Publications
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israel is engaging yesterday’s Europe
Reducing engagement with Brussels does not diminish the union’s influence. It merely limits Israel’s opportunities to influence decisions before they are taken
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Saying thank you to the United States as it celebrates 250 years of freedom
America’s Founding Fathers, devout Christians for the most part, saw themselves as the Children of Israel, and their journey from Europe to freedom on the new continent as an Exodus from Egypt.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Lindsey Graham was more than Israel’s friend; he was its iron shield in Washington
The South Carolina senator rose from personal tragedy to become a dominant Republican voice on Israel, Iran, Ukraine and US foreign policy, leaving behind a political legacy few will be able to match.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
A hotter Europe needs Israeli science
The recent heat dome that swept across the continent pushed temperatures to record levels, strained electricity grids, disrupted transport, and forced governments to issue public health warnings.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
What Can AI Do for Us?
The question is not whether Jewish communities will use AI; they already are. The question is whether we will adopt these tools passively, or shape them deliberately according to Jewish values, Jewish learning, and Jewish responsibility.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
America at 250: The triangular relationship between US, Israel, and Jews is at risk
A sober look at this triangular relationship shows that each of its sides has weakened in recent years.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Can You Be a Zionist Without Zionism?
Do you want to convince Jews, and the world, that Zionism is a cause worth supporting? Explain what “Zionism” is, and perhaps it will turn out that the world is actually on our side.
Religion and State
Religion and State
Basic Law: Debasing Torah
The proposed Basic Law: Torah Study would grant constitutional status to Torah study, but in practice it would turn a sacred obligation into a political and legal instrument.
Middle East
Middle East
Podcast: Is Turkey with F-35 capabilities too big of a threat for Israel to accept?
As Trump meets Erdogan and F-35 sales dominate the headlines, former Israeli intelligence colonel Or Horvitz makes a contrarian case: Turkey is a real and growing threat to Israel, but it is not, and will not become, the next Iran.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
A hotter Europe needs Israeli science
The recent heat dome that swept across the continent pushed temperatures to record levels, strained electricity grids, disrupted transport, and forced governments to issue public health warnings.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Israel is engaging yesterday’s Europe
Reducing engagement with Brussels does not diminish the union’s influence. It merely limits Israel’s opportunities to influence decisions before they are taken
Democracy
Democracy
Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment
This is far from trivial. Ever since taking office in January 2023, this coalition has done everything it possibly could to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and the attorney-general.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Lindsey Graham was more than Israel’s friend; he was its iron shield in Washington
The South Carolina senator rose from personal tragedy to become a dominant Republican voice on Israel, Iran, Ukraine and US foreign policy, leaving behind a political legacy few will be able to match.