Geopolitics
Study: EU’s negative statements about Israel increased post-October 7
JPPI’s Voice of the Jewish People Index for May: Troubled by the “Normalization” of Antisemitism
Geopolitics
The espionage affair: Who is driving a wedge between the US and Israel?
Publications
Middle East
Middle East
IDF recaptures Beaufort in Lebanon, is this a tactical win or a strategic illusion?
From such high ground, the IDF can improve observation, strengthen forward defense of Israeli communities, and complicate Hezbollah’s efforts to move fighters, anti-tank teams, and snipers.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core
Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support
Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Get off the Trumpoline
Israel is the 'bestie' of the king of the world. For now. But that comes at a price, and the Jewish state must put itself first for the long-term.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Podcast: Is the Iran war destroying the ‘unbreakable’ US-Israel bind?
Jacob Laznik talks with Yisrael Klitsner, JPPI fellow, former Diaspora Affairs Advisor to PM Bennett, about whether Israel can run an election in the middle of a two-front war, and whether the US-Israel bond survives the aftermath.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The DNC autopsy doesn’t mention the Jewish state
The postmortem seems to have raised more questions than it answered—and the role of pro-Israel policy may only be one of them.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Europe’s Sanctions Are a Strategic Blow to the Settlement Enterprise – and to Israel
Israel must act with determination in convincing the European Union to cancel these detrimental sanctions.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The US-Israel alliance reached a military peak, but its political future is under threat
There’s no denying the historic trust and battlefield cooperation during the recent war with Iran. Yet future prospects for Washington’s support are bleak.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Christianity Under Pressure? Israel’s Interfaith Crisis
Yaakov Katz spoke with JPPI senior fellow Prof. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal about the growing strain on Jewish-Christian relations in Israel and the disappearance of meaningful interfaith dialogue from Israeli society.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Study: EU’s negative statements about Israel increased post-October 7
The European Union’s rhetoric towards Israel has become significantly more critical since October 7, study finds, with more criticism directed towards the Jewish state than any other country except Iran.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The espionage affair: Who is driving a wedge between the US and Israel?
Since the Jonathan Pollard affair, Israel has largely avoided espionage activities on US soil, making the latest allegations all the more striking given that the leaked DIA document reportedly cites concerns rather than concrete forensic evidence.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The DNC autopsy doesn’t mention the Jewish state
The postmortem seems to have raised more questions than it answered—and the role of pro-Israel policy may only be one of them.
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Israel-Diaspora Relations
Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support
Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The EU bashes Israel publicly, but buys from it privately
Behind the scenes, the EU is Israel's largest trade partner, In public, 46% of EU institutional statements about Israel since October 7 are negative. In this episode of The Deep Dive, host Jacob Laznik previews findings from a JPPI study with Prof. Sharon Pardo
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Get off the Trumpoline
Israel is the 'bestie' of the king of the world. For now. But that comes at a price, and the Jewish state must put itself first for the long-term.
Middle East
Middle East
IDF recaptures Beaufort in Lebanon, is this a tactical win or a strategic illusion?
From such high ground, the IDF can improve observation, strengthen forward defense of Israeli communities, and complicate Hezbollah’s efforts to move fighters, anti-tank teams, and snipers.
Identity and Education
Identity and Education
Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core
Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
The US-Israel alliance reached a military peak, but its political future is under threat
There’s no denying the historic trust and battlefield cooperation during the recent war with Iran. Yet future prospects for Washington’s support are bleak.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics
Podcast: Is the Iran war destroying the ‘unbreakable’ US-Israel bind?
Jacob Laznik talks with Yisrael Klitsner, JPPI fellow, former Diaspora Affairs Advisor to PM Bennett, about whether Israel can run an election in the middle of a two-front war, and whether the US-Israel bond survives the aftermath.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
Are Americans Finally Ready to Denounce Violence — Left, Right and Jihadist?
Amid so much media noise, with social media creating Algorithmic Radicals, spiraling deeper and deeper into violence-inducing echo chambers, many believe the shriller the better. But words matter – and tone matters too.