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Jun 12, 2026, 6:49 PM

When Europe’s Political Language Shapes Jewish Life

A recent report published by Euractiv has raised troubling questions not only about European Union (EU) foreign policy but also about the future of Jewish life in Europe. According to the report, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas compared Israel’s...

Jun 9, 2026, 6:59 PM

When Pride Meets Prejudice

June, International Pride Month, is traditionally associated with struggles for equality, liberty, inclusion, and the protection of minorities. For decades, these values also formed part of the shared language connecting Israel and Europe. Yet in 2026, Pride Month arrives...

May 22, 2026, 12:48 PM

‘We have no Israel to escape to’: Germany and Europe’s crisis of confidence

People demonstrate against the planned re-founding of the AfD youth organization in Giessen, Germany, early Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The surge of nationalism and hatred is stoking fears that liberal democracy may not be as secure as many people once believed. It's a fear Jews know well

May 3, 2026, 4:50 PM

What Europe Planted, Israel Cultivates in Wartime

Picture by Sharon Pardo, March 31, 2026

The Middle East is enduring another fragile pause. The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds uneasily. The understanding with Iran remains precarious. The war in Gaza continues to define daily life in stark and immediate ways. In this suspended moment...

Apr 10, 2026, 6:31 PM

The Jewish dilemma at the heart of Hungary’s election

Elisabeth Bridge, Budapest, April 6, 2025. (Photo by Sharon Pardo.)

Orbán’s alliance with Israel is clear — but so is his attack on democratic institutions Jews rely on for security. Is it time to vote him out?

Mar 31, 2026, 8:01 PM

The IDF’s Blind Spot: It Needs a Diaspora Adviser

As the Iran war escalates, a familiar and painful pattern is once again emerging. The military confrontation may take place thousands of miles from many Jewish communities, yet the consequences are felt immediately and intensely across the Jewish world....

Mar 21, 2026, 3:36 PM

This Is the Death of the Western Liberal Order

The ‘Future is Europe’ mural, Brussels, painted by Julien Crevaels. Picture taken by Sharon Pardo.

I want to tell you about a woman named Daria Boyarskaya, because her story reveals almost everything about the condition of the Western liberal order in the spring of 2026. Boyarskaya is a Russian national who today serves as a...

Mar 10, 2026, 2:51 PM

The War that Moved Europe’s Future Closer to Jerusalem

Europe has long imagined itself a global strategic power with the agency to shape its own destiny. Yet the geopolitical landscape of recent years has revealed a far more uncomfortable reality. Whether Europeans like it or not, the European...

Dec 4, 2025, 2:51 PM

Israelis, go visit a European Christmas market this year

Lights illuminate the traditional Christmas market with a merry-go-round, in Frankfurt, Germany, November 21, 2022. (AP/Michael Probst, File)

No, not for the shopping. When Israelis and Jews share casual space with cosmopolitan Europeans, they create new breathing space together

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About Me

Professor Sharon Pardo is a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) and a professor of European studies and international relations in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).