Israel, Jews in America, Zionism “Many Israelis believe that while this rift between Israel and diaspora Jewry is unfortunate, it is also inevitable” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 July 2015 Many Israelis believe that while this rift between Israel and diaspora Jewry is unfortunate,...
Israel, Jews in America “… the primary concern is the growing disharmony, mutual disinterest and even sometimes alienation between American Jewry and the State of Israel” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 July 2015 Many of the characteristics that have ensured the continued survival, resilience, recurring prosperity and...
IDF, Israel “No other country uses roof-knocks, a munition developed by Israel as part of a series of I.D.F. warning procedures…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 July 2015 The report acknowledges that Israel took steps to warn of imminent attacks but suggests...
Israel “Like FIFA, the Chief Rabbinate is engaged in a cause that will eventually backfire” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 July 2015 The haredi section of Israeli society has long abandoned the rulings and personages of...
Zionism “Retrieving Zionism as an imaginative discourse for the Jewish people is the best answer to the ‘crisis’ of liberal Zionism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 July 2015 Retrieving Zionism as an imaginative discourse for the Jewish people is the best answer...
Israel “…the threat of losing Israel’s character as a Jewish state is also seen not only as a matter of values and identity but also as an existential threat” Author Drew Kaplan Date 29 June 2015 Some people in Israel and abroad have a dismissive or even contemptuous attitude toward...
Israel “Israel’s policy may be better than countries where abortions are strictly prohibited…, or where exceptions are made only to save a woman’s life…, but it is far from being liberal” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 June 2015 Although Israel is often seen as relatively progressive on abortion because a vast majority...
Israel, Zionism “Terminating pregnancies is considered counterintuitive to Zionism, which requires a booming Jewish birthrate to buttress the nationalist claim on the land” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 June 2015 Terminating pregnancies is considered counterintuitive to Zionism, which requires a booming Jewish birthrate to...
Israel, Politics in America “The president’s views on Israel were forged during his time in Chicago, when he became friendly with a group of prominent Jewish Democrats…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 June 2015 The president’s views on Israel were forged during his time in Chicago, when he...
Israel, Jewish Community, Rabbis “A genuine, spiritually and theologically grounded, rabbinic voice is missing from the American Jewish community’s Israel conversation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 May 2015 Rabbinic talk is not political talk. Political does not mean partisan. Political talk focuses...