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Has the Israeli Government changed its attitude towards the Jewish world?

Posted in Jewish world, tagged , , , , , 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 [...]

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American Jewry’s relationship with Israel: Supporting Israel is no longer cool

Posted in Jewish world, tagged , , , on July 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »

“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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Branding Israel on campus

Posted in Basic Delegitimacy, National Security, tagged , , , on January 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Promoting Israel studies on campus and ‘branding Israel’—a strategy aimed at associating Israel with positive characteristics unrelated to the Arab-Israeli conflict—are central to improving Israel’s international standing and countering delegitimacy.

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Israel’s Future Relations with the Jewish World

Posted in Jewish world, tagged , , , , , 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.

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‘Why be Jewish’ Gathering: Tikun Olam as a Tool for Renaissance

Posted in About Reut, tagged , on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Writing for a project of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation’s Bronfman Vision Forum – ‘Why Be Jewish Gathering: Renaissance in a Time of Ration, Gidi argues that one possible engine of Jewish renaissance may be our mobilization to serve our mission of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world.

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Our Future: A Society of Networked Communities

Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The most significant transfer of power in Israeli history is unfolding in front of our mostly oblivious eyes. Israel’s political institutions and elite are being overshadowed by mayors, philanthropists, business leaders, nonprofits and career civil servants. Notwithstanding the acute need to reform our electoral system and clean up its act, in many cases, this transformation [...]

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Israel at 60 (5): Reut, the Economist and the Jewish World

Posted in About Reut, ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged , on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Economist wrote that traditional forms of Jewish support are changing. Isaac Devash, an Israeli philanthropist and entrepreneur argues that philanthropists “should stop compensating for the state’s failing and instead strengthen it by strengthening the society that upholds it.” At the same time, Israel is also starting to rethink what it expects of the Diaspora. [...]

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