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Antisemitism

Op-Ed: Criticism of Israel is not Anti-Semitic – But it Quickly Leads There

This article was first published by EJP- European Jewish Press A controversial anti-Israel conference held recently at University College Cork in Ireland, raised once again an old debate over when criticism of Israel is legitimate, and when it is a thin cover for deeply rooted anti-Semitism. This debate is important because to effectively combat anti-Semitism and protect Europe’s Jewish communities, it is…
10/04/2017
Antisemitism

The Festival of Freedom and Responsibility

You do not need to be Orthodox or traditional to perceive a seminal ethos in the story. Indeed, Theodor Herzl and David Ben-Gurion, the outstanding leaders of political Zionism who were devoid of any trace of tradition, gave much thought to the story of the exodus and used it to promote their national vision. Many non-Jews, too, had an intense…
10/04/2017

Passover: Nationalism, Freedom and Humanism

The Exodus from Egypt is what brought Israelites their freedom and made them into a nation. It also gave them a responsibility toward the “other.” The precept to love the stranger, foreigner and minority all originated in Egypt. Nationalism was thus a positive force in the building of the Jewish nation, as well as the entire family of nations. However,…
06/04/2017

Hijab, Kippah, Crucifix

On my second day of work, one of the senior partners, sporting a red bow tie and matching suspenders, entered my office and closed the door behind him, which was against the custom at the company. I tensed up. Why would this shark visit the sardine? And why the need for secrecy? After we exchanged pleasantries, the partner lowered his…
23/03/2017

The Most Dangerous Terrorist in Israel is Someone You’ve Never Heard Of

But the terrorist who inflicted the most damage did so while lying passively on the ground. During the stabbing intifada, about 150 terrorists paid with their lives for committing murder. Yet they did not achieve any real goal, despite inflicting grave suffering upon their victims. Only one of them—the most destructive terrorist—succeeded beyond his expectations in carrying out his mission.…
20/03/2017
Op-Ed: Intel, Mobileye, and the Coming Technological Revolution
Science and Technology

Op-Ed: Intel, Mobileye, and the Coming Technological Revolution

Published by The Times of Israel The purchase of Mobileye by Intel is evidence of an approaching technological revolution that the government of Israel, Jewish community leaders, and policy makers should be cognizant of and make appropriate decisions and investments to stay ahead of a rapidly changing world. Earlier this month the Jewish People Policy Institute held a conference to…
16/03/2017
Science and Technology
Op-Ed: Shifts in the West: Impacts on Israel and the Jewish People
Geopolitics

Op-Ed: Shifts in the West: Impacts on Israel and the Jewish People

Published by The Jerusalem Post Dramatic political shifts have occurred in the West, with important impacts on Israel and the Jewish People: the moderate center collapsed in American politics, and is at risk of doing so throughout the Western world. The partisan divide in American politics is becoming an unbridgeable chasm, with the type of bipartisanship that had characterized American…
13/03/2017
Geopolitics
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Address to JPPI Conference
Antisemitism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Address to JPPI Conference

The following is the transcript of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu video address at the 2017 JPPI conference on Shifting Trends in the West and their Impact on Israel and the Jewish People:
01/03/2017
Antisemitism
Rising nationalism vs globalization 
and how it affects the Jews
Geopolitics

Rising nationalism vs globalization 
and how it affects the Jews

By Gol Kalev, The Jerusalem Post In 1895, as he was crafting his vision for a Jewish state, Theodor Herzl wrote: “In my observations, I stared at the phenomenon of the crowd for a long time without understanding it.” Next week, with a Jewish state a firm reality, some of the world’s leading Jewish thinkers will gather in Jerusalem to…
23/02/2017
Geopolitics
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