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Simon Fink

Dec 10, 2025, 8:18 PM

Friars No More – Time To Pay Israeli Soldiers What They’re Worth

Imagine a country where leaders praise the sacrifices of their bravest soldiers, yet those same soldiers are exploited economically. This is the reality for conscript soldiers in Israel, whose motivation and sense of duty are taken advantage of by...

Oct 12, 2020, 11:00 AM

Abuse of power, democracy and term limits – what Israel can learn from the US

Israel today appears trapped in an unprecedented loss of public trust at the same time that it heads into potentially the worst global economic crisis since its inception. Political involvement in public health issues and poor economic planning has...

Nov 30, 2019, 5:30 PM

The impeachment of Netanyahu and how the Supreme Court could decide his fate

The unprecedented indictment of a sitting Prime Minister and the stalemate in the political system have combined to create a constitutional crisis in Israel. Political tensions are high and many fear the risk of political violence. The country’s most...

Sep 12, 2019, 3:22 PM

Asa Kasher on a prime minister buried in indictments and a constitutional crisis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Ehud Olmert in 2009 (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Asa Kasher is the eminent Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Professional Ethics from Tel-Aviv University and Israel prize laureate from 2000. He has lived through every election since the State was established and helped draft the Ethical Codes of...

Sep 8, 2019, 8:50 AM

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Haredi Demographics and the democratic point of no return

The plight of masses of children being born into a vicious cycle of self-inflicted poverty is a moral stain on Israel

Mar 22, 2019, 8:38 AM

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Eroding Israeli democracy, public trust and the rule of law

Illustrative. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs after delivering a statement to the media in Jerusalem, hours after the attorney general announced his intention to indict him on corruption charges, February 28, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Netanyahu's campaign in the face of possible indictment subverts the rule of law and betrays the public's trust in the state

Sep 16, 2018, 12:10 PM

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Ethical Zionism and forgiveness

How can our children aspire to our most sacred ethical beliefs on how to treat others if we are turning them into the police of the Occupation?

Aug 3, 2016, 10:45 PM

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Secular education vaccine to reduce poverty in Israel

Ultra-Orthodox women working in the Malam Group IT company in the Haredi settlement of Beitar Illit. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Supporting initiatives to improve the secular education for Haredim is critical to reducing poverty in that sector, as a good secular education is more likely to lead to a higher paying jobs

Oct 24, 2015, 12:09 PM

Less is more

The despicable campaign of terror by extreme anti-Semitic Muslims against Israelis is the latest battle orchestrated by Hamas with the unspoken support of Fatah. It should be dealt with using Israel’s full military and diplomatic force. Jewish history reminds...

Aug 9, 2014, 4:54 PM

War peace & hope II

The cease fire has been broken yet again by Hamas yet we have withdrawn our troops from Gaza. The war simmers with no end-game in sight. The Israeli army must be allowed to use its full capabilities on an...

About Me

Simon Fink, born in Australia, is a retired Israeli Investment Banker with academic and professional experience in Law, Politics, and Economics. He has a keen interest in public policy and is currently working on a book about Freedom and Democracy in Israel.