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Shuki Friedman

Dr. Shuki Friedman is vice president of the Jewish People Policy Institute and a lecturer in law at the Peres Academic Center.

Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg arrives to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 18, 2022. Photo: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90

Judicial reform is not a magic solution

The attacks on the Supreme Court are just a smokescreen for the politicians who have failed in their responsibilities.

September 7, 2023

Haredi Jews attend the funeral of Yousef Kahn, one of the victims of the Meron tragedy, where 45 people were crushed to death on April 30 outside the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, May 2, 2021. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Haredi leaders must take responsibility

Massive budgets in exchange for political support is destructive in both the short- and long-term.

May 10, 2023

Israeli students and teachers protest against planned judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on Feb. 5, 2022. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

The Israeli majority wants dialogue on judicial reform

The extremists on both sides of the divide must come to their senses and stop the descent into violence.

February 8, 2023

A shofar is blown at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, at the end of Yom Kippur, Oct. 12, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

In a contentious election season, Israelis should look to our shared covenant

The holidays remind us that we all participate in the same national ethos.

October 11, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Shutterstock.

The crisis with Russia presents Israel with a terrible dilemma

The Jewish state has two obligations: to its citizens and to the Jews of the entire world.

August 2, 2022

IfNotNow supporters at a rally in New York City. Source: IfNotNow via Facebook.

Israel and the US: Danger just around the corner

While a new survey shows strong American support for Israel, the younger generation is far more hostile.

June 13, 2022

Haredim walk through Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 30, 2020. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

Poverty in the haredi sector is not destiny

Only an effort that goes over the heads of the community’s leadership will be able to provide access to proper education and employment.

February 20, 2022

The 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 6, 2018. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

AIPAC’s gamble

Given the current political reality in the U.S., the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s shift may be pragmatic, but it entails risks.

December 30, 2021

Israeli Supreme Court justices hear a petition against the Jewish Nation-State Law at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Elect judges, not party loyalists

A foreigner visiting Israel might have had the impression that the candidates for the Supreme Court were running for a key political office, not for the highest-level judicial-professional position in the land.

October 13, 2021