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Israel: Crying or Laughing?

The Israeli discourse is full to the brim with harsh criticism about “the situation.” The background music to our public lives is a depressing dirge, an endless symphony of Israeli sorrow. With this in mind, the findings of the Israel Democracy Institute’s Democracy Index 2017, presented to the President of Israel, are astonishing. It turns out that when asked to…
20/12/2017
The Geopolitical Landscape – Growing Uncertainty in light of the Trump Presidency
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The Geopolitical Landscape – Growing Uncertainty in light of the Trump Presidency

Introduction
18/12/2017
By: Avi Gil
Middle East

India’s Israel relations, the Middle East and China

India’s Israel relations, the Middle East and China   This article was originally published by SIGNAL (Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership) and appeared on the SIGNAL website: en.sino-israel.org
10/12/2017

Are Judges Objective?

Is a judge’s identity relevant to the verdicts and rulings she hands down? Some believe that the judicial task is objective by its very nature, neutral and quasi-scientific. In their view, judges are professionals who have no personal preferences; it is their legal expertise that determines the outcome, and not their identity. Just as compliance with the rules of the…
30/11/2017
Jerusalem and the Jewish People: Unity and Division
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Jerusalem and the Jewish People: Unity and Division

JPPI's 2017 Structured Jewish World Dialogue   Jerusalem and the Jewish People: Unity and Division   Project Heads: Shmuel Rosner and John Ruskay Contributors: Noah Slepkov and Chaya Ekstein Editors: Rami Tal and Barry Geltman
08/11/2017
By: Shmuel Rosner, Dr. John Ruskay, Noah Slepkov

Harmful Revolution: The Nation-State Bill’s Assault on Equality

The Declaration of Independence, Israel’s founding document, states that the country is a “Jewish state.” This is not merely a description of a demographic reality, but a fundamental assertion of identity: a state which expresses the unique characteristics of the Jewish people. Indeed, a Jewish demographic majority exists in both Brooklyn and Beverly Hills, but the Jews in those cities…
19/10/2017

Religion Can Be the Bridge Linking Jews and Muslims

Judaism and Islam are sister religions with many similarities. Nevertheless, the prevailing belief among members of both faiths is that an abyss separates them, and politically, they view one another as a threat. Yet the overlaps between the religions, coupled with the positive attitudes toward religion in general on both sides, can be transformed into a bridge. Jewish familiarity with…
15/10/2017

Religion and State in Israel: Charting a New Course for 5778

The past year has brought into even greater focus the disputes that bitterly divide the Israeli public on questions of religion and state. There were dramatic events related to all major issues, some of which threatened, and continue to threaten, the government coalition, and all of which threatened the integrity of Israeli society and the Jewish People as a whole.…
28/09/2017

This Yom Kippur, Let’s Turn Down the Volume

A Jew who lives in Israel and lets Yom Kippur go by like just another ordinary day is missing something very significant. A country that comes to a standstill for one day but doesn’t derive anything significant out of it misses out. On a personal level, Yom Kippur, in the simplest sense, invites introspection. On a national level, it provides…
27/09/2017
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