Israel has for years been led by an extreme and dangerous right wing that advocates Jewish, religious, and messianic supremacy. We are all too familiar with the consequences: the disintegration of democracy, the massacre and barbaric crimes of October 7, a security debacle and disastrous war in the Gaza Strip and in northern Israel, the collapse of Israel’s international status, proceedings in international courts, credit rating downgrading, an economic, academic, and cultural boycott.

The sabotage of basic democratic and humanistic values in Israel is the result of coordinated and intensive action by a network of conservative research institutes and right-wing organizations and politicians. Zulat was established to chart a course toward restoring basic democracy founded on the equality of human values and the protection of human rights.