מאמרים

Embarrassed, isolated, still loyal: The dilemma of young American Zionists

For many US Jews, October 7 brought a stronger sense of identity and a deeper bond with Israel; now, that bond is clouded by growing embarrassment
Embarrassed, isolated, still loyal: The dilemma of young American Zionists
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Identity and Education

Restoring the covenant of fate

If we wisely gird ourselves with constitutional arrangements on the rules of the game commonly accepted in liberal democracies, we will be able to restore our covenant of fate.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education

The State of the Jews writ large

As a senior US government official under Carter, I tried to synthesize policy in ways that strengthened the US-Israel relationship
Identity and Education
Identity and Education

What Israel Means to Me

The Jewish state must remain democratic and pluralistic. To be Jewish but not democratic is an inherent contradiction
Identity and Education
Haredim

Gender segregation in Bnei Brak is a good thing – opinion

Maybe you highly educated and discerning women could still learn a thing or two from the women of Bnei Brak, and from their approach to the institution of marriage
Haredim
Democracy

Israel is in danger from a radicalized Center

The radicalization of the center could crush the Israeli backbone. If it spreads it could reach a critical mass and bring an end to Israeli-ness as we know it.
Democracy
Education

When I left for work today, the sofa cushions still had stuffing

Summer vacation is a powerful reminder of the Israeli labor market’s bias against the parents of schoolchildren
Education
Geopolitics

Wanted: a new framework for US-EU relations

Deeper cooperation in both the military and economic spheres is essential.
Geopolitics
Religion and State

Israel is dodging the ultra-Orthodox question

While outrage has surrounded the timing of the proposed Basic Law: Torah Study, Israeli society should also ask itself about the law’s ideological motives
Religion and State
Democracy

Israeli settlers, ultra-Orthodox will pay for trampling over Israel

If they don’t rethink a new course, they will find themselves facing a majority that will stop supporting their continued prosperity, and perhaps their very existence.
Democracy