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Shuki Friedman

Shuki Friedman

Shuki Friedman, Ph.D., is director-general of JPPI, the Jewish People Policy Institute, and a senior lecturer in law at the Peres Academic Center.

Israel cannot survive unless haredim serve in the IDF, but there are less draconian measures that can be taken.
Despite the darkness of our past and the challenges of the present, we are a strong people with a strong state.
Israel’s perceived strength deters antisemitism and perceived weakness emboldens it.
The attacks on the Supreme Court are just a smokescreen for the politicians who have failed in their responsibilities.
Massive budgets in exchange for political support is destructive in both the short- and long-term.
The extremists on both sides of the divide must come to their senses and stop the descent into violence.
The holidays remind us that we all participate in the same national ethos.
The Jewish state has two obligations: to its citizens and to the Jews of the entire world.