<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Dror Eydar</title>
    <link>https://www.jns.org/author/dror-eydar</link>
    <description>Dror Eydar is Israel's ambassador to Italy</description>
    <language>en-US</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:44:43 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <atom:link href="https://www.jns.org/author/dror-eydar.rss" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self" />
    <item>
      <title>The old conception never died</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-old-conception-never-died</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c40069</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The biblical account of the Philistines blocking up water wells at their own expense recurs throughout history—a metaphor for the West's persistent failure to recognize the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood, abandoning the Jews in the process.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]></category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:44:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-old-conception-never-died</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Not a coup; a democratic debate</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/not-a-coup-a-democratic-debate</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f475b80058</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[We all agree on the necessity of judicial review of the legislative and executive branches, but what creates a counterbalance to the court? An open letter to Congress.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[U.S. News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:55:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/not-a-coup-a-democratic-debate</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Berlusconi's revolution in Israel relations</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/berlusconis-revolution-in-israel-relations</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f475b6008c</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The late prime minister of Italy's commitment to the Jewish state was real.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/berlusconis-revolution-in-israel-relations</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>In this battle, we must not retreat</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/in-this-battle-we-must-not-retreat</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4717200be</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[What is at stake is not just judicial reform; after 100 years a large part of the people has awoken to claim its share of the leadership—and not just based on ethnic grievances.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 08:24:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/in-this-battle-we-must-not-retreat</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Ending the rule of the judicial oligarchy</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/ending-the-rule-of-the-judicial-oligarchy</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4717200b3</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Why do we even bother electing Knesset members if it is ultimately the court that decides what laws and decisions are “reasonable,” based on the justices’ own views?]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:13:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/ending-the-rule-of-the-judicial-oligarchy</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The real lesson of Tu B’Shevat</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-real-lesson-of-tu-bishvat</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f47172006c</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Eleven years after Mark Twain’s visit to “a hopeless land,” the community of Petah Tikva was established, awakening the somnambulant national consciousness. If we believe in our ability to resurrect ourselves and are loyal to it, the land will blossom and give us back love in return.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Jewish Life]]></category>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 12:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-real-lesson-of-tu-bishvat</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The left’s burning desire to replicate Gaza in Judea and Samaria</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-lefts-burning-desire-to-replicate-gaza-in-judea-and-samaria</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f45783003b</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Any attempt to analyze Hamas and other terrorist groups using Western tools, as if they are normative entities, is futile.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 12:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-lefts-burning-desire-to-replicate-gaza-in-judea-and-samaria</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Left-leaning media unlikely to look in mirror following Netanyahu victory</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/israeli-left-leaning-media-unlikely-to-look-in-mirror-following-netanyahu-victory</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f457820077</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[There can be no of introspection on the part of people who are convinced with every fiber of their being that they report reality strictly as it is, when, in fact, they are political activists like everyone else.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[U.S. News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:57:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/israeli-left-leaning-media-unlikely-to-look-in-mirror-following-netanyahu-victory</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The left cannot dictate social-media rules</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-left-cannot-dictate-social-media-rules</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f457820043</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The same people who lash out at right-wing Twitter users who use profanity have no qualms embracing left-wing users who use the same language. I guess fine taste only works one way.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Israel News]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]></category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/the-left-cannot-dictate-social-media-rules</guid>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>From AIPAC apologies to a resounding battle cry</title>
      <link>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/from-aipac-apologies-to-a-resounding-battle-cry</link>
      <id>0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f45782000f</id>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dror Eydar]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The irony is that AIPAC is making enormous efforts not to be identified as right-wing or Republican. You can see that in its choice of speakers.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[Jewish Life]]></category>
      <category><![CDATA[U.S. News]]></category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.jns.org/opinion/dror-eydar/from-aipac-apologies-to-a-resounding-battle-cry</guid>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
