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Israel-Diaspora Relations
Israel-Diaspora Relations
The 2021 Israel Pluralism Index: Consensus and Disagreements
Editors: Noah Slepkov, Shmuel Rosner
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yom HASHOAH, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is a solemn day in which we remember the six million Jews, including one and a half million children, along with millions of others who were victims of Nazi brutality who were murdered between 1933-1945; honor the 330,000 survivors worldwide, a third in Israel; and recognize how the absence of a Jewish state in which European Jews could take refuge directly contributed to the Shoah.
בחירות
בחירות
Israeli Election: Initial Lessons
The most recent Israeli elections, like all election campaigns, can be analyzed on the tactical, short-term level or in regard to longer-term trends. On the tactical level, the elections did not result in a decisive victory to any of the political camps. This deadlock could lead to a fifth election cycle, or alternately, to the piecing together of an ideologically…
Haredim
Haredim
The Haredim: What Was Is Not What Will Be
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) centrality to the Israeli experience is a surprising development: at the time the state was founded, Israel's Haredi community amounted to a handful, mainly from the Old Yishuv and a small number of immigrants, refugees from the European Holocaust.
התפוצות
התפוצות
The Diaspora Jewish Community, Post-Pandemic: Trends and Recommendations
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way Jews practice and express their Jewishness. Because the possibility exists that things will not return to the pre-pandemic norm, measures must be taken to assist Diaspora Jewry address the recent developments and their impacts, turning them into opportunities for renewal and growth. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the way Jews practice and…
Geopolitics
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.״ [caption id="attachment_4020" align="aligncenter" width="1482"] Credit: Government Press Office[/caption] Speaking to an audience of JPPI researchers,…
Creativity
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…
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The downside of Blinken’s encouraging confirmation hearing – opinion
Blinken’s remarks on the Israeli-Palestinian issue are cause for concern.