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Newsletter 12.6.25

Consider the following: the failures of October 7 and the resulting loss and national humiliation; the quagmire of the longest war in Israeli history; the tragedy of the hostages; the judicial reform/revolution; the diplomatic tsunami; the widespread public distrust in the prime minister – none of these has shaken the current government’s survival. Now, however, it may be undone by the dispute over ultra-Orthodox (non-)conscription into the IDF. What does this say about us, the Israelis?

JPPI Israeli Society Index – June 2025: The Day After the War in Gaza

Most Israelis believe that when the current military operation in Gaza concludes, Hamas will still be in power.
Geopolitics

A Real New Middle East Is Emerging

In many ways, Israel’s confrontation with Iran, along with the war that began on October 7, marks a tectonic shift in Middle Eastern dynamics.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

Who Stands with Israel? Evangelicals Fill the Vatican’s Moral Void

Pope Leo XIV, like his predecessor, hesitates to take a demonstrative stand alongside Israel.  By contrast, Evangelical Christianity has not shied away from adopting a clear and unequivocal moral stance in support of Israel in its war with Iran.
Antisemitism
Identity and Education

Israel Under Fire: Is Remaining Abroad Still a Moral Option?

Precisely at a time when their country is being bombarded, tens of thousands of Israelis are seeking to return to it. They want to take part in the moments in which their identity is being written.”
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

Targeting Iranian State Television: Legal under International Law?

Under International Law, a broadcast outlet that is used for military purposes in addition to its “civilian” capacity is a legitimate military target.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Strategic Background: Israel vs. Iran

Understanding the disparity in the Israel-Iran power equation
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

It’s Morning in Jerusalem After Israel Strikes Iran

Headlines call the attack ‘pre-emptive.’ It was anything but.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Israel had a window of opportunity to attack Iran and it was right to use it

Three key factors made an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities a viable option today, but what happens after the strike?
Geopolitics