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Laurence Wolff

Dec 19, 2024, 11:25 PM

Interview with Yair Golan: The Detriments of Israeli Tribalism

Yair Golan was recently elected the leader of the newly formed Israel Democrats Party, an amalgamation of the two major left-wing Zionist parties in the Israeli government, Labor and Meretz. Recent polls suggest that this new party could capture...

Dec 10, 2024, 12:57 AM

Interview of Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg on Israel’s Future

I traveled to Israel in mid-November and had the opportunity to interview Manuel Trajtenberg, professor emeritus of economics at Tel Aviv University and senior faculty at the Mandel Leadership Institute. He has held many diverse positions in the Israeli...

Oct 17, 2024, 11:34 PM

What is Zionism? A Zionist and an Anti-Zionist in Civil Conversation

The word “Zionism” raises high emotions among those connected with Israel and the Middle East. For others, including many young progressives, it is shorthand for “genocide” and annexation. For many American Jews it represents the love of a land...

Sep 3, 2024, 8:02 PM

A Dialogue: Meeting Today’s Challenges in Israel

Israel’s Internal Conflicts Person 1. What is the nature of Israel’s internal conflicts? Can they be overcome? Person 2: Internal differences and belief systems were present at the time of Israel’s independence in 1948. Prime Minister David Ben Gurion followed a...

About Me

Laurence Wolff is a US citizen, who holds a doctoral degree in Education and Development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He worked for 25 years at the World Bank, focused on education in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. He has spent the last fifteen years helping to strengthen pluralistic Judaism in Israel through published articles, and meetings with key figures in religion, pluralism, and education in Israel.