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Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Iran deal is Israel’s chance to reshape its own MoU with the US
The war with Iran is coming to an end, and the sense of disappointment in Jerusalem could hardly be greater.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
When diplomats can’t read the shadows
Diplomacy begins with language. Yet language is never merely vocabulary. Every language carries its own history, literature, symbols, and collective memory. Words rarely travel alone.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Europe’s obsession with Israel
Israel should not be beyond examination. But applying different standards to different actors undermines the EU's claim to be an indispensable diplomatic broker in the Middle East.
Democracy
Democracy
Derech eretz lost – Why the proposed Basic Law betrays our sacred covenant
When this war began, there was a brief, powerful moment of unity. We believed that the existential threat would finally force a consensus: every capable citizen must contribute to the state's defense.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Jew-hatred drove the Montreal violence, even if it didn’t trigger it
When societies tolerate hatred of Jews and Zionists, they create conditions where political violence can thrive.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
New York: from global Jewish capital to anti-Israel hub
The city that created the Israel parade in the 1960s is now at the forefront of the fight against it, as Democratic primaries show the progressive left's growing anti-Israel clout.
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.