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Jan 11, 2026, 6:42 PM

When solidarity costs too much: Europe’s silence on Iran

Illustrative: Protesters cast their shadows on the ground during a demonstration for free elections in Iran, in Berlin, June 11, 2013. (AP/Markus Schreiber)

The uprising is a textbook liberation movement, but supporting it could serve Israeli interests – and this doesn't fit the oppressor-oppressed binary

Dec 16, 2025, 2:36 PM

History is knocking violently on the door – will Israel answer?

New immigrants arrive in Israel after a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, August 20, 2025. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

Condolences after terror attacks are not enough; the government should remove the obstacles that prevent Jews in the West from making aliyah

May 19, 2025, 4:44 PM

Eurovision: They have ears but do not hear

Yuval Raphael holds her country's flag onstage during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 17, 2025. (AP/ Martin Meissner)

The gap between the public and the jury isn’t a matter of bad judgment. It is a symptom of a deep crisis of representation

Mar 18, 2025, 2:57 PM

In embracing Europe’s far right, Israel is playing with fire

French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella (L) meets Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli in Washington on February 21, 2025 (Bardella/X)

For Jewish communities in France and beyond, this shift is not merely uncomfortable; it is existentially destabilizing

Feb 24, 2025, 1:16 PM

The end of liberal democracy in Europe?

Leader of the far-right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

With the erosion of a secure middle class, the far-right AfD party's success is not a retreat to Germany's past – it is about survival

Jan 27, 2025, 4:01 PM

80 Years After Auschwitz: Never Again is Now

This week, the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. This milestone, symbolizing the end of humanity's darkest chapter, is observed this year with a sobering sense of alarm. After decades when...

Jul 1, 2024, 1:44 PM

Who will protect France’s Jews?

Leader of the French far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen, left, and lead candidate of the party for the European election Jordan Bardella during a political meeting on June 2, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

After the first round of the latest elections, the country may be heading toward an ungovernable future

Jun 24, 2022, 3:40 PM

The rise of the French anti-system parties: Implications for European Jewry

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen addresses reporters June 20, 2022, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. (AP Photo)

The extremist blocs now flanking President Emanuel Macron’s party disagree on nearly everything, but they are both angry – and neither bodes well for the Jews

Nov 1, 2021, 1:36 PM

Climate action in Israel as a bridge for Jewish peoplehood

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The environment is a unifying issue and bold new joint initiatives between Israel and Diaspora Jews should be created and feature prominently on the Jewish agenda

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About Me

Dov Maimon is a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), where he oversees European activities.