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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Call for Action: Education Blitz for September 2011
Posted in About Reut, Basic Delegitimacy, Jewish world, National Security on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It is time to form a global Jewish society
Posted in Jewish world, tagged Aliyah, ben gurion, diaspora, israel, jonathan sacks, p2p, peoplehood on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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.”
Has the Israeli Government changed its attitude towards the Jewish world?
Posted in Jewish world, tagged Aliyah, Diaspora Network, Jewish Network, Jewish world, network, Taglit-Birthright on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
American Jewry’s relationship with Israel: Supporting Israel is no longer cool
Posted in Jewish world, tagged Israel Jewish World, Jewish Network, Jewish world, peoplehood on July 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“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 [...]
Israel’s Future Relations with the Jewish World
Posted in Jewish world, tagged GA, hub, Jewish world, new zionism, peoplehood, Zionism on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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.

