The Israel Democracy Institute (IDI, Hebrew: המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה), established in 1991, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Jerusalem, Israel. It goals are to formulate policies and initiate reforms to strengthen the democracy values in Israel.
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