Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Israel

Welcome! Willkommen! !أهلاً وسهلاً! ברוכים הבאים

Welcome to the Website of the FES Israel Office.

Contact Us

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Israel Office

Tuval 40, Sapir Tower
Ramat Gan 5252247
Israel

+972 (0) 9 9514760
+972 (0) 9 9514764

General requests:
fes(at)fes.org.il

What's New at FES Israel?

| Israel-German / European relations, Upcoming Events

Dialogues with the Holocaust Memory: October 2023 - April 2024

The event will take place on Monday, April 15, 2024 from 09:00 until 14:45 at the Massuah Institute, Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak. More

09.04.2024 | Shared society, Social justice, All Publications

Expanding Housing Assistance Mechanisms for Women Victims of Violence and Their Children

For women and children who are in the cycle of violence, the difficulty of obtaining a safe roof is a major barrier against leaving violent... More

07.04.2024 | Press Review

Schlaglicht Number 6/24, Latest News from the Israeli Press, March 16-31, 2024

"Schlaglicht Israel" offers an insight into internal Israeli debates and reflects selected, political events that affect daily life in Israel. It... More

10.03.2024 | Shared society, Social justice, All Publications

The Housing Challenges of Divorced Arab Women in Israel

In recent years, there has been an increase in divorce rates among the Arab population – an increase that raises the demand for housing among divorced... More

| Israel-German / European relations, Previous Events

Check out the recording of our event on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024. The event took place in cooperation with the Ghetto fighters' House Museum

Social Justice

Social justice on the basis of equal social rights and standards is a central pillar of the work of the FES in Israel.

Labor relations

Decent work and labor relations based on a strong social partnership are core values and ideas of social democracy.

Shared Society

As a social democratic foundation, we want to promote a society in which all members have equal rights, equal accessibility to resources and all contribute to society.

The situation of women and the LGBTQ community in Israel has steadily improved over the past few years. Nonetheless, the gender gap remains wide and misogynous or homophobic prejudice persists in many sections of Israeli society.

Peace and Security Dialogue

FES Israel contributes to the peace and security policy dialogue with the introduction of progressive concepts.

Israeli–German / European Relations

For more than 50 years, FES Israel has played an essential role in promoting dialogue between Israel and Germany.

Upcoming Events

Find out more about our previous and future events. More

Publications

Would you like to learn more about our focus areas? Have a look at our publications. More

Press Review

“Schlaglicht Israel” offers an insight into internal Israeli debates and reflects selected, political events that affect daily life in Israel. It appears every two weeks and summarizes articles that appeared in the Israeli daily press. More

Videos

Here you will find selected video clips on several subjects and from FES Israel events. More

Looking for more insights?

IPS Journal

IPS-Journal is a young magazine with a much older heritage. The online journal highlights global inequality and brings new perspectives on issues such as the environment, European integration, international relations, social democracy and development policy.

The Future is Feminist!

Feminism has always challenged social circumstances and demanded more justice. Courageous and committed feminists tirelessly advocated for human dignity and the legal and factual equality of women, and many positive changes were achieved.

FES in the Middle East and North Africa

The promotion of social democratic values, including democratic and inclusive decision-making, social justice, sustainable economic development, the preservation of the environment for everybody, and peaceful international relations, are at the core of FES’ activities in the MENA region.