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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

JPPI Israeli Society Index – July 2026: Confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump Is at a Low Point

Israel-U.S. Relations, Agreements with Iran and Lebanon, Gaza, Confidence in Leadership, the Haredi Public and the State, Approaching Elections, and Annual Indicators of Interpersonal Trust and Political Positioning
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

Tamar Ish Shalom in conversation with Amb. Yechiel Leiter

From regional diplomacy to the future of the Jewish people, this is an in-depth conversation with one of Israel's most influential diplomats at a pivotal moment for the Middle East.
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.
Geopolitics
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.
Religion and State
Identity and Education

Between the Straits: The Danger Within

This year, we will fast and observe the customs of our national day of mourning. We will go through the motions, yet the conclusion is unavoidable: we have forgotten.
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.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education

Zealotry – not baseless hatred – will lead to Israel’s collapse

Today, as in ancient times, ideologues will risk civil war to thwart compromises. Fortunately, most of the nation thinks they're wrong.
Identity and Education

Newsletter 22.7.26

In less than 100 days, Israel will hold a fateful election, amid grave concern that the struggle among the country’s identity groups could spiral dangerously out of control.

JPPI Israeli Society Index – July 2026: Confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump Is at a Low Point

Israel-U.S. Relations, Agreements with Iran and Lebanon, Gaza, Confidence in Leadership, the Haredi Public and the State, Approaching Elections, and Annual Indicators of Interpersonal Trust and Political Positioning
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.
Middle East
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
Geopolitics
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.
Democracy
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
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.
Religion and State

A Dramatic Shift in Israeli Public Opinion Toward U.S. President Donald Trump

Unprecedented Collapse in Israelis' Trust in President Trump; Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Iran Deal, Supports Lebanon Agreement.

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Podcast: Is Turkey with F-35 capabilities too big of a threat for Israel to accept?
Podcast: Is Turkey with F-35 capabilities too big of a threat for Israel to accept?

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