מאמרים

Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis

Israel’s political future depends on adopting a thin constitution that prioritizes stability, fairness, and compromise, ensuring democratic governance amid internal divisions.
Thin constitution needed to stabilize the government amid political crisis
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Democracy

Ten Secrets to Academic Success

Despite its problems, North America’s Higher Education system remains the most marvelous laboratory for instilling knowledge, nurturing ideas, generating innovations, and cultivating young minds invented since the Babylonian Yeshivas.
Democracy
Democracy

Netanyahu must decide if he’s a leader or follower as his government loses Israel’s trust

Why then does Netanyahu choose to turn his back on the will of the majority, thereby eroding public trust in him and his government?
Democracy
Haredim

Return to “Exile Among Jews”? The Haredi Community is Changing Its Attitude Toward Broader Israeli Society

The Haredim (ultra-Orthodox) are changing their attitude toward Israeli society writ large, and are returning to their historical stance of oppositionalism – resistance to authority and expectations.
Haredim
Democracy

How to break the deadlock on investigating October 7 failures

Israelis want a commission of inquiry, but the government has refused. What if a panel was tasked with preventing future disasters, not assigning blame?
Democracy
Israel-China Relations

A Note on Yin Zhiguang’s “Liberating the Mind”

Yin Zhiguang’s Academic Crusade Fuses Cultural Decolonization, Maoist Revivalism, and Antisemitic Tropes to Advance China’s Global Narrative
Israel-China Relations
Identity and Education

If Israeli Leaders Act Accordingly, This Historical Turning Point Will Secure our Future

Will this wildcard – this resounding victory on the security front – disperse the dark clouds that hang over other spheres as well?
Identity and Education
Geopolitics

Can Pro-Israel Democrats Finally Say ‘Thank you President Trump’?

Speak to friends in the Israeli community if you want to better understand how a justified war can potentially create a more just world.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics

A Real New Middle East Is Emerging

In many ways, Israel’s confrontation with Iran, along with the war that began on October 7, marks a tectonic shift in Middle Eastern dynamics.
Geopolitics
Antisemitism

Who Stands with Israel? Evangelicals Fill the Vatican’s Moral Void

Pope Leo XIV, like his predecessor, hesitates to take a demonstrative stand alongside Israel.  By contrast, Evangelical Christianity has not shied away from adopting a clear and unequivocal moral stance in support of Israel in its war with Iran.
Antisemitism