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Ofir Haivry


Ofir Haivry, an Israeli historian and political theorist, is vice-president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and the author of John Selden and the Western Political Tradition (Cambridge). He served as chairman of the Public Advisory Committee for Examining Israel’s Approach regarding Worldwide Communities with Affinity to the Jewish People, appointed by Israel’s ministry of Diaspora affairs.

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  1. Response ·

    Statistics Don’t Tell the Whole Story about Israel’s Demographics

    By Ofir Haivry

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

    Statistics Don’t Tell the Whole Story about Israel’s Demographics
  2. Response ·

    What New Jews (and Those Curious about Judaism) Can Do for Existing Jews

    By Ofir Haivry

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

    What New Jews (and Those Curious about Judaism) Can Do for Existing Jews
  3. Monthly Essay ·

    The Restoration of the Jewish People

    By Ofir Haivry

    Unprecedented numbers of individuals with some historical connection to the Jewish people are seeking closer contact with it, and many are aspiring to join it.

    The Restoration of the Jewish People
  4. Observation ·

    Italy’s Unheralded Role in Securing International Support for the Balfour Declaration, and Beyond

    By Ofir Haivry

    When, 100 years ago, the victors in World War I needed a push to get behind “the right of Jews to reconstitute in Palestine their National Home,” Italy was there.

    Italy’s Unheralded Role in Securing International Support for the Balfour Declaration, and Beyond
  5. Response ·

    New Challenges, and New Opportunities, for the Guardian of the Jewish Nation

    By Ofir Haivry

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

    New Challenges, and New Opportunities, for the Guardian of the Jewish Nation
  6. Monthly Essay ·

    Israel’s Demographic Miracle

    By Ofir Haivry

    Birthrates are falling across the world, especially in developed nations—except in one. How did mainstream, middle-class Israelis start having children again, and what does it mean?

    Israel’s Demographic Miracle
  7. Response ·

    A Better Future for the Middle East

    By Ofir Haivry

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

    A Better Future for the Middle East
  8. Monthly Essay ·

    The Great Arab Implosion and Its Consequences

    By Ofir Haivry

    Who or what will replace a century of failed Sunni Arab dominance? What, if anything, can the West do to help shape the future?

    The Great Arab Implosion and Its Consequences
  9. Response ·

    Objects in Mirror Appear Larger Than They Are

    By Ofir Haivry

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

    Objects in Mirror Appear Larger Than They Are
  10. Monthly Essay ·

    Israel in the Eye of the Hurricane

    By Ofir Haivry

    The Middle East is imploding. America is pulling back. Time for a new regional strategy.

    Israel in the Eye of the Hurricane