The Social Protest Movement in Israel and its Economic and Political Challenges

*This is a New Generations event, for people in their 20s and 30s.*

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Join NIF New Generations for food, learning, and plenty of discussion as Roy Folkman, Head of Strategy Unit, Policy Advisor to the Mayor, Municipality of Jerusalem leads us through the social protest movement in Israel and its economic and political challenges.

Roy Folkman is a policy advisor to the Mayor of Jerusalem and a PhD candidate in the field of decision-making at the School of Public Policy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In his advisory role, he heads the strategic planning department of the Jerusalem Municipality. He has also held several leadership positions in the political and educational arenas, including being a member of the National Planning Committee of the Office of the Interior, CEO of the Hebrew University Student Union, and teaching assistant and guest lecturer at the Hebrew University. Roy is the co-founder of New Spirit, the largest student organization in Jerusalem, which deals with internships, culture, community building, and affordable housing. He serves on the board of directors of several organizations including the Yad Ben Zvi Center for Jerusalem Studies and Research, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, and the Government-Municipal Company for Housing. Upon completion of his military tenure as an infantry field medic with the “Nachal Brigade,” Roy enrolled in the Hebrew University where he earned his BA in Economics and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and his MA with honors at the School of Public Policy.  He is currently a Wexner Israel Fellow at Harvard University.

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