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Author: Avi Kay

Avi Kay holds a doctorate in human development and social policy from Northwestern University. He is currently Chairman of the Business Management and Marketing Technology Department at the Jerusalem College of Technology.
From Altneuland to the New Promised Land: A Study of the Evolution and Americanization of the Israeli Economy

From Altneuland to the New Promised Land: A Study of the Evolution and Americanization of the Israeli Economy

May 4, 2012 | Avi Kay
Citizen Rights in Flux: The Influence of American Immigrants to Israel on Modes of Political Activism

Citizen Rights in Flux: The Influence of American Immigrants to Israel on Modes of Political Activism

October 21, 2001 | Avi Kay
Although American-born Israelis are among the smallest immigrant groups in Israel, they have been at the forefront of extra-parliamentary activity in Israel for nearly thirty years. The ubiquitous presence of American-born Israelis in such frameworks is particularly pronounced in extra-parliamentary groups active in the political-security realm. The difficulty these immigrants experience in integrating themselves in the formal Israeli political structure seems to reinforce a basic "activist