, a think tank that helped develop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to rein in what he has described as overreach by the country’s Supreme Court.amid widespread protests and threats of strikes by doctors, military reservists, and others who denounced it as a power grab that would undermine faith in democratic institutions.
The law’s supporters said that it would give Israeli lawmakers greater authority to implement the policies they campaigned on and that it represented a much-needed check on an activist judiciary. As a plan to transform the judicial system took hold in recent months, Israeli and American news organizations have scrutinized the role theThe think tank, which says it “strives to secure Israel’s future as the nation-state of the Jewish people,” was founded by a New York City native named Moshe Koppel. Dantchik, who also grew up in New York, hasAnd a group of some 30 Israelis has been protesting for months outside his house, according to Haaretz.
That effort appeared to get results last week, when Dantchik issued his statement to Calcalist saying he’s “decided to end my support for research institutes in Israel, including the Kohelet Forum.” A representative for Dantchik said he had no further comment. Forbes estimates that Dantchik, who cofounded Susquehanna in 1987 with business partner Jeff Yass, isPublished