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Evelyn Gordon


Evelyn Gordon is a commentator and former legal-affairs reporter who immigrated to Israel in 1987. In addition to Mosaic, she has published in the Jerusalem Post, Azure, Commentary, and elsewhere. She blogs at Evelyn Gordon.

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  1. Response ·

    Israeli Territorial Concessions Worsen Anti-Semitism in the West

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Israeli Territorial Concessions Worsen Anti-Semitism in the West
  2. Response ·

    Yes, Bad Policies Paved the Way to October 7. But What If They Were the Only Policies Available?

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Yes, Bad Policies Paved the Way to October 7. But What If They Were the Only Policies Available?
  3. Response ·

    An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Could Exacerbate Israel’s Civic Tension

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    An October 7 Commission of Inquiry Could Exacerbate Israel’s Civic Tension
  4. Response ·

    The Whole Middle East Is Counting on Israel to Destroy Hamas

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Whole Middle East Is Counting on Israel to Destroy Hamas
  5. Response ·

    The Need for Judicial Reform Isn’t Going Away

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Need for Judicial Reform Isn’t Going Away
  6. Monthly Essay ·

    Israel’s Judicial Reckoning

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Israel's court is abnormally powerful and has caused half the nation to lose faith in its government. Reform will help, as long as it doesn't cause the other half to do the same.

    Israel’s Judicial Reckoning
  7. Response ·

    Why So Many Israelis Dropped Their Opposition to Settlements

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Why So Many Israelis Dropped Their Opposition to Settlements
  8. Observation ·

    Answering Israel’s Ukraine Critics

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Indignation at Israel's response to Russia’s invasion has intensified while becoming ever more untethered from the facts.

    Answering Israel’s Ukraine Critics
  9. Response ·

    How Continuing to “Mow the Grass” Might Lead to Israel’s Reoccupation of Gaza

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    How Continuing to “Mow the Grass” Might Lead to Israel’s Reoccupation of Gaza
  10. Response ·

    Why Israel Needs a Better Political Class

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Why Israel Needs a Better Political Class
  11. Response ·

    How Israel’s Electoral System Brings the Country’s Fringes Into Its Center

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    How Israel’s Electoral System Brings the Country’s Fringes Into Its Center
  12. Response ·

    How a Changing American Liberalism Is Pulling American Jews away From Israel

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    How a Changing American Liberalism Is Pulling American Jews away From Israel
  13. Response ·

    The Erosion of Public Trust in Israel’s Judiciary Is Real—and Unusual

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The Erosion of Public Trust in Israel’s Judiciary Is Real—and Unusual
  14. Monthly Essay ·

    Disorder in the Court

    By Evelyn Gordon

    How Israel's supreme court has effected its own constitutional revolution—and thereby undermined public confidence in the rule of law.

    Disorder in the Court
  15. Response ·

    Can Israel Change Strategic Course?

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Can Israel Change Strategic Course?
  16. Monthly Essay ·

    The Two-State Solution Is in Stalemate. Here’s What Israel Can Do to Prevail.

    By Evelyn Gordon

    For two decades the Jewish state has sought, fruitlessly, to negotiate an end to the conflict. Needed is a new, viable strategy for coping with reality and winning out.

    The Two-State Solution Is in Stalemate. Here’s What Israel Can Do to Prevail.
  17. Response ·

    Finding Meaning While Living on the Edge of a Knife

    By Evelyn Gordon

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    Finding Meaning While Living on the Edge of a Knife