Bringing a nuanced perspective on Israel from on the ground experience, academic insight as well as spiritual and moral reflection. Writing on current events in Israel, US-Israel relations, geopolitics and Israel-diaspora relations.
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The Israeli Elections: The People Have Spoken, but the Final Verdict Is Still Out
There is no doubt that today was a victory for Israeli democracy. With a historic voter turnout of 77.7%, the highest in 25 years, as if often said in Hebrew—the people have spoken.
The stakes could not be higher for this election cycle. T...
The Secular Israelis Who Are Voting for an Ultra-Orthodox Party
Credit: Noam Feiner
Perhaps unlike any other election cycle in Israel’s history, an influx of secular Israelis is planning to vote for a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party. This trend is developing as a result of a new Haredi party running in t...
A Week of Commemorating October 7 and the Absence of Closure in Israel
Commemorating October 7 Abroad
Remembering October 7 this year was just as complex as it had been in the two years before, but for different reasons.
This Strange and Holy Land by Jason Silverman is a reader-supported publication. To rece...
The Irony of the Iran War
Has the Iran war strengthened Israel’s position in the region, or has it pushed Arab states to see Israel as a burden, thereby making the prospects of expanding normalization far less likely in the near future?
Diverging Reactions to the I...
Netanyahu’s UN Speech: Impressive, But Words Are Not Enough
Prime Minister Netanyahu at the 81st UN General Assembly on September 24, 2026 (Credit: Avi Ohayon, Israeli GPO).
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech at the UN gave me déjà vu. The conditions, the atmosphere, and the speech itself were remar...
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