Opinion Articles
Europe needs to allow Jews to practice shechita
11/15/2021
Eight European countries have banned the practice of shechita.
Opinion Articles
Too many changes to Israel’s Basic Laws can erode democracy
11/14/2021
Although legally permissible, these frequent changes constitute an abuse of the Knesset’s powers as a constituent authority.
Opinion Articles
The Government’s Housing Plan: Too Little, Not Socially Innovative, and Where are the Local Authority Heads?
11/11/2021
The government’s housing plan is a tiny bandage on a bleeding market * The plan doesn’t meaningfully address Israel’s high housing prices * Not much can be done in the…
Opinion Articles
Measurement as a Policy Weapon in a New Age of Antisemitism
11/10/2021
American Jews may now be experiencing something they have not faced in the century since the wave of nativism that swept the US after World War I: politically purposed antisemitism.…
Opinion Articles
The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace with Iran
11/10/2021
Tehran no longer takes Washington seriously, so the Biden administration needs to put the prospect of military escalation back on the table if it hopes to make progress on the…
In the Media
Climate action in Israel as a bridge for Jewish peoplehood
11/10/2021
The environment is a unifying issue and bold new joint initiatives between Israel and Diaspora Jews should be created and feature prominently on the Jewish agenda
Opinion Articles
Is Israeli-Palestinian peace a dream for the naive?
11/02/2021
Many Israelis are convinced that Palestinians are incapable of abandoning their principle of denying Israel’s right to exist.
In the Media
Elect judges, not party loyalists
10/18/2021
A foreigner visiting Israel might have had the impression that the candidates for the Supreme Court were running for a key political office, not for the highest-level judicial-professional position in…
Farewell event in honor of Mike Herzog, Israel’s new Ambassador to the United States
9/12/2021
Dr. Henry Kissinger in conversation with Amb. Dennis Ross
1/11/2021
Virtual Tisha b’Av Study Session on National and Personal Loneliness
7/23/2020
Eliezer Tauber: The Massacre That Never Was
11/30/2021
Yossi Shain: The Israeli Century
11/22/2021
Maya Sarfaty: Love It Was Not
11/08/2021