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Jan 13, 2022, 3:30 PM

Remembering a Great Man

Yesterday was the yahrzeit of my beloved teacher, Rav Yehuda Gershuni Z”L. My rebbe was a passionate man. Most of all he was passionate about Torah: he personified תורה לשמה -- he loved Torah for its own sake. He was...

Dec 16, 2021, 10:32 AM

Jewish extremist violence against Arabs: End the denial and act!

Masked men, allegedly Israeli settlers, wield clubs during what eyewitnesses and police called an attack on Palestinians seeking to harvest olives near Surif, on November 12, 2021. (Credit: Shai Kendler)

So what if 'only' a minority of settlers commit acts of violence. Where are the voices of condemnation from Israeli leaders in the territories?

Sep 17, 2020, 5:17 PM

Haredim in Israel: Lessons from the COVID-19 Disaster

The COVID-19 disaster in Israel should be a stimulus to rethink the entire relationship of Israeli society and Haredim. The Haredi population in Israel today numbers 1,170,000 – 13% of Israel’s population. With about 4,000 new cases a day, Israel...

Jun 23, 2020, 9:33 PM

Annexation is a Terrible Idea

David Horovitz is right: “Netanyahu’s annexation bid is bad for Israel. Our ally the US should just say no.” Times of Israel (June 22, 2020) All of the recent survey data is unanimous – most Israelis are opposed to annexation....

Feb 26, 2020, 3:13 PM

Kachol Lavan: Business as Usual or a New Paradigm?

The latest polls show that Kachol Lavan now trails Likud. Some have speculated that the announcement that Bennie Gantz’s former company, the Fifth Dimension, is the subject of a police investigation, caused the downward slide of Kachol Lavan. I...

Feb 14, 2019, 2:46 PM

Beyond Slogans: Making Israeli Elections More Meaningful

The campaign for the election of the next Israeli Knesset has begun in earnest. So far, we have old parties struggling to hold on, new parties flailing to establish an identity, a confused electorate, gyrating polls, and the usual...

Jan 8, 2019, 2:12 PM

Is it time to revisit the Law of Return?

Illustrative. New immigrants arrive to Ben Gurion airport in Israel. (Gideon Markowicz/ FLASH90)

The great nation-building strategy of the early years of the Jewish state may not be the best plan for 2018

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About Me

Jack Ukeles is the president of Ukeles Associates Inc., a planning, policy research, and management firm for Jewish communities and organizations in the US, Israel, and world-wide.