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Newsletter 29.4.25

Since last Memorial Day, 316 IDF soldiers – our finest sons and daughters – have paid with their lives in defense of Israeli sovereignty. “With their death, they commanded us to live” (H.N. Bialik). It is our sacred responsibility to give their lives a national meaning that justifies the private loss. Will we know how to do this even in an era of fierce division?
Identity

They have ears but do not hear

The gap between the public and the jury isn’t a matter of bad judgment. It is a symptom of a deep crisis of representation.
Identity
Geopolitics

Excluded from the new Middle East, Israel’s military edge faces danger

Israel helped shape this new Middle East. But now, it’s not even in the room.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Western Romance with Despotisms

The cult of revolution is only one side of the crisis. There is another, quieter betrayal that unfolds not in manifestos and murals, but in diplomatic receptions and billion-dollar endowments.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

Harvard’s antisemitism report sits on three lies

The report offers a long, fascinating, but not-fully-relevant historical overview of Harvard’s Jew-hatred.
Antisemitism
JPPI Israeli Society Index

Israeli Society Index: Most Israelis Prefer to Marry and Buy a Home in Their Late Twenties

The survey reveals significant cultural and religious differences: Ultra-Orthodox and religious Jews favor earlier milestones, while secular Israelis tend to wait. The findings highlight the diverse life paths within Israeli society.
JPPI Israeli Society Index

Voice of the Jewish People – April 2025

US Jews on Trump’s Iran Policy, His Administration’s Stance on University Funding, and the War in Israel
Geopolitics

The West pounds Yemen – but will it ever get tough with Tehran?

Even as former President Donald Trump threatens military action against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, it is clear that the priority is a deal and not a confrontation.
Geopolitics
Identity

What Does the Cancellation of the Torch Lighting Ceremony Really Mean?

The Torch Lighting Ceremony, perhaps the most important civil ritual of the year, joined the long list of public ceremonies, including those commemorating fallen soldiers, which became sites of confrontation, heckling, and disturbance.
Identity