Geopolitics
AI study: UN chief singles out Israel for harsher treatment than Iran, China, Russia
Middle East
The real story of the Iran war: the strengthening of the Israel-Gulf alliance
Voice of the Jewish People Index – April 2026: Support for the war in Iran has eroded
Publications
Geopolitics
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.
Democracy
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.
Antisemitism
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.
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.
Democracy
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.
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
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.
Thin Constitution
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Middle East
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
Geopolitics
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.
Identity and Education
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.