Article Library / Annual Assessment 2018 Annual Assessment Foreword PART 1: Suggested Policy Directions, Integrated Net Assessment Dilemmas and Policy Directions 2018 Integrated Net Assessment Community Bonds Geopolitics Demography Identity Formation and Expression Material Resources Selected Indicators of World Jewry 2018 PART 2: Dimensions of Jewish Well-Being Geopolitics Navigating Stormy Geopolitical Arenas Introduction The International System: U.S. status and performance and the implications for Israeli strategic resilience The Regional System: threats and opportunities Iran Hezbollah Syria ISIS Saudi Arabia Egypt Jordan Turkey The Palestinian Arena The “Ultimate Deal” Hamas The Jerusalem-Washington-American Jewry Triangle The American Side of the Triangle The Triangle’s Jewish Side Summary Endnotes Anti-Semitism after 70 Years of Sovereignty Concern in Europe, Enmity in Muslim World and Vigilance in the United States The New Polish Law and the Awakening of National Identity in East Central Europe The Israeli Response Anti-Semitism in the United States Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Anti-Semitism Index The Need for an Integrated Index Recommendations to the Government of Israel Regarding Future Attempts in Eastern Europe to Pass Legislation that Disavows Complicity with Nazi Germany During the Holocaust Endnotes Israel’s Long Road to Asia Demography Israel’s Contribution to Strengthening the Jewish People Bonds Within and Between Communities The State of Israel: The View from the U.S. Beyond the Distancing Discourse: Israel in American Jewish Culture Introduction Israel from its Founding to the 1970s The 1970s: Israeli Machismo 1990-2005: Stirrings of Criticism 2005 and Beyond: An Israeli Renaissance in American-Jewish Literature Conclusion: Complexity, not Disconnection Bibliography Endnotes Identity and Identification The Nation-State Law and Israeli Society Jewish Identity in Israel in its 70th Year A Note to the Reader on Terminology Introduction Judaism in Blue and White The State of Israel: A Replacement of Jewish Ethno-Religious Identity or a Fulfillment of It? Endnotes Pluralism and Relations between Groups in Israel Haredi Society: Where to? Educational and Occupational Integration: Who Sets the Conditions? Pragmatic Measure, or Expression of a Pluralistic Worldview? Changing the Rules of the Majority-Minority Game: Who is Threatening Whom? Challenges and Recommendations Endnotes The Reform and Conservative Movements in Israel Material Resources After 70 Years: Examining US Philanthropy to the American Jewish Community and to Israel Small Giving: The essential and underappreciated currency of American Jewish life The Connection between the World Jewish Economy and the Economy of Israel Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell Icing on the Cake – or Something More? Endnotes People of the Book The Innovation Challenge Part 3: Featured Articles Latin American Jews: Changing Horizons and New Challenges Israel, Jewish Education, and Jewish Educational Trips to Israel Criticism of Israel, Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism Recommendations PreviousNext