1 In collaboration with Prof. Camil Fuchs of Tel Aviv University.
2 The data for American Jews is taken from The Pew Research Center, A Portrait of Jewish Americans (2013).
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4 In the Diaspora, Lag B’Omer is marked mainly by Chabad who build bonfires and conduct parades for children.
5 It is true that certain religious authorities such as R. Moshe ben Nachman (1194-1270, Catalonia) ruled that settling the Land of Israel is a positive commandment, However, this was merely a theoretical statement. It only became part of the lived experience of Jews with the emergence of the Zionist movement and the modern state of Israel.
6 Among the general Jewish population of Israel, 46% see itself as Jewish first, 35% as Israel first and 20% refused to answer or rejected the dichotomy.
Article Library / Annual Assessment
2018 Annual Assessment
- Foreword
- PART 1: Suggested Policy Directions, Integrated Net Assessment
- PART 2: Dimensions of Jewish Well-Being
- Geopolitics
- Navigating Stormy Geopolitical Arenas
- Introduction
- The International System: U.S. status and performance and the implications for Israeli strategic resilience
- The Regional System: threats and opportunities
- Iran
- Hezbollah
- Syria
- ISIS
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Turkey
- The Palestinian Arena
- The “Ultimate Deal”
- Hamas
- The Jerusalem-Washington-American Jewry Triangle
- The American Side of the Triangle
- The Triangle’s Jewish Side
- Summary
- Endnotes
- Anti-Semitism after 70 Years of Sovereignty
- Concern in Europe, Enmity in Muslim World and Vigilance in the United States
- The New Polish Law and the Awakening of National Identity in East Central Europe
- The Israeli Response
- Anti-Semitism in the United States
- Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Anti-Semitism Index The Need for an Integrated Index
- Recommendations to the Government of Israel Regarding Future Attempts in Eastern Europe to Pass Legislation that Disavows Complicity with Nazi Germany During the Holocaust
- Endnotes
- Israel’s Long Road to Asia
- Navigating Stormy Geopolitical Arenas
- Demography
- Bonds Within and Between Communities
- Identity and Identification
- Material Resources
- People of the Book
- Geopolitics
- Part 3: Featured Articles
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