

Speakers

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Professor Shikma Bressler

Professor Shikma Bressler is an Israeli particle physicist at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a member of the ATLAS collaboration at CERN. She co-founded the Black Flag protest movement ...
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Yuval Regev

Yuval Regev is an Israeli communications and social media strategist with experience across politics, government, technology and civil society. He has worked with government ministries, major organisations and NGOs, and ...
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Sharon Offenberger

Sharon Offenberger is Strategy Adviser at The Jewish Independent. She lived in Israel from 2004–2020, working across civil society, media and the cultural sector, and is the producer of the ...
Sunday 16 August 2026
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Free
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