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Gil Troy

Gil Troy

Gil Troy is an American presidential historian and a senior fellow in Zionist thought at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. He published To Resist the Academic Intifada: Letters to My Students on Defending the Zionist Dream and The Essential Guide to October 7th and Its Aftermath, both in 2024. His latest e-book, The Essential Guide to Zionism, Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism and Jew-hatred, was just published and can be downloaded here.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Opinion
An imaginary letter JTS faculty should write defending an honorary doctorate to Isaac Herzog
Ten students at the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative institution, recently protested its granting to Israel’s president.
May. 5, 2026
Gil Troy
Seven-branched menorah of the Temple period in Jerusalem. Credit: wal_172619/Pixabay.
Opinion
A modern ‘Dayenu’ celebrating Israel’s 78th anniversary
The miracles keep on coming. And yet, for all we have achieved, we have not yet fulfilled all our highest ideals.
Mar. 30, 2026
Gil Troy
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Official Portrait
Opinion
What would RBG do about all this Jew-hatred?
She would have warned the community not to be too defensive and to find allies against bigotry.
Sep. 16, 2025
Gil Troy, Aliza Lavie
Mahmoud Abbas
Opinion
The Palestinians remain the greatest obstacle to Palestinian statehood
Palestinian rejectionism and jihadi antisemitism keep reinforcing one another—and inflaming the Middle East.
Aug. 8, 2025
Gil Troy
U.S. Declaration of Independence
Opinion
Can Israel’s 77th Independence Day help Americans celebrate the 250th together?
Standing still for sirens represents a remarkable ability to mute partisanship and act in concert.
Apr. 28, 2025
Gil Troy
Crowds of Israelis wave flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 18, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Opinion
Twelve tough questions and simple answers about Israel
I hope that all of you will use my answers as springboards for more formal and informal discussions.
Jun. 23, 2024
Gil Troy
Barnard College, Columbia University
Opinion
When professors propagandize, students suffer
Parents should insist on professors who teach rather than manufacture the campus thugs.
May. 1, 2024
Gil Troy
Kfar Aza Corpses
Opinion
The nine Big Lies against Israel and what they really mean
The Palestinians and their propagandists have developed a whole lexicon that distorts words, negates history and obscures Palestinian intentions. Israel went along with these lies for too long.
Nov. 12, 2023
Gil Troy
A smartphone showing the logo of Harvard University. Credit: g0d4ather/Shutterstock.
Opinion
Harvard must fight educational malpractice, not just antisemitism
If Harvard’s motto is to remain “veritas,” then it must purge the illiberal, totalitarian poison in its midst.
Nov. 5, 2023
Gil Troy
An IDF artillery unit fires into the Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.
Opinion
Civilization is not a suicide pact
When faced with a supremely evil foe, the most “just” thing you can do is win.
Oct. 24, 2023
Gil Troy
A smartphone showing the logo of Harvard University. Credit: g0d4ather/Shutterstock.
Opinion
Silence of the tenured lambs
Decadence met the devil, and Hamas won.
Oct. 16, 2023
Gil Troy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Opinion
RFK Jr. and the unintentional bigotry of sloppy thinkers
Is Kennedy the latest exemplar of this bizarre, new, phenomenon: the pro-Israel anti-Semite?
Jul. 19, 2023
Gil Troy
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