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This September, a number of events – namely, the UN vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state, the Third Durban Conference, the beginning of the new academic year, and the High Holidays – will coincide to place Israel firmly in the public spotlight. In the background, the assault on Israel’s legitimacy continues to penetrate [...]

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In his book Future Tense, Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks writes: “Though Israel managed remarkably the transition from powerlessness to power, it did so at the cost of Jewish strength in the past; communities, charities, voluntary associations and community-based schools. . . While the state grew strong, society grew weak.”

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The recent passing of a draft of the budget for 2011-2012 by the Israeli Cabinet reveals the government’s priorities for the coming year (Hebrew). Two line items in particular suggest a change in what the Government of Israel perceives its role to be in the Jewish World: the  allocation of funds to the Ministry of [...]

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“American Zionism is in a downward spiral”, argues Peter Beinart in an article titled “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment” which recently appeared in the New York Review of Books. According to Beinart, fewer American Jewish liberals are Zionists – particularly in the younger generation. This trend will only be exacerbated unless Israelis and [...]

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Last week the Reut Institute presented its work on the future of Israel’s relationship with the Jewish world at the General Assembly of the Federations of North America in Washington DC. This presentation was part of the Peoplehood track, organized by the Nadav Fund.

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