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Jan 15, 2025, 9:23 PM

What Rabbi Sacks might have said about the prospective Gaza deal

The Torah is "our life and the length of our days" (Deut 30:20). Therefore, we repeatedly find that the weekly Torah reading guides us on topical issues of the moment. This week's prospective Gaza deal - to secure release of...

Dec 24, 2024, 5:15 PM

How the IDF can subcontract yeshivas and resolve the Charedi draft issue

The Charedi military draft issue continues to divide Israel at a time when unity is more important than ever. The IDF is short of manpower. The vast majority of non-Charedi Israelis believe all parts of Israeli society should bear the...

Dec 18, 2024, 9:29 PM

The Israeli-Syrian win-win – inviting Ahmed al-Sharaa to Jerusalem

Israel has mixed sentiments about the fall of the Assad Regime. The disintegration of Iran's so-called 'Axis of Resistance' is warmly welcomed, in particular the disruption of the IRGC supply chain to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The opportunity to destroy the...

Dec 11, 2024, 10:12 AM

How President Trump can bring Israeli-Palestinian Peace in just 260 days

Let's keep things simple. There are just four things that need to happen for Israelis and Palestinians to bring an end to the 'world's most intractable conflict' and reach what could properly be named, the "Deal of the Millennium". First, the...

Nov 19, 2024, 1:08 PM

These and these are the words of the Living G-d

The Times of Israel Blogs section is an essential venue where the different voices shaping the Jewish future meet and engage. Coming to the Blogs today, one finds Shaul Arieli's blast against annexation, envisaging a "devastating chain reaction that would...

Nov 7, 2024, 3:25 PM

President Trump, now to the ‘Deal of the Millennium’…

President Trump, Many congratulations on your historic re-election as president of the United States. Whatever one's perspective, few would argue it's been one of the greatest ever political comeback stories. The Abraham Accords that you negotiated were a set of truly...

Nov 6, 2024, 8:20 PM

Subcontracting Yeshivas – The Smart Way to the Charedi Draft

In this week's Torah portion, Lech Lecha, we read how Avraham Avinu took up arms when called upon to protect his kinsman. We learn from the Ramban that 'the acts of the fathers are signs for the children'. Today's charedim...

Oct 23, 2024, 9:13 PM

Vision of the Future Israeli-Palestinian Peace

This blogpost is again a continuation of previous blogposts - here, here, here, here and here - which discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace. It is written deliberately at a time when such peace is becoming increasingly unlikely. This is rooted in...

Oct 15, 2024, 1:46 PM

Sukkot is what being Jewish is all about

The forthcoming festival of Sukkot embodies the essence and ethos of being Jewish. In every aspect of our lives, Judaism asks of us no less than to become agents of G-d's will in the physical world by placing G-d before...

Oct 9, 2024, 9:06 PM

The Stupidity of the Oslo Two-State Solution and How to Do it Better

This blogpost is a continuation of previous blogposts which discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace. It is written deliberately at a time when such peace is becoming increasingly unlikely, rooted in the deeply Jewish conviction that it is always darkest just before...

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Adam Gross is a strategist that specialises in solving complex problems in the international arena. Adam made aliyah with his family in 2019 to live in northern Israel.

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