Israel, Middle East, Syria “It’s clearly not in Israel’s interest that an additional million radicalized Sunnis show up in Jordan” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 January 2016 Israel and, more importantly, Israelis, demonstrated consistent unease over the destabilizing consequences of the...
Anti-Semitism, Israel, University “When one turns to the situation on campus, one similarly wants to be alert to anti-Semitism without confusing it with legitimate differences of perspective” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2016 …it’s easy to confuse genuine criticism of Israeli policy for anti-Semitism. We are blessed...
Zionism “…in the Zionist movement, three factors seem to have converged” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 December 2015 …in the Zionist movement, three factors seem to have converged. First, most (though not...
Israel, Jewish Denominations, Orthodoxy “…perhaps the biggest gap [between Orthodox and liberal streams] is in attitudes toward Israel” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 December 2015 It is no secret that there is an increasing divide between the Orthodox and...
Israel, Zionism “Consistency, in short, was not the goal of the early Zionists. Creativity was.” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 December 2015 Consistency, in short, was not the goal of the early Zionists. Creativity was. And,...
Israel, Palestinians “Any psychologist will tell you that an addiction to victimhood is a roadmap to failure. Palestinian leaders are the drug dealers of victimhood” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 November 2015 Arab-Muslim culture tends to value honor and justice more than action and progress. Because...
Israel, Zionism “Israel inherited—and could not avoid—the radical disagreements that had always made Zionism so alive” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 October 2015 Israel inherited—and could not avoid—the radical disagreements that had always made Zionism so alive....
Israel “Nobody knows how to stop the Temple Mount myth among Palestinians, but it isn’t too late for the West to send out a message of zero tolerance” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 October 2015 It is difficult to grasp the power that this spurious claim — that Al-Aqsa...
Israel, Jewish Denominations “…almost all Israeli Jews emerged from backgrounds that knew nothing of denominational Jewish differences or liberal approaches to the Jewish religion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 September 2015 While Israel is a highly pluralistic society, with Jews coming from all parts of...
Israel, Jewish Community “On the issue of Israel, the Jewish community has become a toxic place” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 September 2015 On the issue of Israel, the Jewish community has become a toxic place. The...