How Much Should Israel Value Jewish Interests Over its Own? The crisis with Russia surrounding the Jewish Agency raises the question again: what price is Israel willing to pay for solidarity towards Diaspora Jewry?
Australian Jewish Community Looks to the Future The last three years For the last three years the Australian Jewish community has enjoyed unprecedented support and understanding from the Australian government, led by Liberal Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on matters concerning Israel and domestic policy. Australia has maintained a realistic and principled stand against recognising a Palestinian State under the dysfunctional Palestinian Authority, and in favour of recognising…
Political Extremism and the Jews There is a natural tendency, when discussing political extremism and polarization, to assume that the extreme Right and the extreme Left are mirror images of one another. In so doing, one appears evenhanded, even broadminded, able to accept that one's own side's extremists are as bad as those of the other side.
The Secular in Israel Must Enter the Jewish Arena In the current equation, the religious and the Haredim are "responsible" for defining what is "Jewish" in the Jewish state, and the secular and the religious alike quarrel over the meaning of "democracy." This is a fundamentally distorted equation.
China, the American Challenge and the Implications for Israel and the Jewish People The US vs China: Confrontation Continues in 2021
China, the American Challenge and the Implications for Israel and the Jewish People The US vs China: Confrontation Continues in 2021
2021 Annual Assessment The Situation and Dynamics of the Jewish People PROJECT HEAD: Shmuel Rosner CONTRIBUTORS: Dan Feferman, Shlomo Fischer, Shuki Friedman, Avi Gil, Inbal Hakman, Michael Herzog, Gitit Levy-Paz, Dov Maimon, Steven Popper, Uzi Rebhun, John Ruskay, Noah Slepkov, Adar Schieber, Yedidia Stern, Shalom Salomon Wald EDITOR: Barry Geltman
Despite the Gloomy Headlines, American Jewry has Grown in Size American Jewry has grown in size, is largely connected to Israel, and the young generation can be engaged; is more diverse and divided than in the past Highlights from Prof. Leonard Saxe’s lecture at JPPI (edited by Dan Feferman).
