Geopolitics
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Middle East
Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence
Geopolitics
The DNC autopsy doesn’t mention the Jewish state
What Can AI Do for Us?
The question is not whether Jewish communities will use AI; they already are. The question is whether we will adopt these tools passively, or shape them deliberately according to Jewish values, Jewish learning, and Jewish responsibility.
Additional Publications
Middle East
Middle East
Striking Iran without US green light strengthened Israeli deterrence
It’s possible this is exactly what was agreed upon quietly between Jerusalem and Washington. Trump has an interest in ensuring Tehran understands that dragging out talks and exploiting his desire for an agreement comes at a price.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The espionage affair: Who is driving a wedge between the US and Israel?
Since the Jonathan Pollard affair, Israel has largely avoided espionage activities on US soil, making the latest allegations all the more striking given that the leaked DIA document reportedly cites concerns rather than concrete forensic evidence.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support
Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.
Middle East
Middle East
IDF recaptures Beaufort in Lebanon, is this a tactical win or a strategic illusion?
From such high ground, the IDF can improve observation, strengthen forward defense of Israeli communities, and complicate Hezbollah’s efforts to move fighters, anti-tank teams, and snipers.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core
Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The US-Israel alliance reached a military peak, but its political future is under threat
There’s no denying the historic trust and battlefield cooperation during the recent war with Iran. Yet future prospects for Washington’s support are bleak.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Are Americans Finally Ready to Denounce Violence — Left, Right and Jihadist?
Amid so much media noise, with social media creating Algorithmic Radicals, spiraling deeper and deeper into violence-inducing echo chambers, many believe the shriller the better. But words matter – and tone matters too.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Remembering the Inimitable Abe Foxman
In the introduction to the book about the U.S. community I wrote about a decade and a half ago, a little story about Foxman appeared, which I thought was appropriate as a farewell to this man and to an era.
