The Gazan Kite Offensive and the Arc of Human History
I write that Hamas' recent use of flaming kites, as was portrayed on Israel's Eretz Nehederet, "It's a Wonderful Land" political satire...
Rock-Paper-Scissors: The Israeli Political Edition
In this analysis / op-ed piece for The Tower, I claim that Benjamin Netanyahu’s, and by extension – Israel’s future, could go in any one...
Israel’s African migrant challenge: A new role for world Jewry
In this op-ed, Dov Maimon and I summarize the JPPI policy paper offering a solution to Israel's African migrant challenge, that balances...
An Integrated Jewish World Response to Israel’s Migrant Challenge
In this JPPI policy proposal, Dov Maimon and I examine Israel's challenge of what to do with 38,000 illegal African migrants - a dilemma...
Blinded by Their Dislike of Trump, the Reform Movement Miscalculated Badly on Jerusalem
In initially rejecting Trump's recognition of Jerusalem, a move celebrated by a consensus of Israelis from right to left, the American...
Putting the Kotel Decision in Context - Implications and Steps Forward
The Israeli government decision from June 25, 2017, to freeze the Western Wall (Kotel) agreement, and advance a conversion bill, was...
Putting the Kotel Decision in Context
The recent Israeli government decision from June 25, 2017, to freeze the Western Wall (Kotel) agreement, and advance a conversion bill,...
Criticism of Israel is not Anti-Semitic – but it quickly leads there
A controversial anti-Israel conference held in Ireland raised once again an old debate over when criticism of Israel is legitimate, and...
Why anti-BDS legislation is important... but ultimately limited
Pennsylvania just became the 16th state to pass pro-Israel and anti-BDS legislation in the past year and a half. I write in the Jerusalem...
State-Level Anti-BDS Legislative Initiatives
In a feature policy paper in the Jewish People Policy Institute's (JPPI) Annual Assessment for 2016, I examine the recent trend of...
