Research & archive
21 March · September 2017
Dor Moriah: the beginning
Dor Moriah was registered on 21 March. In September, participants launched Haifa Format, a platform for people-to-people diplomacy and public dialogue.
Dor Moriah · history and research
10 years of Dor Moriah
2017–2027. Ahead of the tenth anniversary, explore the centre’s history through its publications, research and projects. The timeline year is the original publication year, not independent confirmation of every event described.
Dor Moriah · history and research
Explore the archive →10 years of Dor Moriah
2017–2027 · From Haifa Format to urban initiatives. A story of people, research and public dialogue.
21 March · September 2017
Dor Moriah: the beginning
Dor Moriah was registered on 21 March. In September, participants launched Haifa Format, a platform for people-to-people diplomacy and public dialogue.
From this year’s archive
August 2019
Haifa Format: diplomacy between people
Before the Israeli prime minister's visit to Ukraine, an initiative group prepared appeals proposing Israeli participation in the peace process.
10 June 2020 · project publication
Clean City — Israel
The archive features Clean City: clean-up initiatives in Haifa, residents' participation and Walking Haifa outings that included cleaning urban routes.
9 December 2021
A solidarity response to the pandemic's impact
An international meeting in Odesa formed part of a project developed by Dor Moriah: a solidarity response to the social and economic consequences of the pandemic.
From this year’s archive
30 April 2023
Public conversation in Tel Aviv
Dor Moriah held a Haifa Format round table in Tel Aviv, bringing together academics, journalists, professionals and representatives of public organisations.
24 September 2024
From expert discussion to an initiative
A Haifa Format meeting took place in the Knesset. Developing neighbourhood councils in Israeli cities was one of its central themes.
Upcoming milestone
Ten years of Dor Moriah
In March 2027, the organisation will mark ten years. A time to bring together the history of research and initiatives and discuss what comes next.
A chronicle of people and initiatives
Events have been checked against Dor Moriah's public materials. A publication date is identified separately where the archive does not state when a project began.
August 2019
Haifa Format: diplomacy between people
Before the Israeli prime minister's visit to Ukraine, an initiative group prepared appeals proposing Israeli participation in the peace process.
10 June 2020 · project publication
Clean City — Israel
The archive features Clean City: clean-up initiatives in Haifa, residents' participation and Walking Haifa outings that included cleaning urban routes.
9 December 2021
A solidarity response to the pandemic's impact
An international meeting in Odesa formed part of a project developed by Dor Moriah: a solidarity response to the social and economic consequences of the pandemic.
30 April 2023
Public conversation in Tel Aviv
Dor Moriah held a Haifa Format round table in Tel Aviv, bringing together academics, journalists, professionals and representatives of public organisations.
24 September 2024
From expert discussion to an initiative
A Haifa Format meeting took place in the Knesset. Developing neighbourhood councils in Israeli cities was one of its central themes.
Upcoming milestone
Ten years of Dor Moriah
In March 2027, the organisation will mark ten years. A time to bring together the history of research and initiatives and discuss what comes next.
Publications by year
Article
Gradual reform of local government
Boris Lazarev’s proposal for neighbourhood committees, resident representation and feedback to municipal government.
Article
Neighbourhood councils and a new Dor Moriah lobby
The January 2024 initiative for a legal basis for neighbourhood councils and tools for residents to influence municipal decisions.
Article
Israel and Hamas: War and World
A 2024 survey on the future of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, regional influence and Israel’s post-war political arrangements.
Research report
Expert Survey: Russian Elections and the Post-Hamas World
A 2024 expert survey on Russia’s elections, Moscow’s mediation efforts and scenarios for a settlement after the defeat of Hamas.
Article
Israel as sacred sacrifice: between eschatology and geopolitics
Religious and ideological narratives, great-power interests and the space for Israel’s independent strategy.
Article
To all people of goodwill!!!
On behalf of the Israeli non-governmental organization Dor Moriah! We express our deepest condolences to the Russian people in connection with the tragic terrorist attack in Moscow. The terrorist attack that took place in the Crocus City Ha…
Article
From Ukraine to Israel: ontological bubbles as a tool for destabilizing societies
Haifa format, instead of an introduction When we started the Haifa Format project in 2017, we knew that the radicalization of the political agenda and dehumanization of political opponents that we saw in Ukraine was a technology we would no…
Article
«Israel: ontological bubbles as a tool of controlled chaos»
The historical programme of the 18 April 2024 roundtable on social divides, ontological bubbles and the Derech Eretz movement.
Article
Israeli attitudes to Russia’s presidential election
A May 2024 survey: political and religious differences in views on the election and its international consequences.
Article
Sovereign Israel: Between the Collective West and the Global South
A 2024 archival essay on Israeli neutrality, internal divisions and the possibilities of a multi-directional foreign policy.
Article
Dagestan: terrorist attack against traditional Islam
Condolences and a call for interfaith cooperation after the terrorist attack in Dagestan in June 2024.
Article
Israel’s future and an initiative for cooperation with BRICS
An expert meeting in Tel Aviv on public consensus, international ties and establishing a coordination council.