Arthur Dantchik, the American multibillionaire who provided millions to the think tank behind Israel’s highly polarizing judicial overhaul plan, announced on Friday that he would no longer donate to the organization.
Mr. Dantchik, 65, said in a statement that he would part ways with the Kohelet Policy Forum, which conceived a series of measures to transform Israel’s judicial system.
“When a society becomes dangerously fragmented, people must come together to preserve democracy,” Mr. Dantchik said in the statement, posted to Calcalist, an Israeli news site.
“I stopped donating to think tanks in Israel, including the Kohelet Policy Forum.
A spokesman for Mr. Dantchik said he would have no further comment.
Persons:
Arthur Dantchik, Dantchik, Mr, “, ” Kohelet
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Israel