Geopolitics

The battle for the ordinary soldier – a new phase in Israel’s legal war

The legal threats abroad against those who have served in the IDF show that we have entered a new stage in the legal warfare arena.
The battle for the ordinary soldier – a new phase in Israel’s legal war
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Big problems require great leaps of creativity

Rump’s Gaza proposal sparked global outrage, but is it truly unthinkable, or just an overdue challenge to the status quo?
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Opinion Articles

Trump’s outlandish Gaza plan may spare Middle East from past mistakes

The Arab world has no real interest in the people of Gaza, so while Trump’s idea is radical, it should not be dismissed as unrealistic.
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Opinion Articles

The Hamas prisoner release is a justification for death penalty for terrorists

A death penalty for terrorists won’t eliminate terrorism, or even hostage-taking to free other, less wicked, prisoners – but it will minimize the pain of impacted Israelis.
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Opinion Articles

The clear and urgent need for Evangelical trips to Israel

By working with pro-Israel Jewish groups on campuses, this initiative could amplify efforts to defend Israel, counter misinformation, and build a united front for the future.
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Opinion Articles

A Hostage Deal Means a Chance for Israel to Heal

While the fighting might pause in Gaza for some time, there is still much work ahead for Israel. With a deal in place, that process can finally begin, not just for the individuals who have suffered, but for the state as a whole.
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Opinion Articles

Post-Assad Syria: The end of Baathism and the rise of Islamism

Perhaps Abu Mohammed al-Julani will defy the grim precedent, maybe he will break away from Salafi jihadism and break the cycle that has consumed countless others.
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Opinion Articles

Katz-Halevi clash weakens Israel’s security

Our enemies are constantly watching, waiting for an opportunity to exploit any weakness in Israeli society.
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Opinion Articles

How Israel should respond to the Houthis: Make them fear us more than we fear them

Too many Americans keep asking “Why is Israel still fighting?” It’s as if Israel’s right to self-defense after October 7 had a two-month expiration date.
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Opinion Articles

Hamas out, Arab criminal gangs in?

Netanyahu has a history of empowering unsavory elements both inside Israel and in Gaza – a clever strategy that’s doomed to backfire.
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Researchers Team

Yaakov Katz

Yaakov Katz

Bio

Yaakov Katz is an Israeli-American author and journalist. Between 2016 and 2023, Yaakov was editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post where he continues to write a popular weekly column. He is the author of three books - “Shadow Strike – Inside Israel’s Secret Mission to Eliminate Syrian Nuclear Power”, “Weapon Wizards - How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower” and “Israel vs. Iran: The Shadow War”. Shadow Strike was recently adapted into a docudrama by Reshet Media and his books have been published in a number of languages including English, Hebrew, Czech, Polish, Japanese and Mandarin. His next book – tentatively titled “Precision Strike” – is scheduled for publication by St. Martin’s Press in the Spring of 2025. Yaakov served for close to a decade as the paper's military reporter and defense analyst and was a lecturer at Harvard University where he taught an advanced course in journalism. He also served as Israel correspondent for Jane’s Defence Weekly. Prior to taking up the role of editor-in-chief, Yaakov served for two years as a senior policy adviser to Naftali Bennett during his tenure as Israel’s Minister of Economy and Minister of Diaspora Affairs. In 2013, Yaakov was one of 12 international fellows to spend a year at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Originally from Chicago, Yaakov has a law degree from Bar Ilan University.

Focus Areas and Research

Articles by Yaakov Katz

How Israeli leaders ignore accountability, hold contempt for citizens

Trump’s outlandish Gaza plan may spare Middle East from past mistakes

Netanyahu may be resisting it, but a state commission of inquiry into October 7 is now essential

Halevi’s resignation was overdue, now’s the time for a state inquiry

A Hostage Deal Means a Chance for Israel to Heal

A New Dilemma in Syria As Government Is Embraced by the West

Katz-Halevi clash weakens Israel’s security

The media was also responsible for October 7

KAN are not the enemy: Ministers acting against Israel’s democratic character

Israel Can Save the World From a Nuclear Iran. It Must Strike Now

The Uprising in Syria is Providing a Convenient Distraction for Bibi

Trump and Biden’s influence on Israel

The past year has presented unprecedented strategic challenges to the Jewish people

What Israel Proved With Its Most Recent Attack on Iran

Sinwar, Check. Nasrallah, Check. What Comes Next for Bibi and Israel?

Even Laser Beams Aren’t Enough to Deal With the Drone Threat

Israel Must Not Forget Gaza and the Hostages as it Fights Hezbollah

The time for difficult decisions has come

Netanyahu hasn’t cared about Philadelphi Corridor for 16 years

Israeli politicians who attack the US are playing with fire

Israel Must Target Iran at the Same Time as Hezbollah

Why the Israeli High Court ruling on Charedi draft will bring change – slowly

Hezbollah Must Be Removed

How Israel Can Find Its Way Out of Isolation

Israel is outraged at ‘absurd’ ICC, but for the rest of the world, it’s totally logical

Why Israel Can’t Count Solely on Its Missile Defenses

Keeping Israel Jewish without Politics

Israel’s Intelligence Agencies and Military Need More Civilian Oversight

A More Accurate Accounting of the War in Gaza

Israel does not have a culture of accountability

Change needs to come to Israel’s post October 7 state

A Brief Window for Israel to Integrate Its Arab and Jewish Communities

The War in Gaza May End Soon, but Not the Fighting

When the war in Gaza stops, the political war in Israel will begin

Has Israel already lost the war with Hezbollah?

What’s the End Game for Gaza? Netanyahu Must Spell It Out

Three Options for Israel to End the War in Gaza

Israel is on a Collision Course with the US

Fighting for your career instead of against Hamas

Iran Pays No Price for Bad Behavior

The IDF Reservists Fighting in Gaza Will Fight Netanyahu After the War

Israel-Hamas war isn’t just about security, it’s about Jewish peoplehood

Attacks on Israel are only the beginning. All democracies are at risk

Even After the War in Gaza, Israel Will Have to Hunt Down Hamas’ Leaders

Qatar needs to expel Hamas leaders and if not, America should do it for them

If Biden Wants to Stop a Wider War, He Should Ready a Strike on Iran

Resetting the Military’s Approach to Gaza

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, what is Israel to do?

This Is a Pearl Harbor Moment for Israel

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Prof. Gil Troy

Prof. Gil Troy

Bio

A Distinguished Scholar in North American History at McGill University currently living in Jerusalem, Gil Troy is an award-winning American presidential historian and a leading Zionist activist. He is, the editor of the new three-volume set, “Theodor Herzl: Zionist Writings,” the inaugural publication of The Library of the Jewish People. Two years ago he co-authored with Natan Sharansky Never Alone: Prison, Politics and My People, was published by PublicAffairs of Hachette. Recently designated one of Algemeiner's J-100, one of the top 100 people "positively influencing Jewish life,".

Focus Areas and Research

Articles by Prof. Gil Troy

Big problems require great leaps of creativity

The Hamas prisoner release is a justification for death penalty for terrorists

My Solomon Schechter school embodied a bygone American, Zionist and New York Jewish dream

How Israel should respond to the Houthis: Make them fear us more than we fear them

Generational Divides: Supporting our Shared Zionist Dream

Despite a Wary Ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israel Has Much to Celebrate

Jew-Hunting Riots in Amsterdam Expose Dangers of Bystander Inaction

We have failed to integrate the Haredim, and this will have a heavy price for Israel

Crazy Campaign Plus Catastrophic Candidates Equals Surprisingly Normal Results

How are Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protesting IDF Service if They’re Too Busy Studying Torah?

A Brutal US Presidential Campaign: Israelis Should Avoid Replicating it

Dear Students, This is How to Resist The Academic Intifada

The Freedom To Be Sharansky

Israel Must Not End The War Despite Sinwar Success

A Letter to Lebanon: Could Northern Arrows Free Lebanon from Hezbollah?

Biden Should Tell Israel: ‘We’ve Got This’ and Bomb Iran

The Academic Intifada Defeats the Association for Jewish Studies

Keep saying: God Bless America

Zionism After October 7

Unconditional Surrender: How Israel Can Create Peace

To Resist the Academic Intifada’

TikTok Banned My New Book Even Before It Was Published

7 octobre

Israelis have several reasons to say ‘God bless America’ this month

Trump’s surging popularity once again proves political assassinations backfire

The Essential Guidebook to October 7 and its Aftermath

The anti-Zionism of some rabbinical students is a poisonous self-deception

We must work hard to ensure US Jewish community, US-Israel alliance do not break

Jerusalem is the Jewish spiritual, national hotspot

Fighting against antisemitism effectively: Non-Jews should engage too

Campus protests must be branded ‘Academic Intifada’

Harassed students should study in Israel

Israel needs leaders like Joe Lieberman

Forget two states, let’s try a two-democracy solution

Beware of Dangerous Advice: An Urgent Letter to President Biden

Rabbis not supporting the war against Hamas are acting irresponsibly

American policymakers have ideological blinders on

Israel’s Gaza war is self-defense, no apologies needed

How Palestine Hijacked the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Opinion: Netanyahu is not Sinwar but must go home

Can Zionism Save Academia?

Idan Amedi for Prime Minister of Israel

Returning to sites of the massacre, hard yet necessary

Trust Me, You’d Rather Live in a Pro-Israel America

Non-Jews should lead the fight against Jew hatred

Zionism: Still helping Jews save themselves

Israel stopped apologizing on October 7

Why, Once Again, Israel Will Survive

Our Failed Colleges: Time to Get Radical

Israel maintains moral clarity amid smog of Gaza war on Jihad

The Next Generation of Israelis:  We need your Tonal Zionism

Remembering David Ellenson, a Reform rabbi and Religious Zionist

Where are the righteous Palestinians?

All Israelis are hostages

It’s Time for Professors Who Support Israel to Proclaim their Zionism – the Toronto Way

Palestinians can stop the war by overthrowing Hamas

The Nine Big Lies Against Israel and What They Really Mean

Harvard must fight educational malpractice, not just antisemitism

Attacks on Israel are only the beginning. All democracies are at risk

Iran is no mere adversary, it is America’s mortal enemy

Feminists Are Consenting to Hamas’ Rape Culture

American Jews Need to Reexamine their Blinding ‘Conzeptzia Too’

Why Benjamin Netanyahu should vow to retire

Civilization is not a suicide pact

Students, it’s time to find your courage and confront Hamas apologists on campus

Israeli Soldiers Die Because Its Military Is So Moral; How to Fight the Next War

Silence of the tenured lambs

Palestinian Culture is Morally Bankrupt

The Many Ways American Jews Can Help

Amid the shock and horror, the nation stands together with moral clarity and resolve

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Dr. Shuki Friedman

Dr. Shuki Friedman

Director general

Bio

Dr. Shuki Friedman is the Vice President of the Jewish People Policy Institute. He is a member of the Faculty of Law at the Peres Academic Center and formerly served as secretary of the Locker Committee for Examining the Defense Budget. He was also chairman of the government committee on the sanctions against Iran, and headed the international and foreign law department for the legal division of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. Areas of expertise The relationship of religion and state; processes of religionization; secular-religious-ultra-Orthodox relations; ultra-Orthodox employment; the defense budget; Islamic law; international law; the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement.

Focus Areas and Research

Articles by Dr. Shuki Friedman

The lawless road to anarchy

IDF needs to act on recruiting haredim

A new Middle East requires striking Iran’s nuclear program

Another step towards a Halachic state

Biden’s Sanctions Will Damage the Economy of West Bank Settlements

Biden Admin Can Destroy Islamic Republic’s Nuclear Program, Secure its Legacy

The government’s decisions only worsen the divide in Israel

Protests are justified. Blocking roads is not

Don’t arrest haredi draft resisters

ICC prosecutor’s filing may affect Israel’s character as liberal state

Drafting Haredim Is Now an Existential Issue

Resolve and Optimism between Yom HaShoah and Israel’s National Holidays

A People that Dwells Alone? We Will Not Survive

Rest of Israel’s population cannot be ultra-Orthodox’s flak jackets regarding IDF service

Biden’s sanctions set ominous precedent for the settlement enterprise

Moderate Israelis Need Moderate Leaders – Not Messiahs

The dangerous fantasy of independence from the US

Genocide and the Hague

Acknowledge the Religious Zionist Community’s Sacrifices in the War

Protest politics endangers the hostages

The Haredi Needle Isn’t Moving

Thank you, American Jewish community

A war for the Jews’ right to live

October 7 was awful, but this is not a second Holocaust

Faith restored…in Israelis

The American Jewish heart beats in time with Israel’s

The War – An Opportunity for a Turnaround in Relations Between Haredi and Non-Haredi Israelis

If the Declaration of Independence Falls, Israeli Unity Will Fall Too

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

An unreasonable law

Freedom of speech at risk for haredi critics

Do not give up on Judaism: It’s what makes Zionism profound

The IDF – a model of morality in combat

Haredi leaders must take responsibility

New proposed draft exemption framework for haredim endangers Israel 

US Jews issue penalty card to the Israeli government

Judicial revolution endangers settlement enterprise

The unhealthy law against chametz in hospitals

The Religion and Law Wars endanger us

New bricks in the ultra-Orthodox ghetto wall

Israel – Two Perspectives and the Zionism of the 21st Century

A constitutional coup will backfire

Will the return of the ultra-Orthodox parties to the government curb the integration of the ultra-Orthodox in workforce?

Pin a Medal on Goldknopf

In a contentious election season, Israelis should look to our shared covenant

High Court Snuffs Out Hope for Tech-Savvy Haredim

The Blessing of Unity

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Dr. Dov Maimon

Dr. Dov Maimon

Senior Fellow

Bio

Senior Fellow at JPPI, Dov Maimon leads the "Grand Strategy toward Islam" project, the "Israel-Diaspora New Paradigm" project and the Institute's activities in Europe. Among his action-oriented work, he is a member of the Advisory Committee for Improving access to Ultra-Orthodox to Higher Education chaired by Professor Manuel Trajtenberg. He is also the author of the Action Plan for bringing the developing mass migration of French Jews to Israel. Commissioned by governmental agencies, the plan was adopted by the Israeli Cabinet on June 22nd 2014. Born in Paris, he earned a B.Sc. from the Technion (Haifa, Israel), a MBA from Insead (Fontainebleau, France), a M.A in Religious Anthropology and a Ph.D. in Islamic and Medieval Studies from the Sorbonne University. He is a laureate of the prestigious prize "Grand Prix du chancelier des universites 2005" awarded to the best French PhD work in Literature and Human Sciences. He is also a graduat of the Mandel School of Educational Leadership. Formerly an High-Tech industry entrepreneur, Dov is teaching at the School of Business Administration of the Ben Gurion University.

Focus Areas and Research

Articles by Dr. Dov Maimon

The clear and urgent need for Evangelical trips to Israel

80 Years After Auschwitz: Never Again is Now

The Vatican’s disturbing display: Distorting Jesus’ legacy for political gain

A New Era for Evangelicals and Israel, a Bridge to Progressives?

A New Era for Evangelicals and Israel, a Bridge to Progressives?

American Evangelicals, Jews, and Israel

Germany’s political shift: AfD’s victory and rise of left-wing populism

7 octobre

Listen: Interview with Dr. Dov Maimon about The Plight of France’s Jews

Macron’s far-left allies could threaten French Jews

Abandoned in political chaos: How France’s electoral shift is leaving Jews behind

Perception of the Israel-Gaza Conflict in France

What does the far-right’s success in Germany imply for European Jews?

The meaning of the passing of Rabbi Edelstein

And the One Who Does Not Know How to Ask

Is the Future of European Jewry in Danger?

Is the Future of European Jewry in Danger?

Climate Change and the Jewish Question

JPPI’s Emergency Plan for French Aliyah

Muslim Anti-Semitism

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Shmuel Rosner

Shmuel Rosner

Senior Fellow

Bio

Shmuel Rosner is a researcher, editor and columnist. He is the editor of the "THE MADAD" project, for politics, society, identity and culture in Israel and serves as a television commentator for Kan News.

Rosner was the editor-in-chief of the non-fiction books in Kinneret-Zamora-Dvir from 2009 to 2021. He was a columnist for the New York Times newspaper from 2012 to 202. He was the head of the news department at Haaretz (1996 to 2008). He is a sought-after lecturer on Israeli politics, security, and policy; the state of the Jewish people; American history, politics, and policy.

Focus Areas and Research

Articles by Shmuel Rosner

How Long Does a War Take?

How Long Does a War Take?

Hamastan, Fatahstan, Realistan

The price tag that comes with Biden’s trip to Israel

How I Got Israel Wrong

Israel is dodging the ultra-Orthodox question

Pluralism Index 2023: Israelis Want a Democratic and Jewish State

WHO IS A JEW? VIEWPOINTS OF ISRAELI JEWS

The new Israeli officials seeking to redefine Jewish identity

Should Moral Considerations be Brought to Bear in Foreign and Security Policy? Attitudes of Israeli Jews

Shared Spaces, Challenging Spaces: What the findings of JPPI’s 2022 Pluralism Index survey reveal

The 2021 Arab Israeli Riots and their Consequences

The Jewish Camp of the Nine Percent

The 2021 Israel Pluralism Index: Consensus and Disagreements

Israeli Election: Initial Lessons

The Diaspora Jewish Community, Post-Pandemic: Trends and Recommendations

2020 Pluralism Index

2020 JPPI Pluralism Index: Digital Event

Answer our survey and see where you land on the map of Israeli Judaism

70 Years of Israel-Diaspora Relations: The Next Generation

70 Years of Israel-Diaspora Relations: the Next Generation

Jerusalem and the Jewish People: Unity and Division

Jerusalem and the Jewish People: Unity and Division – Interim Report

2017 Pluralism in Israel Index

Exploring the Jewish Spectrum in a Time of Fluid Identity

Jewish Values and Israel’s Use of Force in Armed Conflict: Perspectives from World Jewry

Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State

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