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Democracy

The lawless road to anarchy

What can we expect in a country with government ministers and Knesset Members who ignore court orders and police summonses?
Democracy
Geopolitics

Post-Assad Syria: The end of Baathism and the rise of Islamism

Perhaps Abu Mohammed al-Julani will defy the grim precedent, maybe he will break away from Salafi jihadism and break the cycle that has consumed countless others.
Geopolitics
Middle East

A New Dilemma in Syria As Government Is Embraced by the West

In the coming months, as al-Sharaa’s government consolidates its power and attempts to stabilize the country, Israel will have to decide whether to continue its military presence in the buffer zone or whether it should enter negotiations over setting a recognized border.
Middle East
JPPI Israeli Society Index

JPPI Survey on a Possible Hostage Deal: 64% are willing to release terrorists with “blood on their hands”

55% of Israelis support a hostage deal, but a significant majority of the Jewish public opposes a partial deal and is even more opposed to allowing Hamas to remain in power in Gaza.
JPPI Israeli Society Index
Geopolitics

Katz-Halevi clash weakens Israel’s security

Our enemies are constantly watching, waiting for an opportunity to exploit any weakness in Israeli society.
Geopolitics
Thin Constitution

To stop the Israeli exodus, we need a constitution

Israel’s record-high emigration isn’t just about war and economics – it’s about a deeper crisis of democracy that only constitutional reform can solve.
Thin Constitution
Democracy

The promise and pitfalls of the latest judicial reform outline

The proposed changes in the selection committee for Supreme Court appointments could lead to a partisan ‘race to the bottom’.
Democracy
Jewish Communities Worldwide

My Solomon Schechter school embodied a bygone American, Zionist and New York Jewish dream

A historian remembers the Conservative day school in Queens as it drops the Schechter name and becomes Orthodox.
Jewish Communities Worldwide

Prominent Journalist Tamar Ish Shalom Joins the Jewish People Policy Institute

Tamar Ish Shalom to host JPPI’s new podcast on American Jewry Post-October 7 – exploring the evolving relationship between American Jews and Israel, featuring conversations with influential leaders and thinkers shaping the future of American Jewish identity.