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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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MK Yitzhak Pindrus the haredi bulldozer

Unless we cultivate a shared core value system for transmission to all Israeli students, the Haredi community’s values will continue to erode Israel’s democratic values

The BDS Pound of Flesh

Using lies and social pressure to force students to disavow Israel is a strategy aimed at raising the psychic and professional cost of being Jewish

The Israeli government must cooperate with J Street

On the issue of the Iranian nuclear threat, J Street may prove to be a particularly effective partner for Israel.

An inclusive Jewish nationalism opens itself to refugees

Some of the voices that have characterized Israeli nationalism in recent decades betray the memory of Egypt.
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An Inclusive Jewish Nationalism Opens Itself to Refugees

Some of the voices that have characterized Israeli nationalism in recent decades betray the memory of Egypt.
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The last of the ‘gedolim’

The haredi strategy is under attack, the signs of which are evident across the Israeli reality.

Will China repeat America’s mistakes in the Middle East?

Great Power Competition 2022: China a better Middle East Partner than America? On January 14, 2022, Beijing’s Global Times published a significant article: “Iranian FM visits China 4 days after GCC trip: China has no enemies, only friends in Middle East,” Other Chinese media picked up the story. Global Times is owned by the Communist Party’s People’s Daily. When China…

From Generation to Generation, Great Rabbis Come and Go – But the System Remains the Same

Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox society is built on a strict communal regime and the political and cultural apparatus that draws power from it. It's a strong and successful system, within and without, meaning that any hope for change is a false hope. Without underestimating the objective greatness in Torah and religious observance of the last generation of great Lithuanian rabbis – gedolei…

The Advice I Gave Madeleine Albright When She Found Out She Was Jewish

She was a great American public servant, a lifelong proponent of human rights, and a constant ally of Israel — but to me Madeleine was also a dear friend