US-Israel Relations
On Israel-Palestine, Biden Is Not Just Another Version of Obama
Published in Haaretz Many in Israel are expressing concern that the administration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a repeat of the Obama administration. But Biden is not Barack Obama and 2021 is not 2009. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are traditional Democrats, with a fundamental commitment to Israel whose roots are in part emotional in nature (in contrast…
New Subjects in the Field
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
A New Era for Evangelicals and Israel, a Bridge to Progressives?
At a time when polarization dominates American discourse, these emerging evangelical voices can help create a space for dialogue—one where Israel is neither demonized nor blindly defended but understood in all its complexity.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
Even Laser Beams Aren’t Enough to Deal With the Drone Threat
Translating this high falutin’ doublespeak, the AJS proclaimed that while departments and universities should not boycott Israeli universities formally, it’s ok if individual professors informally boycott Israeli, Zionist, or even Jewish professors.
Articles
Articles
How Long Does a War Take?
It’ll be over by Christmas” is an old saying from the first months of World War I. That war lasted from July 1914 to November 1918—almost four and a half years. To Israel’s leaders’ credit, they have never said such a thing about our war. When it began a year ago, with the brutal attack on October 7, neither Christmas nor any Jewish holy day was mentioned as a possible end date. The war started on a holy day, and when it ends it will be a different type of holy day—that is, if Israel ends up winning it.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
American Jews Need to Reexamine their Blinding ‘Conzeptzia Too’
hen the war ends and the commissions begin, Israelis will reexamine the “conceptzia,” the blinding assumptions that failed to prevent October 7.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
A narrow government with Ben Gvir and Smotrich threatens US-Israel ties
Shared values are a cornerstone of the relationship – appointing senior ministers that incite against Arabs would be a gift to anti-Israel progressives.
Press Releases
Press Releases
Annual assessment for 2022 – main recommendations
The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) Releases 2022 Annual Assessment of the Situation and Dynamics of the Jewish People, Indicators of Jewish Safety and Well-being in Decline.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles
Biden Middle East Trip: Where National Polarization Meets Party Polarization
Bipartisan congressional support for Israel is eroding and being replaced by political barbs that use Israel a weapon to score political points.
מאמרים
מאמרים
Measuring the Politicization of Israel in Congress
Main Findings: 66% of Congressional Democrats and 94% of Congressional Republicans have tweeted about Israel during the current session of Congress. During the past two sessions of Congress there has been a dramatic increase in the percent of tweets that politicize Israel. In the previous session of Congress, Republicans and Democrats mentioned politics more frequently in their tweets about Israel…
Event
Event
Speaking with the Ambassadors
JPPI will live stream a special event Speaking with the Ambassadors The Triangular Relationship: Jerusalem – Washington – American Jewry Tuesday, March 1, 2022 19:00-20:00 Amb. Dennis Ross JPPI Co-Chair and Amb. Thomas Nides U.S. Ambassador to Israel Introduction by Prof. Yedidia Stern, President of JPPI Public Opinion: Israel, the U.S., and American Jewry Shmuel Rosner, JPPI Senior Fellow Amb.…