Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress

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The Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress (ICSEP) is "an independent pro-market public policy think tank" which was set up in 1983. [1]

The late Arthur Seldon was a member of ICSEP, which is run by Daniel Doron, a former Israeli intelligence officer and Special Consultant to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. The US ICSEP board includes Irving Kristol, while the UK ICSEP has Sir Stanley Kalms (ex-Treasurer of Conservative Party), Ralph Harris (Institute of Economic Affairs), Lord Young (British Telecom, Cable & Wireless, and British Aerospace) and Sir David Alliance (who paid the Labour Party more than £5,000 for dinner tickets in 1998) and Gerald Ronson the convicted fraudster.[2] Richard Fox is part of Fitch's Sovereign group which rates Israel's economy. David Lewis (one of its UK 'friends') is also a member of the Conservative Friends of Israel.

People

Board of Advisors

ICSEP has an Israeli Board of Advisors comprised of 'over forty of the country's most distinguished economists, jurists and social scientists'. ICSEP states that it is 'completely non-partisan, its board members representing all Israel's universities and a broad spectrum of opinions'. All Board members agree, however, that Israel's economy 'needs basic structural reform'. In 2012 they were listed as:[3]

Former Board Members

Prof. Tikva Darvis | Prof. Yohanan Schamurov | Prof. Jacques Silver | Prof. Arie Avishur | Prof. Avri Ravid | Prof. Allan Kirshenbaum | Prof. Marhall Sarnat

Staff

Director: Daniel Doron,

ICSEP's Director of Research is Hebrew University Professor of Economics David Levhari, former President of the Falk Economic Research Institute and an economist of international renown.

ICSEP has a small core administrative staff and hires outside expert help for each of its projects, thereby cutting costs and achieving operational flexibility and quality.

Friends

US Board of Governors

c/o Fox Enterprises 955 Chesterbrook Road, Suite 125 Wayne, PA 19087-5615 +1 (610) 640-1400

American Friends

ICSEP's Friends organization in the US is chaired by Richard Fox, Chairman of the Board of Temple University, a leading developer and a major figure in American-Jewish politics.

ICSEP's US Board includes Irving Kristol and prominent Jewish leaders, including two former National Chairmen of the United Jewish Appeal.

UK Board of Governors

c/o David Lewis, Chelsea House, Westgate, Hanger Lane, London, W51DR, +44 (208) 998-8822

David Lewis - CBE, FCA, President | Lord Stanley Kalms - Vice-President | [Lord Young]] of Graffham - Patron | The late Sir Emmanuel Kaye - founder | Sir Ronald Cohen - President Emeritus

Former

Lord Harris of High Cross - patron

British Friends

Former

Arthur Seldon | Sir Leslie Porter

Contact

Address:

59 Hadror St.
PO Box 84124
Mevasseret Zion 90805

Phone:

+972 (2) 534-6463
+972 (2) 533-0122 fax

Email:

mail@icsep.org.il

Website:

http://icsep.org.il

Notes

  1. ↑ 'About us', ICSEP website
  2. ↑ COMMISSION REFERS CONVICTION OF ERNEST SAUNDERS, GERALD RONSON AND ANTHONY PARNES TO COURT OF APPEAL, press release, 5 March 2001, Criminal Cases Review Commission, CCRC website, accessed 6 April 2009
  3. ↑ Organisation - Advisors & Friends, ICSEP, accessed 8 August 2012
  4. ↑ 'Organization', ICSEP website
  5. ↑ 'Organization', ICSEP website
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