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The Reut Political-Security team’s current project explores what we perceive to be a global trend advancing Israel’s fundamental political delegitimization. One manifestation of this trend is the growing intensity of mainstream calls to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a One-State Solution, an outcome that would effectively eliminate Israel as a Jewish state. Continue Reading »

While Israel is under threat from actors seeking to undermine its political legitimacy and cause it economic damage through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, several recent articles suggest that Israel’s economic resilience makes a successful boycott against it impossible. Continue Reading »

In an interview on Army Radio this week, President of the Reut Institute Gidi Grinstein explained that “In order to face national emergencies, such as a natural disaster, Israel must mobilize its society into a ‘Civil Resilience Network’ Continue Reading »

The idea of establishing an international airport in Israel’s periphery has been in the public spotlight for years. Recently, Israel’s Transportation Minister, Israel Katz, called for expediting the construction of an international airport in the south of the country. He also stressed the importance of road and railway systems to support the new aerial infrastructure.

There is no doubt as to the importance of roads and railways for the economic activity of areas outside Israel’s center. However, the distance to the global market is also an important parameter in regional development, especially as the global economy has recently become more regional.

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Speaking at the Sderot Conference, Avinoam Armoni suggested that in addition to the State’s efforts to turn the local authorities into the “building blocks” of the home front, it is also necessary to mobilize the resources and capacities of civilians – such as community center workers – that have a first-hand contact with the local population, as a result of their daily work. Continue Reading »

Following the announcement by Morgan Stanley of Israel transitioning into a ‘developed market status’, the Milken Institute has an interesting research report as to the potentially significant risks that the country could face. Continue Reading »

Preparation meetings have recently begun in the lead up to the Bet-Shemesh and Mate Yehuda lab’s ‘Regional Table’ gathering. The aim of these meetings is to clarify the Regional Table’s function in the transition period between the first phase of identifying the region’s unique assets and their transformation into a regional narrative into the second phase of mobilizing support and creating a work-plan. Continue Reading »

The London Times has an interesting take on how the recent furor over building in Gilo signals a relevancy gap for the Israeli Government regarding its relations with the US. Continue Reading »

The Reut team recently came back from a study visit to the EU in which we meet with officials and EU social partners regarding the Flexicurity approach. Continue Reading »

Last week I returned  from a Conference hosted in Brussels by the Euro-Israeli Cooperation Platform (EICOP) which included meetings between representatives from the EU and Israel, and focused on the nature of the relationship between Europe and Israel with the intent to serve as a platform for a ‘knowledge exchange’ between participants. Continue Reading »

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