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Israeli Election: Initial Lessons

Israeli Election: Initial Lessons

The most recent Israeli elections, like all election campaigns, can be analyzed on the tactical, short-term level or in regard to longer-term trends. On the tactical level, the elections did not result in a decisive victory to any of the political camps. This deadlock could lead to a fifth election cycle, or alternately, to the piecing together of an ideologically…
25/03/2021
By: Shmuel Rosner
The Haredim: What Was Is Not What Will Be
Ultra-Orthodox

The Haredim: What Was Is Not What Will Be

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) centrality to the Israeli experience is a surprising development: at the time the state was founded, Israel's Haredi community amounted to a handful, mainly from the Old Yishuv and a small number of immigrants, refugees from the European Holocaust.
21/03/2021
By: Prof. Yedidia Stern
Ultra-Orthodox
The Diaspora Jewish Community, Post-Pandemic: Trends and Recommendations

The Diaspora Jewish Community, Post-Pandemic: Trends and Recommendations

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way Jews practice and express their Jewishness. Because the possibility exists that things will not return to the pre-pandemic norm, measures must be taken to assist Diaspora Jewry address the recent developments and their impacts, turning them into opportunities for renewal and growth. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the way Jews practice and…
01/03/2021
By: Shmuel Rosner
Climate Change, Israel and the Jewish People
Geopolitics

Climate Change, Israel and the Jewish People

Ambassador Gideon Behar, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "The climate crisis is a real threat to the Middle East. Israel must be part of the international dialogue on furthering practical solutions to climate change and global warming.״ [caption id="attachment_4020" align="aligncenter" width="1482"] Credit: Government Press Office[/caption] Speaking to an audience of JPPI  researchers,…
23/02/2021
Geopolitics
Jewish Creativity Across the Ages – What About the Corona Age?

Jewish Creativity Across the Ages – What About the Corona Age?

Creativity means change and innovation, generating new products and ideas. In modern times, Jewish creativity exploded when discrimination ended, but creativity existed even in biblical times. Anxiety, education, and multicultural views are drivers of creativity. The COVID-19 pandemic and anti-Semitism are now increasing anxiety and are, thus, likely to boost Jewish creativity.   What is Creativity? The COVID-19 crisis could…
17/02/2021
By: Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald
The downside of Blinken’s encouraging confirmation hearing – opinion
Geopolitics

The downside of Blinken’s encouraging confirmation hearing – opinion

Blinken’s remarks on the Israeli-Palestinian issue are cause for concern.
25/01/2021
Geopolitics

Of Whales and Members of Knesset

A bizarre phenomenon of nature, known as “beaching,” occurs from time to time when large pods of cetaceans—whales or dolphins—strand themselves on dry land and effectively commit suicide. Perhaps envious of whales, our Knesset members “beached” themselves when they voted to move up their expiration date even before a third of their term had passed. By this act of suicide,…
25/12/2020
India, Israel, and the Jewish People – Book Review in The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies

India, Israel, and the Jewish People – Book Review in The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies

Shalom Salomon Wald and Arielle KandelIndia, Israel, and the Jewish People Reviewed by Navras Jaat Aafreedi, The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies
16/12/2020
On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama
Geopolitics

On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama

Published in Haaretz Many in Israel are expressing concern that the administration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a repeat of the Obama administration. But Biden is not Barack Obama and 2021 is not 2009. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are traditional Democrats, with a fundamental commitment to Israel whose roots are in part emotional in nature (in contrast…
09/11/2020
Geopolitics
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