Some 100 politicians, business executives, journalists and other dignitaries will converge on Tbilisi next weekend for a conference celebrating 35 years since Georgia—still a Soviet republic—opened its doors to Israel and the Jewish world….
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‘Israeli Week’ in Georgia will mark 35 years of Soviet aliya
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Why Clear Analysis Matters When Everything Feels Personal
In moments of crisis, especially in the Middle East, analysis becomes harder precisely when it becomes most necessary. This region does not reward wishful thinking, emotional certainty, or quick conclusions. It demands discipline — not because…
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What Was It Like For An American To Experience the 12 Day Israel-Iran War?
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR AN AMERICAN TO EXPERIENCE THE 12 DAY ISRAEL-IRAN WAR? Americans who are alive today have never experienced a war on their home turf. That is a luxury which I hope will continue. But, unfortunately, Israelis experience war…
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Who needs a state commission of inquiry?
The following are a few quotes, (complete, partial and paraphrases of current and past Israeli political leaders calling for the establishment of State Commissions of Inquiry: “The magnitude of the failure requires the magnitude of a state…
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Reconnecting – Parashat Va-yishlah 5786
So, as many of you know, Sharon and I are getting ready to celebrate, with God’s help, an incredible moment in our family’s life – our daughter’s wedding. We feel deeply blessed. Another blessing is that we’re not just gaining a…
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Israel: Never a Vacation; Always a Trip (Part I of 3)
Part One of a Three-Week Odyssey It’s been over six years since I’ve been to Israel. Let’s just say, I was way overdue. My connections there are deep and wide. Although I have a small number of actual relatives who made Aliyah in the…
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From New York: Without international partners, science will fall short
Under the shadow of geopolitical tension and global uncertainty around the future of Israel, doubling down on international academic collaboration can serve as an antidote that allows us to envision a brighter version of this future. Calls for…
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How the West’s $57 Billion Bailout Is Funding Egypt’s Next Disaster
In the closing weeks of the year, Egypt staged a parliamentary election that was less a democratic exercise and more a choreographed formality. With parties friendly to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime dominating the ballot, and…
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Israel’s Death Penalty Bill and Lapel Pin Glorify Killing and Sanctify Revenge
It was an abject abomination for lawmakers in the far-right Otzma Yehudit party to wear golden lapel pins in the shape of a noose during a recent committee meeting on the controversial bill to legislate the death penalty for terrorists….
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Leadership and Responsibility
What Israel taught me this week about what it truly means to lead. Leadership is one of those words we use so easily that we forget what it costs.Titles are cheap. Platforms are plentiful. Opinions are everywhere. But responsibility — real…
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