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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
Shifting Trends in the West and their Impact on Israel and the Jewish People
Geopolitics

Shifting Trends in the West and their Impact on Israel and the Jewish People

JPPI’s 2017 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People will explore the social, political, economic, and ideological shifts taking place in the Western world that could influence the future of the Jewish people. The conference seeks to identify key trends and gauge their possible ramifications. A special emphasis will be placed on developing recommendations for policy measures that can…
23/02/2017
Geopolitics

Is Israeli Society Frail Or Flourishing?

Recently, Israeli Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked stated that Israeli democracy is “strong as an ox.” She said it is “healthy, vigorous, alive and kicking, and stronger than all its critics and naysayers.” At the same time, some on the left say they detect the development of anti-democratic processes in the Knesset and Israeli society, yet they dismiss any fears…
17/01/2017

Is Israeli Society Falling Apart?

Moreover, Israelis have a positive attitude toward other Israelis. Three-fourths of Jews and slightly more than half of Arabs believe that Israelis can always depend on other Israelis to help them out in times of need. Despite the nonstop parade of controversies and crises that we tend to wallow in as a result of drama-filled news broadcasts and boisterous Knesset…
27/12/2016
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