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Kohelet Policy Forum
The Kohelet Policy Forum (KPF or Kohelet; Hebrew: פורום קהלת) is a conservative, libertarian, right-wing Israeli nonprofit think tank established in 2012 and run by founder and chair Moshe Koppel alongside Avraham Diskin, Avi Bell and Eugene Kontorovich. Its goal is to influence government policies within Israel.
In 2023, the organization rose to prominence for its involvement in advocating for judicial reform in Israel and its publication of many of the policy papers that underpin the 2023 Israeli judicial reform. Amid the controversy, which has seen KPF lose its main donor, the organization has attempted to soften its public position on judicial reform. Due to the loss of donations, in April 2024, KPF announced that it would cut about half its staff. However, as there is a significant overlap between KPF and the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, it is difficult to determine whether or not this is a form of rebranding.
Established in January 2012 by Moshe Koppel, KPF is a conservative, libertarian, right-wing Israeli nonprofit think tank. It is chaired by Koppel and run together with Israeli academics such as Avraham Diskin, Avi Bell and Eugene Kontorovich.
According to its own account, KPF is a non-governmental organization which relies only on private donations and does not accept public funds from any government, domestic or foreign. The largest donations have been made anonymously, and amount to several million dollars sent through an American nonprofit organization called American Friends of Kohelet Policy Forum.
An investigative article published at Haaretz said that the principal donors to the Forum are Jewish American billionaires Jeff Yass and Arthur Dantchik. This has been disputed by acquaintances of Yass who state that he has never been a donor to Kohelet.
Alongside its think tank role, KPF or its former researchers have founded various organizations, including the Shiloh Policy Forum, a settlement organisation for which KPF pays the salaries of three staff members. The Civil Society Forum is also connected to the KPF, and the Israeli Immigration Policy Center has worked alongside it. KPF has also trained anti-LGBTQ groups.
Both founders of "Next Generation – Parents for Choice in Education" are also KPF researchers, while several other NGOs, including "Coalition for Autonomy in Education", "Choosing Educations", "Tacharut – the Movement for Freedom of Employment" (which works against Histadrut), "Our Interest – Your Lobby", and "Hamerchav Shelanu" ("Our Space"), are also linked to KPF.
In February 2023, Kohelet research fellow Avital Ben-Shelomo became director general of the Education Ministry of Israel.
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Kohelet Policy Forum
The Kohelet Policy Forum (KPF or Kohelet; Hebrew: פורום קהלת) is a conservative, libertarian, right-wing Israeli nonprofit think tank established in 2012 and run by founder and chair Moshe Koppel alongside Avraham Diskin, Avi Bell and Eugene Kontorovich. Its goal is to influence government policies within Israel.
In 2023, the organization rose to prominence for its involvement in advocating for judicial reform in Israel and its publication of many of the policy papers that underpin the 2023 Israeli judicial reform. Amid the controversy, which has seen KPF lose its main donor, the organization has attempted to soften its public position on judicial reform. Due to the loss of donations, in April 2024, KPF announced that it would cut about half its staff. However, as there is a significant overlap between KPF and the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, it is difficult to determine whether or not this is a form of rebranding.
Established in January 2012 by Moshe Koppel, KPF is a conservative, libertarian, right-wing Israeli nonprofit think tank. It is chaired by Koppel and run together with Israeli academics such as Avraham Diskin, Avi Bell and Eugene Kontorovich.
According to its own account, KPF is a non-governmental organization which relies only on private donations and does not accept public funds from any government, domestic or foreign. The largest donations have been made anonymously, and amount to several million dollars sent through an American nonprofit organization called American Friends of Kohelet Policy Forum.
An investigative article published at Haaretz said that the principal donors to the Forum are Jewish American billionaires Jeff Yass and Arthur Dantchik. This has been disputed by acquaintances of Yass who state that he has never been a donor to Kohelet.
Alongside its think tank role, KPF or its former researchers have founded various organizations, including the Shiloh Policy Forum, a settlement organisation for which KPF pays the salaries of three staff members. The Civil Society Forum is also connected to the KPF, and the Israeli Immigration Policy Center has worked alongside it. KPF has also trained anti-LGBTQ groups.
Both founders of "Next Generation – Parents for Choice in Education" are also KPF researchers, while several other NGOs, including "Coalition for Autonomy in Education", "Choosing Educations", "Tacharut – the Movement for Freedom of Employment" (which works against Histadrut), "Our Interest – Your Lobby", and "Hamerchav Shelanu" ("Our Space"), are also linked to KPF.
In February 2023, Kohelet research fellow Avital Ben-Shelomo became director general of the Education Ministry of Israel.