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Aug 30, 2023, 10:38 AM

On clarifying US-Israel relations….

There has been significant discussion about, and questioning of the US' leadership role in promoting Israel-Saudi rapprochement. From the perspective of Israel's interests, it must better shape the discourse and narrative, learning lessons from the historical experience. US 'aid' to Israel...

Aug 29, 2023, 10:08 AM

A Correction – Eli Cohen

Yesterday in my blog post, I highlighted Eli Cohen's statement on his Libya meeting as the 'most obvious and foolish' example among many from this Government of someone who doesn't consider the consequences of his actions. However in so doing,...

Aug 28, 2023, 11:53 AM

Idiocy of this government Part II: If there is no wisdom, there is no fear of G-d…

In Talmud, Tractate Tamid 32 identifies wisdom with understanding the consequences of one's actions (In Pirkei Avot 3, Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel identifies this as the 'good path'.) Drawing on a similar message in Proverbs, a large chunk of Tractate...

Aug 25, 2023, 7:39 PM

Idiocy of the Protestors Part I: If there is no Torah, there is no Derech Eretz….

In my previous blog post, I excoriated the current Government of Israel. In the two weeks since then, I can only despair further of its incompetence. It seems to be achieving the precise opposite of the objectives a so-called...

Aug 10, 2023, 12:44 PM

Idiocy of this government Part 1: If there is no derech eretz, there is no Torah

If one fears G-d, loves Torah, and craves a Torah society, it is not only consistent but also necessary to criticise this Government in the strongest possible terms. While a potential alternative - a coalition bringing back the radical secularism...

Aug 9, 2023, 11:52 AM

Why we Jews divide, and how we can unite

The Jewish people have always had an unfortunate tendency to divide. It has cost us both our previous commonwealths. From where I sit, G-d forbid, it looks like it might yet cost us our third. And what's more perplexing,...

Jul 28, 2023, 8:03 PM

Problem-Solving 101- Israel’s Deep Rooted Crises

The deepest-rooted challenges tend to take the form of a zero-sum problem. It means the more one side wins, the other side loses. A total victory for one side is a total loss for the other, and vice versa. A...

Jul 28, 2023, 7:42 AM

Arrogant self-righteousness – how Judicial Reform is Israel’s brexit..

The more I reflect on judicial reform in Israel, the more commonality I see with the UK's 'brexit' from the European Union. There are important lessons to be learned if Israel, if the Jewish people, can pull back from...

Jul 25, 2023, 2:28 PM

Moving on from disruption – a new strategy for the protest movement

Yesterday's passage of the 'reasonableness' reform is an important landmark. It is worth at this point to reflect on and reconsider the strategies used by the protest movement. My position has been stated in previous blogs -- that I understand...

Jul 19, 2023, 8:20 AM

A Journey to the Nub of Judicial Reform

The basic request from supporters of judicial reform - "stop imposing on us unrepresentative values". Underlying proposition - the unrepresentative unelected judiciary imposes values on society that conflict with those of the electoral majority. The basic request from opponents of...

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Adam Gross, an Oxford-educated strategist, has over 20 years' experience solving complex problems in the international arena for United Nations agencies, international financial institutions, private sector, NGOs and social enterprises across Europe, Africa and Asia. Adam made aliyah with his family in 2019 to live in northern Israel.

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