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Climate Change, Israel and the Jewish People
Geopolitics

Climate Change, Israel and the Jewish People

Ambassador Gideon Behar, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “The climate crisis is a real threat to the Middle East. Israel must be part of the international dialogue on furthering practical solutions to climate change and global warming.״ Credit: Government Press Office Speaking to an audience of JPPI  researchers, Ambassador Behar noted that…
23/02/2021
Geopolitics
Jewish Creativity Across the Ages – What About the Corona Age?
Creativity

Jewish Creativity Across the Ages – What About the Corona Age?

Creativity means change and innovation, generating new products and ideas. In modern times, Jewish creativity exploded when discrimination ended, but creativity existed even in biblical times. Anxiety, education, and multicultural views are drivers of creativity. The COVID-19 pandemic and anti-Semitism are now increasing anxiety and are, thus, likely to boost Jewish creativity.   What is Creativity? The COVID-19 crisis could…
17/02/2021
By: Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald
Creativity
The downside of Blinken’s encouraging confirmation hearing – opinion
Geopolitics

The downside of Blinken’s encouraging confirmation hearing – opinion

Blinken’s remarks on the Israeli-Palestinian issue are cause for concern.
25/01/2021
Geopolitics

Of Whales and Members of Knesset

A bizarre phenomenon of nature, known as “beaching,” occurs from time to time when large pods of cetaceans—whales or dolphins—strand themselves on dry land and effectively commit suicide. Perhaps envious of whales, our Knesset members “beached” themselves when they voted to move up their expiration date even before a third of their term had passed. By this act of suicide,…
25/12/2020
India, Israel, and the Jewish People – Book Review in The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies

India, Israel, and the Jewish People – Book Review in The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies

Shalom Salomon Wald and Arielle KandelIndia, Israel, and the Jewish People Reviewed by Navras Jaat Aafreedi, The Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies
16/12/2020
On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama
Geopolitics

On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama

Published in Haaretz Many in Israel are expressing concern that the administration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a repeat of the Obama administration. But Biden is not Barack Obama and 2021 is not 2009. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are traditional Democrats, with a fundamental commitment to Israel whose roots are in part emotional in nature (in contrast…
09/11/2020
Geopolitics
Must Israel ‘support Washington to face down Beijing?’ – analysis
Asia

Must Israel ‘support Washington to face down Beijing?’ – analysis

A 2019 Rand Corporation Study reviewed Israel-China relations from the perspective of the American national interest.
29/10/2020
Asia
No substitute for Oslo and the ‘new Middle East’ – opinion
Middle East

No substitute for Oslo and the ‘new Middle East’ – opinion

For a moment, I felt that the voice of the late president Shimon Peres was coming from the mouth of Netanyahu. Published in the Jerusalem Post. The agreement to normalize relations between Israel and Sudan – another important step adjoining the agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain – fuels the debate over whether a “new Middle East” is…
28/10/2020
Middle East

Ultra-Orthodox Non-Compliance Rests on Fear

The ultra-Orthodox “revolt” of the last lockdown, which continues until today, is most clearly expressed in the opening of their elementary schools for boys. This violation of the rules brings to light two phenomena: the first is the unmistakable priority granted to abiding by communal and religious values over complying with the laws of the state. Second, and just as…
26/10/2020
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