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Geopolitics

Israel must stop pretending bond with US is ‘unbreakable’ before it’s too late

Israeli leaders need an AIPAC-style group to explain to them how Washington thinks and operates.
Geopolitics
Democracy

Israeli Liberals Must Understand: The Courts Will Not Save Democracy

American history shows that reliance on courts as engines of liberal reform is problematic both in terms of norms and strategy. Israel should take note.
Democracy
Antisemitism

Should We Be Surprised by Right-Wing Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories?

We should not be surprised that conspiratorial antisemitism has reemerged in the current circumstances. But there is a deep reason that ties it specifically to the right.
Antisemitism
Identity and Education

Israel at a crossroads: Choosing between decline and a renewed vision for Israel

Israel’s future hangs in the balance as inequality, emigration, and identity debates intensify.
Identity and Education
Democracy

Palm Sunday Ban Triggers Church Outrage

When freedom of worship is not upheld—especially for minorities—even when doing so clearly serves the state’s own interests, something is profoundly wrong.
Democracy
Identity and Education

The menorah at the European check-in counter

For those holding an Israeli passport, the airports of Berlin and Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels are not neutral transit zones.
Identity and Education

JPPI Israeli Society Index for April 2026

Fewer Israelis believe that the war in Iran will lead to positive long-term change in the Middle East than a month ago.
Identity and Education

Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Bombach

At a moment when questions of Haredi responsibility to the state, to military service, and to Israeli society as a whole have become among the most contentious in Israel, Bombach’s approach stands apart.
Identity and Education
Thin Constitution

Independence Day and the new reality

The existential security of Jews in the Jewish state has been shaken in these last few years. But it has also become clear that our younger generation is prepared to do whatever is required, at immense personal sacrifice, to restore it.
Thin Constitution
Geopolitics

AI study: UN chief singles out Israel for harsher treatment than Iran, China, Russia

JPPI analysis of 1,100 statements by António Guterres finds a systematic pattern of exceptional treatment toward the State of Israel.
Geopolitics
Middle East

The real story of the Iran war: the strengthening of the Israel-Gulf alliance

The Iron Doom battery Jerusalem sent to the UAE, reportedly along with IDF troops, underscores a new reality. Arab countries understand there is only one country in the region that is both willing and capable of acting against a common threat
Middle East

Voice of the Jewish People Index – April 2026: Support for the war in Iran has eroded

Connected U.S. Jews on the War with Iran, Confidence in World Leaders, the Midterm Congressional Elections, Public Opinion of Israel's Image, and Optimism about the Future.
Geopolitics

Israel must stop pretending bond with US is ‘unbreakable’ before it’s too late

Israeli leaders need an AIPAC-style group to explain to them how Washington thinks and operates.
Geopolitics

JPPI Israeli Society Index for April 2026

Fewer Israelis believe that the war in Iran will lead to positive long-term change in the Middle East than a month ago.
Identity and Education

Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Bombach

At a moment when questions of Haredi responsibility to the state, to military service, and to Israeli society as a whole have become among the most contentious in Israel, Bombach’s approach stands apart.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education

The menorah at the European check-in counter

For those holding an Israeli passport, the airports of Berlin and Amsterdam, Paris and Brussels are not neutral transit zones.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education

Israel at a crossroads: Choosing between decline and a renewed vision for Israel

Israel’s future hangs in the balance as inequality, emigration, and identity debates intensify.
Identity and Education
Antisemitism

Should We Be Surprised by Right-Wing Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories?

We should not be surprised that conspiratorial antisemitism has reemerged in the current circumstances. But there is a deep reason that ties it specifically to the right.
Antisemitism

Video Library

Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Bombach
Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Bombach

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