מאמרים

Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis

Israel’s political future depends on adopting a thin constitution that prioritizes stability, fairness, and compromise, ensuring democratic governance amid internal divisions.
Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis
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Israel-Diaspora Relations

Can Israel bring in 1 million new immigrants from the West?

Will Israel, this time, succeed in becoming a country that attracts immigration from affluent nations?
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Identity and Education

On Hate, Condescension and Political Extremism

To understand the full nature of the political and social rift within Israeli society, it is necessary to explore the realm of emotions.
Identity and Education
Democracy

Afraid of accountability, Israel’s government goes after its own generals

What Katz did to Zamir this week is not about professionalism, governance, or oversight. It is about keeping the spotlight on the IDF and away from the government.
Democracy
Antisemitism

Understanding anti-Jewish immigrant roots behind Mamdani’s progressive antisemitism

Just a few years ago, progressive antisemites were as rare as racist civil rights activists or pacifist boxers.
Antisemitism
Identity and Education

Moving Rightward, Again?

When an Israeli says “I shifted to the right,” he or she is sending us a message: I became more suspicious of peace processes, more skeptical of concessions, more demanding about security guarantees.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education

Will young Israelis’ rightward, traditional shift impact the country’s future?

When these long-term demographic trajectories combine with new data showing increased traditionalism among young Israelis, the direction is quite clear.
Identity and Education
Antisemitism

The anti-Zionist racist and the man who fought the UN’s ‘Zionism is racism’

A half century ago, a courageous New York hero, a proud Democrat working for a Republican president, stood before the world and denounced the UN’s poisonous hatred that Zionism is racism, so how can anyone of good conscience support a mayoral candidate who aligns with that?
Antisemitism
Geopolitics

Even with Gaza ceasefire in place, Hamas may still be winning the war

Hamas is far from gone from Gaza, little progress has been made on 19 out of Trump's 20 points in his plan and not all of the hostages' remains have been returned. Is Hamas winning?
Geopolitics
Democracy

Is a political assassination in Israel possible today?

Could a political assassination still occur in Israel today? Has the danger passed? Thirty years have gone by, full of fierce internal struggles, yet without an outbreak of extreme violence.
Democracy