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Obama and the Middle East (5): Setting Sights Low
The pathology of the Bush Administration – and of the Olmert Government – has been setting unattainable objectives and then going for them. I’ve heard many people advising the new administration “not...
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Israel Elections 2009: Strengthening Israel’s System of Governance
Improving the Government’s ability to govern is the most important challenge facing Israel. We need to prolong average tenures of Knesset, Governments and Ministers, as well as to increase cohesion....
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Think Tanks in Israel: How Influential are they?
An interesting article questions whether Israel needs think tanks. While I don’t agree with all the conclusions, some of the analysis is on point. It was due to my frustrations with the existing model...
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Recent Elections Epitomize Israel’s Crisis of Governance
The recent elections in Israel are an obvious new low point in its prolonged crisis of governance and leadership. This crisis is rooted in an electoral system, which generates constant instability, a...
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Reut Update: The Incoming Government
During Pesach, we plan to update our community regarding developments in different areas of our work. Today’s focus is on the new Israeli government and the opportunities for promoting the Reut vision...
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Reut Update: Development and Fundraising
During Pesach, we plan to update our community regarding developments in different areas of our work. Today’s focus is on our development and fundraising. Development and fundraising: Reut continues to...
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Reut Update: National Security and the Political Process
During Pesach, we plan to update our community regarding developments in different areas of our work. This post focuses on the teams dealing with Israel’s national security and the political process...
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Reut Update: The ISRAEL 15 Vision and Regional Development
During Pesach, we plan to update our community regarding developments in different areas of our work. Today’s focus is on the teams dealing with the ISRAEL 15 Vision and regional development (bottom up...
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‘Why be Jewish’ Gathering: Tikun Olam as a Tool for Renaissance
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...
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Engaging Critics, Isolating Delegitimizers
Ben Cohen of the AJC wrote to me about the Reut Institute’s point in our recent report on Israel’s challenge of delegitimization about ”engaging the critics and isolating the delegitimizers.” Ben gave...
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