Israel-Diaspora Relations
Study: Since October 7, American rabbis have been talking about Israel more often in their sermons
New Subjects in the Field
The Ideological Gap Among Jews in the Mahmoud Khalil Case
In embracing Europe’s far right, Israel is playing with fire
Fearless Zionism: American Jews need to reshape their view of Israel
Interview: Tamar Ish Shalom Talks About Jewish Identity in an Era of Crisis
The Cost of the American Jewish Vote
Researchers Team

Shlomit Mali
Bio
Shlomit Mali is CEO of the AMI - the coordinating body for relations between Israelis and Diaspora Jewry. She is a serial entrepreneur specializing in project leadership an partnership development. Mali was part of the founding team of the Center for Humanities Studies, managed the teacher training department at the National Library, and taught Talmud in various frameworks (SAR – New York; Keshet – Jerusalem; Yad Laisha and others). She holds a master's degree from the Ravivim program at Hebrew University.
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Tamar Ish Shalom
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Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn
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Articles by Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn

Samuel J. Hyde
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Articles by Samuel J. Hyde

Yaakov Katz
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Articles by Yaakov Katz

Dr. Rachel Fish
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Rachel Fish is the co-founder of Boundless, a think-action tank partnering with community leaders to revitalize Israel education and take bold collective action to combat Jew-hatred.
Dr. Fish has 20 years of academic experience in the fields of Israeli history, Zionist thought, and Middle Eastern Studies. Currently, Dr. Fish holds a position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at George Washington University’s Graduate School.
She was the Founding Executive Director of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, served as Senior Adviser and Resident Scholar of Jewish/Israel Philanthropy at the Paul E. Singer Foundation, and was Executive Director at the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University.
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Amit Shoval
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Amit holds a BA in Economics and Amirim Honors program in the Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Engaged in economic research and large-scale data analysis within the research department of the JGive. A unit 8200 alumnus with a broad background in Middle East affairs. Under the guidance of Prof. Yonatan Givati, responsible for estimating the Israel-Diaspora Index using quantitative methods and relying on economic theory.
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Prof. Gil Troy
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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,".
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Articles by Prof. Gil Troy

Prof. Yonathan Givati
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We are happy to announce that Prof. Yehonatan Givati has joined the Institute as a senior fellow. Givati completed both his PhD in economics and his Doctorate in law (SJD) at Harvard and is a professor of law at Hebrew University. He is the founding director of the Aumann-Fischer Center for Law, Economics, and Public Policy at Hebrew University and a member of the Center for the Study of Rationality, also at Hebrew University. Givati will head JPPI’s “Israel-Diaspora Index” project.
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Dr. Shuki Friedman
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Articles by Dr. Shuki Friedman

Prof. Yedidia Stern
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Articles by Prof. Yedidia Stern

Noah Slepkov
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Articles by Noah Slepkov

Dr. Shlomo Fischer
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Articles by Dr. Shlomo Fischer

Dr. John Ruskay
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Articles by Dr. John Ruskay

Shmuel Rosner
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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.