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The IDF’s ‘Operation Guardian of the Pensions’ will backfire

The IDF’s ‘Operation Guardian of the Pensions’ will backfire

The army’s campaign to prop up extravagant retirement payouts busts the budget and rankles the public. Becoming fodder for satire is not a good sign.
14/11/2021
Too many changes to Israel’s Basic Laws can erode democracy
Democracy

Too many changes to Israel’s Basic Laws can erode democracy

Although legally permissible, these frequent changes constitute an abuse of the Knesset’s powers as a constituent authority.
14/11/2021
Democracy
What’s Next for Israel-Saudi Arabia Ties?

What’s Next for Israel-Saudi Arabia Ties?

For Saudi Arabia to be able to normalize relations with Israel, it is imperative that the reformist camp receive much needed support from Washington.
11/11/2021
The Government’s Housing Plan: Too Little, Not Socially Innovative, and Where are the Local Authority Heads?

The Government’s Housing Plan: Too Little, Not Socially Innovative, and Where are the Local Authority Heads?

The government’s housing plan is a tiny bandage on a bleeding market * The plan doesn’t meaningfully address Israel’s high housing prices * Not much can be done in the housing market without the cooperation of local government * And not every program created by the previous government has to be completely overhauled   The government’s recently-unveiled housing plan does…
11/11/2021
Measurement as a Policy Weapon in a New Age of Antisemitism

Measurement as a Policy Weapon in a New Age of Antisemitism

American Jews may now be experiencing something they have not faced in the century since the wave of nativism that swept the US after World War I: politically purposed antisemitism. Along with this resurgence has come a wave of incidents, both minor and all too deadly. There is the possibility of a fundamental shift in the relationship with larger US…
10/11/2021
The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace with Iran

The Threat of War Is the Only Way to Achieve Peace with Iran

Tehran no longer takes Washington seriously, so the Biden administration needs to put the prospect of military escalation back on the table if it hopes to make progress on the nuclear issue.
10/11/2021
Climate action in Israel as a bridge for Jewish peoplehood

Climate action in Israel as a bridge for Jewish peoplehood

The environment is a unifying issue and bold new joint initiatives between Israel and Diaspora Jews should be created and feature prominently on the Jewish agenda
10/11/2021
Is Israeli-Palestinian peace a dream for the naive?
ישראל

Is Israeli-Palestinian peace a dream for the naive?

Many Israelis are convinced that Palestinians are incapable of abandoning their principle of denying Israel’s right to exist.
02/11/2021
ישראל
Holocaust Rememberance

Germany Sets Aside an Additional $767 Million for Holocaust Survivors

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany, led by its longtime top negotiator Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, (co-chairman of JPPI’s board) has secured an additional $767 million in benefits for Holocaust survivors.
20/10/2021
Holocaust Rememberance
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