מאמרים

Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?

Did the strikes in Qatar move the country closer toward ending the war and bringing the hostages home, or did it push both goals further away?
Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?
President Donald Trump, along with the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is in the background on a computer screen. Photo by Shutterstock
Antisemitism

In embracing Europe’s far right, Israel is playing with fire

For Jewish communities in France and beyond, this shift is not merely uncomfortable; it is existentially destabilizing
Antisemitism
Democracy

Dividing Israel: How politics of trust threatens inquiry into October 7

We are deliberatively denuding ourselves of any ability to identify a domain of genuine consensus or the ways to reach an agreement.
Democracy
Religion and State

The IDF needs soldiers but Israel is paying yeshivas to dodge the draft

This might have been possible to tolerate before October 7 but definitely not now, at a time when the IDF is missing over 10,000 soldiers to fulfill the missions it already has.
Religion and State
Geopolitics

The New Right and The Lie We’re Telling Ourselves

Some diaspora Jews are fleeing from one ideological fire straight into another, convinced that the extremism they’ve stumbled into is a necessary antidote to the extremism they’ve rejected.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

Is the Camp David peace at risk?

As military buildups along the Gaza border escalate and diplomatic rhetoric hardens, a 45-year peace treaty faces its most serious test yet.
Geopolitics
Democracy

Splitting the Attorney General role would be a win-win all around

It’s not easy being the government’s legal counsel while also being chief prosecutor tasked with standing up to the government.
Democracy
Israel-Diaspora Relations

Fearless Zionism: American Jews need to reshape their view of Israel

Even many who haven’t visited Israel – yet! – have been shaped by their Birthright buddies’ identity revelations.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Democracy

Turning the Shin Bet into a political battleground would be a detriment to all of Israel

When an agency with extraordinary powers becomes a partisan battleground, democracy itself is at risk.
Democracy
Identity

This Is Our Moment for Fearless Zionism

Fearless Zionists are post-anguish and post-apologetics. We don’t need Hamas to remind us again and again that we are on the right side of history, and the right side of this conflict.
Identity