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Every Soldier an Odysseus
As Israelis fight and then come home, Homer’s Odyssey helps them understand their own experiences.
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Israel & Zionism
Latest Mosaic Content for Israel & Zionism
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The Demographic Debate We Should Be Having
By Rafi DeMoggeIsrael needs more conscription, more children, and more clarity on the reality of immigration and emigration.
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It’s the Birthrates, Stupid!
By Evelyn GordonIsrael needs policies that will keep its fertility numbers high.
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Aliyah Still Matters, Especially from the United States
By Neil RogachevskyBirthrates may be the engine of Israel's population growth, but aliyah still plays a moral and strategic role in shaping Israel's political future.
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The Political Context behind Israel’s Migration Numbers
By Sergio DellaPergolaIt's true that birthrates will be the primary vehicle of Israeli demographics. But who is having children, and what kind of country will they grow up to lead?
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The Time is Ripe for the Next Chapter of Israel's Constitutional Life
By Sagi Barmak, Amiad CohenWhat the Jewish state can learn from Lincoln and Jefferson.
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Israel Needs a Small Grand Bargain
By Netta Barak-CorrenA senate is a step forward, but Israel needs more.
Monthly Essay ·
The Migration Debate Israel Is Not Having
By Rafi DeMoggeTwo competing stories dominate the discourse on Jewish emigration and aliyah. Neither one is about the trends that actually matter.
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To Solve Its Constitutional Crisis, Israel Needs a Constitution
By Yuval LevinWhy making Israel’s political reform more ambitious would also make it more achievable.
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An Israeli Senate Would Defend the Establishment from the People
By Gadi Taub, Avi BareliHow a proposed constitutional reform would institutionalize Israel’s democratic deficit.
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Israel’s Constitutional Crisis Was Really a Demographic Crisis
By Rafi DeMoggeGeographic representation won’t fix it. What Israel needs is a senate formally designed to protect each of its distinct sectors.
Monthly Essay ·
Why Israel Needs a Senate
By Amiad Cohen, Sagi BarmakSince 2023, the Jewish state has been teetering on the edge of a constitutional crisis. Expanding the legislative branch could bring stability and maturity to Israeli democracy.
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From Stalin to the Streets: Jewish Anti-Zionism from the 1930s to Today
By The EditorsHarvey Klehr, Eli Lake, and Izabella Tabarovsky on how Soviet ideology created Jewish opposition to the Jewish state—and what it means for American Jews now.
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A Century of Rewarding Palestinian Terror
By Douglas J. FeithFor almost 100 years, appeasement of Arab violence has paid bloody dividends. The lesson has yet to sink in.
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Benjamin Netanyahu Deserves Credit for Israel’s Stunning Triumph—and for Its Stunning Failures
By Shany MorThe prime minister doggedly pursued a strategy that few would have dared.
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How Israel’s Victory Strengthens America’s Hand
By Zineb RibouaWhile Western media talk up Israel’s isolation, its neighbors are moving closer to it after two years of military success.
Monthly Essay ·
The Strategic Fruits of Israel’s Military Victory
By Arthur HermanIsrael contra mundum.
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No One Knows What’s Next, But It Cannot Be the Old Two-State Solution
By Elliott AbramsThe future for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is far from clear, but it’s high time to take the moribund formula off life support.
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The Central Obstacle to Peace between Israel and the Palestinians Isn't Politics
By Mordechai KedarIt's time to consider the Palestinian emirates.
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With Israel-Jordan Relations at an All-Time Low, the Countries Aren't Likely to Cooperate in the West Bank
By David SchenkerAmman and Jerusalem need to worry about maintaining peace, not new arrangements in the West Bank.
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Jordan Might Not Want Confederation with Palestinians, and Might Not Survive It
By Rafi DeMoggePreventing the establishment of a terror state on Israel’s border requires active, tireless work.
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Why the Two-State Solution Is Dead—and What Comes Next
By Elliott Abrams, Jonathan SilverElliott Abrams and Jonathan Silver discuss why the two-state solution is likely dead—and what the most realistic path forward might be.
Monthly Essay ·
There Never Will Be a Palestinian State. So What’s Next?
By Elliott AbramsOctober 7 was not Palestine’s independence day, but the final nail in the two-state solution’s coffin. Is confederation with Jordan all that remains?
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The Twisted Logic Behind Recognition of Palestinian Statehood
By Robert SatloffFrance, Britain, and Canada pave roads to nowhere.
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E-Book: To Save Itself from International Isolation, Israel Must Hold On to the West Bank
By Rafi DeMogge, Robert Satloff, Evelyn Gordon, Calev Ben-DorGet a free e-book about the unforeseen diplomatic consequences Israel would face if it acceded to a Palestinian state.
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The Use and Abuse of “Genocide” by Those Who Should Know Better
By PhilologosMany people are delighted to be told that Israel is doing to the Palestinians of Gaza exactly what the Nazis did to the Jews of Europe.
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How the U.S. Attack on Iran Hurts Russia and China
By Zineb RibouaOperation Midnight Hammer deals a blow to the anti-Western alliance.
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The Places Where Israelis Take Shelter, and Their Acronyms
By PhilologosMamad, mamak, mamam, mamats—how about some sleep?
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The Unsung Heroes Who Make Israeli Victory Possible
By Daniel PolisarOperation Rising Lion highlights the sacrifices and contributions of the IDF's reservists.
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Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East
By Jonathan Silver, Elliott Abrams, Amiad Cohen, Assaf Orion, John SpencerOperation Rising Lion.
