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Newsletter 7.8.25

The objectives of the war – the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas – appear to be at odds. Most of the public prioritizes the hostages, and so does the army, but the government has chosen an intensified campaign to rout Hamas. This decision is legitimate, and the IDF must implement it.
Swords of Iron

A Palestinian State? Yes — But only if it ends the war on Israel’s existence

Only when Palestinians are prepared to see a future state as their home — rather than a launching point for renewed struggle — will peace be possible.
Swords of Iron

Voice of the Jewish People Survey – July 2025: New York Jews Sound Alarm Over Mayoral Candidate Mamdani

The July survey found that the divide between Israeli and American Jews over the Gaza war continues to grow.
Democracy

20 years later: Israel’s lessons learned from Gush Katif and Tisha B’Av

No one could have known for certain back in 2005 what would happen next, how just two years later, Hamas would violently seize control of Gaza and that it would lead to the October 7 massacre.
Democracy

Survey reveals growing divide between Israeli and American Jews over Gaza war, politics

A new survey by JPPI reveals a deepening rift between Israeli and American Jews over Israel’s war in Gaza and its broader security policy, including the recent campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
Israel-Diaspora Relations

STUDY: AMERICAN SERMONS & ISRAELI POLITICS

A comprehensive study examined the political discourse in synagogue sermons in the United States in recent years.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Jewish Communities Worldwide

Macron’s statement is a blow to peace, danger to Jews

Recognizing Palestine today, in the midst of a war that Hamas started on October 7 nearly two years ago, and while it still refuses to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist, is not a contribution to peace.
Jewish Communities Worldwide
Geopolitics

However it distributes aid, or doesn’t, Israel still has no plan for its war in Gaza

Nearly two years after Oct. 7, the government still cannot articulate how this war will be brought to a close.
Geopolitics
Democracy

Ten Secrets to Academic Success

Despite its problems, North America’s Higher Education system remains the most marvelous laboratory for instilling knowledge, nurturing ideas, generating innovations, and cultivating young minds invented since the Babylonian Yeshivas.
Democracy