Homepage > Top Thinkers in a Special Project: What is a Jewish State? Video library from Top Thinkers in a Special Project: What is a Jewish State? Natan and Rachel Sharansky in conversation about the challenges of a Jewish state 11/04/2024 Elliott Abrams: Israel looks different when looking at her from the diaspora 11/04/2024 Rachel “Ruchie” Freier: The founders of Israel could never imagine what we have today 11/04/2024 Prof. Miron Izakson: Both creativity and solidarity are necessary for Israel 11/04/2024 Amb. Dennis Ross: There is a fundamental divide over Israel’s future identity 11/04/2024 Alex Rif: A Jewish state is a state that respects all Jews 11/04/2024 Amb. Stuart Eizenstat: Israel has always had a built-in tension 11/04/2024 Netta Ahituv: Israel has two narratives, both are contrary to environmental thinking 11/04/2024 Prof. David Passig: The challenge facing the Jewish state is the formulation of a constitution 11/04/2024 Dr. Shuki Friedman: The challenge is that all groups in society should feel Israel is their home 11/04/2024 Yaakov Katz: Jewish identity will prosper when the monopoly on religious services is broken 11/04/2024 Prof. Moshe Halbertal: On the four necessary elements for defining the state as a Jewish state 11/04/2024 Prof. Susannah Heschel: I would like to see pluralism and gender equality in Israel 11/04/2024 Prof. Yedidia Stern: We need public space that expresses the Jewish character – without coercion 11/04/2024 Prof. Yisrael (Robert) Aumann: A Jewish state is one with a Jewish character in the public sphere 11/04/2024 Aluf Benn: The phrase “Jewish state” is currently used as a tool to intensify divisions 11/04/2024