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JPPI’s Voice of the Jewish People Index for June: The Iran deal is bad for the US and bad for Israel

Connected U.S. Jews on Iran, trust in world leaders, Jewish and Israeli attachment, and Zionist identity.
Geopolitics

America at 250: The triangular relationship between US, Israel, and Jews is at risk

A sober look at this triangular relationship shows that each of its sides has weakened in recent years.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Saying thank you to the United States as it celebrates 250 years of freedom

America’s Founding Fathers, devout Christians for the most part, saw themselves as the Children of Israel, and their journey from Europe to freedom on the new continent as an Exodus from Egypt.
Geopolitics

Annual Israeli Society Index – 2026

The 2026 Annual Report on the State of Israeli Society is based on JPPI's monthly surveys and analyses. It examines changes within Israeli society through the lenses of societal consensus, emotional proximity, and the sense of hope.

JPPI Israeli Society Index – June 2026: The Iran Deal Is Bad for Israel

War with Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas; Trust in Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Donald Trump.
Geopolitics

Iran deal is Israel’s chance to reshape its own MoU with the US

The war with Iran is coming to an end, and the sense of disappointment in Jerusalem could hardly be greater.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

When diplomats can’t read the shadows

Diplomacy begins with language. Yet language is never merely vocabulary. Every language carries its own history, literature, symbols, and collective memory. Words rarely travel alone.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Europe’s obsession with Israel

Israel should not be beyond examination. But applying different standards to different actors undermines the EU's claim to be an indispensable diplomatic broker in the Middle East.
Geopolitics
Democracy

Derech eretz lost – Why the proposed Basic Law betrays our sacred covenant

When this war began, there was a brief, powerful moment of unity. We believed that the existential threat would finally force a consensus: every capable citizen must contribute to the state's defense.
Democracy