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Miriam Naor Speech on the Occasion of Receiving an Honorary Doctorate from Hebrew U

A Lecture Presented to the Hebrew University Board of Governors by JPPI Board Member Miriam Naor on the Occasion of Receiving an Honorary Doctorate. The tension between the judiciary branch on the one hand and the legislative branch and the executive branch on the other hand exists in every democratic country around the globe. This tension is natural. It derives…
17/06/2019

DNA Tests for Jewishness

On the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, we will read the Book of Ruth, reminding us once again of the significant difference between conversion then and today: Speedy conversion seems to have been the norm in the days of Ruth, the woman who would become the grandmother of the ultimate King of Israel – King David – and by contrast –…
07/06/2019

Conversion: Joining a Religion or Joining a Nation?

The most conspicuous characteristic of Israel as the Jewish nation-state is the Law of Return, which permits not only Jews to enter the country, but also non-Jews who are related to them by specified family ties. As a result, of the more than a million Aliya-eligible persons who have immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union, about a third…
04/06/2019

The Liberal-Democratic Camp Will Keep on Losing Elections

During the recent election campaign, the differentiation of left-wing versus right-wing did not concern the occupied territories. Rather, the focus was on an even more acute question: What kind of democracy exists in Israel, and what are its fundamental values? The clear victory by the right is an indication of the answer chosen by most Israeli citizens: Israel is a…
14/05/2019
The Evolving World Order: Implications for Israel and the Jewish People
Geopolitics

The Evolving World Order: Implications for Israel and the Jewish People
16/04/2019
By: Avi Gil
Geopolitics

From Isolation to Integration

In today’s Israel, so heavily under the influence of identity politics, is there still a need for a religious Zionist party, which, even as it extols the virtues of placing country above party and ideology—remains very much a sectoral phenomenon? The ultra-Orthodox and the Arabs seek to disengage from Israeli society and maintain their separate identities (religious and national, separately).…
11/04/2019

Celebrating Voter’s Day

The last few months have clearly demonstrated that achieving democracy is a painful process. We’re nearing the finish line, exhausted and aching. We’ve bared our claws, shamelessly vilified our opponents, made outrageous assertions, and not shied away from telling brazen lies. We made promises we knew we couldn’t keep and did precisely the opposite of what we promised. We squeezed…
09/04/2019

Too Much Religion in the Knesset?

According to the polls, the religious-Zionists and ultra-Orthodox will hold a disproportionate number of seats in the next Knesset, as compared to their share of the adult population, which is estimated at 21%. There is nothing new about the fact that the religious and ultra-Orthodox parties—Torah Judaism, the Union of Right-Wing Parties, and Shas—are on the road to winning about…
07/04/2019

The Jewish Home Has Forgotten What It Means To Be Jewish

The merger between the Jewish Home party and Otzma LeYisrael (“Strength for Israel” – a far-right political party) marks the end of an era. Since the founding of the State of Israel, the prominent Religious-Zionist parties have played a central role – yet they have now joined forces with the dangerous fringes on the extreme right.  As a result Religious-Zionism has…
25/03/2019
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