Swords of Iron

Former hostage Gadi Moses proposes detailed mandate for October 7 state commission of inquiry

JPPI initiative argues that the scope of the investigation will determine whether Israel confronts the root causes of the October 7 failures.
Former hostage Gadi Moses proposes detailed mandate for October 7 state commission of inquiry

New Publications in the Field

Opinion Articles

The Gaza War Should Set a New Tone for Israeli Unity Going Forward

This cursed war may be a wake-up call. It may propel Israelis to commit to a process that sets the limits for our internal disputes
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles

Why, Once Again, Israel Will Survive

The horror of the Hamas rampage across southern Israel triggered so much of the same collective Jewish trauma that the country was founded to prevent future generations from suffering
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Opinion Articles

Israeli Climate Tech: Another Victim of Hamas’s October 7 Massacre

Many of those who planned on participating at COP28 joined their compatriots and went to serve in the IDF to protect their country. But for other Israelis, COP28 was simply not a safe place to be.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles

The Next Generation of Israelis:  We need your Tonal Zionism

The heroism of young Israelis following the October 7 massacre has united the next generation and has led to a Zionist redemption
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Opinion Articles

Remembering David Ellenson, a Reform rabbi and Religious Zionist

The Reform world and the entire Jewish world are robbed ideologically because our friend, teacher, mentor, trailblazer, Rabbi David Ellenson, won’t be with us to make the old-new paradigms we need
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles

Retribution, Redemption & Salvation

The Underlying Substrate of Islamism and Progressivism
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Voice of the People Index, December 2023

Main Findings
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The Hostage Dilemma

It is common to think that despite the extensive political, religious and cultural differences between different identity groups in Israel, on really important matters—such as survival in the face of enemy attack—they can all come together.
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Opinion Articles

Ending the War

Hamas' surrender would break the binary choice between conflict and ceasefire.                    
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