JPPI’s 2017 Global Jewish Dialogue on Jerusalem and the Jewish People offers data that explains why the Jewish world uses the word “betrayal” in reaction to recent Israeli government decisions freezing the Kotel compromise and initiating a new law on conversion

Israel at 69, re-finding American deterrence. Published in the Jerusalem Post Independence Day is a good time to take stock of the state of the Jewish state – and it doesn’t look so bad. As a Jew, an Israeli and a Zionist, I enjoy seeing the half-full glass on such occasions. Living in a crazy neighborhood as a normal state…

This article was first published by EJP- European Jewish Press A controversial anti-Israel conference held recently at University College Cork in Ireland, raised once again an old debate over when criticism of Israel is legitimate, and when it is a thin cover for deeply rooted anti-Semitism. This debate is important because to effectively combat anti-Semitism and protect Europe’s Jewish communities, it is…

Two weeks ago we memorialized those lost in the Holocaust, last week we remember the soldiers who have fallen in battle, Israelis and Jews from all over the world who sacrificed their lives to secure Jewish sovereignty in the land of our forefathers. It’s no coincidence that these dates were aligned by the State. It’s a trajectory of history, but…

The Jewish People Policy Institute discussion and critique of the “IDF Strategy” document, including recommendations by the Founding President (Emeritus) of JPPI .Professor Yehezkel Dror. For the full report (in Hebrew)- A STATECRAFT-SECURITY ISRAELI-JEWISH VIEW OF THE CHIEF-OF-STAFF’S DOCUMENT “ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES STRATEGY” For the executive Summary (in English)- A STATECRAFT-SECURITY ISRAELI-JEWISH VIEW OF THE CHIEF-OF-STAFF’S DOCUMENT “ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES STRATEGY”-…

By Isabel Kershner, The New York Times JERUSALEM — It seemed a solution worthy of Solomon: create a permanent egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall alongside the gender-segregated area that has been the subject of vitriolic protest. The Israeli government’s compromise decision this week was hailed as “historic” and “revolutionary,” yet it also underscored the divide between Israel and its Orthodox establishment and…

This paper presents and analyzes the social, identity, and political preferences of Israeli society while mainly focusing on Israel’s Jews. It portrays the development of these traits over Israel’s existence, with a special emphasis on the past 25 years. Although each of these characteristics stands on its own, this analysis connects each examined characteristic with what preceded it. This approach…